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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.

For a full list of actors who have starred as Fleming's superspy, see our loop titled Played Bond... Another popular Fleming creation was the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Blog posts mentioning Ian Fleming:

Four 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

Vital Stats

Birth

28 May 1908

Birthplace

London, England

Death

12 August 1964
(pleurisy and internal bleeding, age 56)

Best Known As

The creator of James Bond 007