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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ian_FlemingIan Fleming - Wikipedia

    Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was an English writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co. , and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917.

  2. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › james-bondJames Bond creator Ian Fleming dies | August 12, 1964 - HISTORY

    On August 12, 1964, the British author and journalist Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond, the world’s most famous fictional spy, dies of a heart attack at age 56 in Kent, England.

  3. www.britannica.com › biography › Ian-FlemingIan Fleming | Biography, Novels, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 25, 2024 · Ian Fleming (born May 28, 1908, London, England—died August 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent) was a suspense-fiction novelist whose character James Bond, the stylish, high-living British secret service agent 007, became one of the most successful and widely imitated heroes of 20th-century popular fiction. The son of a Conservative MP and the ...

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  5. www.standard.co.uk › culture › filmThe true story behind The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ...

    Jul 25, 2024 · March-Phillipps died in September 1942 after a failed raid on Omaha Beach. Hayes was captured during the same raid and later executed by firing squad. The others met similarly grisly fates.

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  6. www.thenational.scot › culture › 23886059Revealing the truth about Ian Fleming – the Scot behind James ...

    Oct 29, 2023 · Ian saw 30AU as “Border raiders going to steal English cattle from Scottish bases”. Their targets were intelligence caches, scientists and scientific secrets. In time, Ian chairs the Joint Intelligence Committee and may even have given the Yanks a blueprint for setting up the CIA.

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  7. www.thejamesbonddossier.com › content › anniversaryAnniversary of Ian Fleming’s death [1964] - The James Bond ...

    Aug 12, 2024 · James Bond’s creator, one time naval intelligence officer, journalist and author Ian Lancaster Fleming, died of a heart attack in the early hours of 12th August 1964, his only son’s birthday.

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  9. www.historyhit.com › culture › on-her-majestysHow Ian Fleming Created James Bond - History Hit

    May 13, 2021 · Ian Fleming died prematurely, aged 56. Having spent his life drinking and smoking heavily, he suffered multiple heart attacks in a small space of time, eventually dying in August 1964. The final two James Bond novels, The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and the Living Daylights were published posthumously, in 1965 and 1966 respectively.