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Ian Fleming (I) (1908–1964)


Born into a wealthy and influential English family, Ian Fleming spent his early years attending top British schools such as Eton and Sandhurst military academy. He took to writing while schooling in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and upon failing the entrance requirements for Foreign Service joined the news agency Reuters as a journalist -- winning the ... See full bio »

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Known For

Casino Royale
Casino Royale Writer
(2006)
Dr. No
Dr. No Writer
(1962)
Never Say Never Again
(1983)
Thunderball
Thunderball Writer
(1965)

Filmography

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 2019 Bond 25 (characters) (announced)
 2016 007 Vesper (Short) (novel)
 2015/I Spectre (based on characters created by)
 2015 James Bond: World of Espionage (Video Game) (characters)
 2015/II Tomorrow Never Comes (Short) (characters)
 2014 Risque (characters - uncredited)
 2014 Quicksilver (Video short) (based on characters created by)
 2014 Sketch Juice (TV Series) (character - 1 episode)
- Drunken 0-7 (2014) ... (character - uncredited)
 2014 La menace d'une rose (Short) (characters - uncredited)
 2013 007-Eleven (Short) (characters - uncredited)
 2013 James Bond Eclipse (Video short) (characters - uncredited)
 2012 Skyfall (characters)
 2012 007 Legends (Video Game) (characters)
 2012 Agent Dva Nolya (Short) (novel)
 2012 To Be Bond (Short) (characters - uncredited)
 2011 007 - Hue Bond: Vive y Deja Chifar (Short) (characters - uncredited)
 2010 GoldenEye 007 (Video Game) (characters - uncredited) / (concept)
 2010 James Bond 007: Blood Stone (Video Game) (characters - uncredited)
 2009 99 Cent Bond (Short) (characters - uncredited)
 2008 Quantum of Solace (Video Game) (characters - title, uncredited)
 2008 Quantum of Solace (characters - uncredited)
 2006 Allkopi Royale (Short) (characters - uncredited)
 2006 Casino Royale (novel)
 2005 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (Video Game) (novel)
 2004 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Video Game) (characters)
 2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Video Game) (characters)
 2002 007: Nightfire (Video Game) (characters)
 2002 Die Another Day (characters)
 2001 007: Agent Under Fire (Video Game) (characters)
 2000 007 Racing (Video Game) (James Bond creator)
 2000 The World Is Not Enough (Video Game) (character)
 1999 Goldenrock (characters - uncredited)
 1999 Tomorrow Never Dies (Video Game) (character)
 1999 The World Is Not Enough (characters - uncredited)
 1997 Tomorrow Never Dies (characters - uncredited)
 1997 GoldenEye 007 (Video Game) (characters: James Bond & Baron Samedi - uncredited)
 1995 GoldenEye (characters)
 1993 James Bond: The Duel (Video Game) (characters and universe)
 1989 Licence to Kill (characters)
 1989 007: Licence to Kill (Video Game) (characters - uncredited)
 1988 Live and Let Die (Video Game) (characters and novel)
 1987 The Living Daylights (story - uncredited)
 1985 A View to a Kill (story "From A View to a Kill" - uncredited)
 1985 A View to a Kill (Video Game) (characters)
 1983 James Bond 007 (Video Game) (characters)
 1983 Never Say Never Again (based on an original story by)
 1983 Octopussy (stories "Octopussy" and "The Property of a Lady" - uncredited)
 1981 For Your Eyes Only (stories "For Your Eyes Only" and "Risico" - uncredited)
 1979 Moonraker (novel - uncredited)
 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me (characters - uncredited)
 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun (novel - uncredited)
 1973 Live and Let Die (novel - uncredited)
 1971 Diamonds Are Forever (novel "Diamonds Are Forever" - uncredited)
 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel - uncredited)
 1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (novel)
 1967 You Only Live Twice (novel - uncredited)
 1967 Casino Royale (suggested by the novel "Casino Royale")
 1966 Poppies Are Also Flowers (story)
 1965 Thunderball (original story)
 1965 The Incredible World of James Bond (TV Movie documentary) (characters)
 1964 Goldfinger (novel - uncredited)
 1963 From Russia with Love (novel - uncredited)
 1962 Dr. No (novel)
 1954 Climax! (TV Series) (novel - 1 episode)
- Casino Royale (1954) ... (novel)
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Other Works:

Novel: "Diamonds are Forever" (filmed as Diamonds Are Forever (1971)) See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 7 Portrayals | 15 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »


Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[interview in The Daily Express, 1962] The target of my books lay somewhere between the solar plexus and the upper thigh. See more »

Trivia:

Fleming's health had never been strong, and it was not helped by his lifestyle. At 38, complaining of chest pains, he had informed a startled doctor that he consumed 70 cigarettes and a bottle of gin a day. In 1961 he had a massive heart attack, which was followed by a series of increasingly debilitating illnesses, including a severe chest infection and pleurisy. Finally, on 11 August 1964--the ... See more »

Trademark:

The female characters of his stories have double-entendre names See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini

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