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Born: 28 May 1908
Died: 12 August 1964 (pleurisy and internal bleeding, age 56)
Birthplace: London, England
Best known as:
The creator of James Bond 007

Blog posts mentioning Ian Fleming

4 good links

Ian Fleming
Good biographical and career sketch of the author
CommanderBond.net
Slick, deep online fan magazine from the Ian Fleming Foundation
MI6 Headquarters
Another big fan site with up-to-date Bond info
The BBC: Ian Fleming
Nice biography from the BBC's h2g2 encyclopedia

Ian Fleming Biography

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Ian Fleming is the creator of the fictional superspy James Bond. Bond is a suave, lady-killing British agent who travels the globe, battles super-villains bent on world domination, and famously prefers his vodka martinis "shaken, not stirred." After publishing his first Bond adventure, Casino Royale, in 1953, Fleming wrote one Bond book each year until his death. The stories spawned a highly profitable movie series which continued into the 21st century, with Sean Connery and Roger Moore the most famous actors to play Bond. Fleming also wrote a series of travel books and the popular children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.