The world premiere of Live And Let Die took place at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1973. It had opened in the US 9 days before.

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The Live And Let Die world première took place on 6th July 1973 at the Odeon Leicester Square, nine days after it had opened in the United States.

Charlie Higson was born on this day in 1958. He wrote the first five Young Bond novels, starting with Silverfin.

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Charlie Higson, who wrote the first five Young Bond novels, was born in Frome in Somerset on 3rd July 1958.

Photo: Charlie Higson 2013 by Christopher William Adach. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Living Daylights premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1987. It was Timothy Dalton’s first appearance as James Bond.

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Timothy Dalton’s first Bond movie, The Living Daylights, premièred at the Odeon Leicester Square on 29th June 1987.

Cubby Broccoli died on this day in 1996. He co-founded Eon Productions with Harry Saltzman to make the first James Bond film, Dr No.

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Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, who co-founded Eon Productions with partner Harry Saltzman to make Dr No and went on to produce the long-running James Bond film series, died on 27th June 1996.

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