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Ian Fleming was an Australian character actor who appeared in over 100 British films, including Sherlock Holmes and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. He also acted on stage and television, and was not related to the James Bond author of the same name.
Fleming spent the rest of his life writing and traveling the world, but as his Bond character reached new heights of popularity on movie screens, Fleming was in ailing health. He died of a heart attack (his second) in England in August 1964 at the age of 56. Born May 28, 1908. Died August 12, 1964 (56) Add to list. Awards.
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Ian Fleming. Actor: Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour. Ian Fleming was born on 10 September 1888 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was an actor, known for Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour (1931), The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) and Lucky Girl (1932).
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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 -- winning the respec...
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units, 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. His wartime service and his career as a journalist provided much of the background, detail and depth of the James Bond nov...
Fleming was married to Ann Charteris, who was divorced from the second Viscount Rothermere owing to her affair with the author. Fleming and Charteris had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker for most of his life and succumbed to heart disease in 1964 at the age of 56. Two of his James Bond books were published posthumously; other w...
Ian Fleming was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer who created James Bond, the fictional spy. He wrote 14 Bond novels and two short-story collections, and died of heart disease in 1964.
- May 28, 1908
- August 12, 1964
Nov 1, 2020 · Ian Fleming wasn't much of a Sean Connery fan at first. United Artists/MGM. Fleming's picks for Bond started with David Niven. He had been acting for nearly 20 years, and had the look and feel ...
Jun 22, 2024 · How did Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, choose Sean Connery as the first actor to play his iconic hero? Read an excerpt from Nicholas Shakespeare's biography that reveals the behind-the-scenes drama and controversy of the decision.
Oct 16, 2012 · Major Valentine Fleming, of the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, was killed by shelling in Picardy, France in 1917. Ian Fleming was nine at the time of his father's death, and spent the rest of his life endeavoring to live up to his father's enormous legacy. In his teens, Fleming distinguished himself as an athlete at Eton College, but left ...
