May 29th, 2009
Following the poor reception of The Spy Who Loved Me, Fleming decided to visit Jamaica in July 1962, where he worked on the short story Octopussy. The story is set in Kitzbuhel and Jamaica, two places close to Fleming’s heart, and centres around a figure suffering the ill effects of a lifetime of smoking and drinking heavily who seems distinctly autobiographical.
Ian Fleming: the final years
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April 21st, 2009
Following his heart attack, Ian Fleming spent a month convalescing in the London Clinic followed by the Dudley Hotel in Hove and while recuperating started to write down a story he’d been telling Caspar about a magic flying car – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Ian Fleming: failing marriage
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February 24th, 2009
Kevin McClory could see huge cinematic potential in James Bond and was eager for Ivar Bryce to finance a project to finally bring 007 to the big screen. He had just directed his first feature financed by Bryce, “The Boy And The Bridge” which was Britain’s official entry in the 1959 Venice Film Festival.
Ian Fleming: American success
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January 3rd, 2009
When Ian Fleming travelled to the United States in May to sign a US publishing deal with Macmillan, it was in the knowledge that the initial print run of Casino Royale had almost sold out and a second printing would go ahead the same month.
Ian Fleming: the road to James Bond on the big screen
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December 14th, 2008
Ian Fleming and Ann Rothermere were married in the town hall of Port Maria on the north shore of Jamaica on 24th March 1952, with Noel Coward and Cole Lesley as witnesses, followed by what was reportedly an alcohol soaked wedding breakfast.
Ian Fleming: the birth of James Bond
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September 18th, 2008
Ian Fleming had received a salary as partner in a stock broking firm throughout the war, but decided to accept the role of Foreign Manager for Kemsley Newspapers at the end of 1945 instead.
Ian Fleming: return to civilian life
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August 1st, 2008
Although Operation Ruthless never came to fruition, Ian Fleming continued to play a central role in Naval Intelligence throughout the remainder of the war, and his travels took him to various places including New York, Quebec, Tangier and Jamaica while undertaking various projects.
One of these was Operation Goldeneye, a plan to ensure that Britain maintained [...]
Ian Fleming: introduction to Jamaica
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June 29th, 2008
Ian Fleming’s frequent contact with a variety of spies stimulated his imagination to propose a variety of ideas to the head of Naval Intelligence. Learn more about his life here.
Ian Fleming: Operation Ruthless
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June 28th, 2008
Ian Fleming threw himself into his work in Room 39 of The Admiralty, working closely with taskmaster Real Admiral John Godfrey.
Ian Fleming: Naval Intelligence
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May 24th, 2008
The third article about the life of Ian Fleming picks up the story at the point when he had become a journalist in 1931 and outline his relatively carefree years before the Second World War, when his biggest concerns seemed to be golf and women.
That Christmas the Flemings were joined by Monique, but Eve did [...]
Ian Fleming: the pre-war years
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