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Ian Fleming - James Bond's Creator

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Summary: Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964), the author of the James Bond 007 novels, was the grandson of a Scottish banker and the son of a Conservative MP (Member of Parliament). His father died in the very first globe war. In his will, he bequeathed his household to his widow on scenario she in no way remarries.

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Post Physique: Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964), the author of the James Bond 007 novels, was the grandson of a Scottish banker and the son of a Conservative MP (Member of Parliament). His father died in the incredibly 1st globe war. In his will, he bequeathed his property to his widow on scenario she in no way remarries.

Ian's youth was inauspicious. He was expelled from Eton following a sexual liaison with a girl. He left Sandhurst devoid of getting an officer's rank, getting been caught violating the curfew. He continued his education in Kitzbuhel, Austria, in Munich and in Geneva specifically where he studied languages. But the chain of disappointments continued apace. He failed in a Foreign Service exam and had to join Reuters as a journalist. There he efficiently covered a spy trial in Russia (1929-32).

He then joined a British investment bank as a stockbroker and moved to reside in a converted temple in Belgravia, a fashionable district of London, precisely where he entertained the members of the Le Cercle Gastronomique et des Jeux de Hasard.

In 1939, Fleming took on an assignment for The Occasions in Moscow - in impact a cover. He was spying for the Foreign Office and later for Naval Intelligence specifically where he attained the rank of Commander.

In the course of the second planet war, he worked from space quantity 39 in the Admiralty constructing in Whitehall as assistant to Admiral John Godfrey. He was involved in the evacuation of Dieppe in 1940, in the smuggling of King Zog out of Albania and in creating the Office for Specific Services, the precursor of the CIA.

As commander of the 30th Assault Unit, he frequently operated behind the German lines, attempting to secure crucial documents and files from destruction. But, largely, he directed the Unit's operations from London.

Although the war was over, he constructed a household - Goldeneye - in Jamaica. He worked for the Kemsley group of papers and vacationed every winter in the island.

Even Although awaiting the divorce of one of his numerous paramours - the pregnant Lady Anne Rothermere - the 44 years old Fleming wrote "Casino Royale" published in 1953. It was the initially of 12 James Bond thrillers, translated to 11 languages and with total sales of 18 million copies. James Bond novels are now obtaining authored by a new generation of writers.

In 1961, John F, Kennedy, the newly elected president, listed a James Bond title as one of his preferred books. Different film plots had been loosely based on Fleming's novels and have grossed, in total, over $1 billion. The 007 trademark was merchandised and attached to anything, from toys and games to clothes and toiletries.

But Fleming was also renowned for his non-fiction: tomes like "The Diamond Smugglers" and his "Atticus" column in The Sunday Occasions precisely where he served as foreign manager (1945-9). He successfully branched into children's literature with "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1964), also produced into a film.

Ironically, his mother died and left him a fortune in 1964 - Although Fleming was presently wealthy and dying. The trip to her service might maybe have performed him in. His son committed suicide in 1975 and his wife died in 1981. He left behind one heir: James Bond.