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Ian Fleming (I) (1908–1964)

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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... See full bio »

Born:

Ian Lancaster Fleming
in Mayfair, London, England, UK

Died:

(age 56) in Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
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2016 Bond 24 (characters) (announced)
 
???? Bond 25 (characters) (announced)
 
2012 Skyfall (characters - uncredited)
 
2012 007 Legends (Video Game) (characters)
 
2010 GoldenEye 007 (Video Game) (concept)
 
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 James Bond in Agent Under Fire (Video Game) (characters)
 
2000 007 Racing (Video Game) (James Bond creator)
 
2000 The World Is Not Enough (Video Game) (character)
 
1999 The World Is Not Enough (characters - uncredited)
 
1999 Tomorrow Never Dies (Video Game) (character)
 
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies (characters - uncredited)
 
1997 GoldenEye (Video Game) (character)
 
1995 GoldenEye (characters)
 
1993 James Bond: The Duel (Video Game) (characters and universe)
 
1989 Licence to Kill (characters)
 
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 Never Say Never Again (story)
 
1983 Octopussy (stories "Octopussy" and "The Property of a Lady" - uncredited)
 
1983 James Bond 007 (Video Game) (characters)
 
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 documentary) (characters)
 
1964 Goldfinger (novel - uncredited)
 
1963 From Russia with Love (novel - uncredited)
 
1962 Dr. No (novel)
 
1954 Climax! (TV series)
– Casino Royale (1954) (novel)
 
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???? The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (co-creator: Napoleon Solo - uncredited) (pre-production)
 
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2006 Ian Fleming: The CBC Interview (video)
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2006 Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs (video)
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1964 Explorations (TV series)
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– Ian Fleming: The Brain Behind Bond (1964) … Himself
 
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2012 Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (documentary)
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2008 Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began (TV documentary)
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2008 The True Story (TV series documentary)
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
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2006 Ian Fleming & Raymond Chandler (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2005 The Last Days of World War II (TV series documentary)
 
2000 What Happened on the Moon? - An Investigation Into Apollo (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (video documentary short)
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2000 Inside 'Moonraker' (video documentary short)
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2000 Inside 'The Living Daylights' (video documentary short)
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2000 Ian Fleming: 007's Creator (video documentary short)
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1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
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1995 The World of James Bond (TV documentary)
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1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
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1965 The Incredible World of James Bond (TV documentary)
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Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 -- Clip: Britain Loves Bond, A National Treasure Skyfall -- Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 -- Featurette: We Need A Superhero Like Bond
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1954) Novel: "Moonraker" (filmed as Moonraker) See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 14 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Ian Fleming Publications Ltd | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I always make it a rule never to look back. Otherwise, I'd ask myself how I could write such piffle and live with myself, day after day." Reported last words, to the ambulance attendents: "Awfully sorry to trouble you chaps. See more »

Trivia:

Fleming was a huge fan of Studebakers. One of his last cars was a Studebaker Avanti. See more »

Trademark:

Cigarette (in holder) perched between fingers of his right hand See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini