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Robert Rietti dubbed the voices of a number of actors in the early James Bond movies. He died on 3rd April 2015 at the age of 92.
On this day in 1997 Hodder & Stoughton published Raymond Benson’s debut 007 novel, Zero Minus Ten.
Colonel Sun was published on this day in 1968. Written by Kingsley Amis under the pen name Robert Markham, it is the first James Bond continuation novel.
Ian Fleming finally married Ann Rothermere in Jamaica on 24th March 1952. It was while staying at his home in Goldeneye during this period that he started writing Casino Royale.
Timothy Dalton was born on this day in 1946. The fourth actor to play James Bond in the Eon Productions film series is often considered the closest to Ian Fleming’s character.
Ursula Andress, who as bikini-clad Honey Rider emerged so memorably from the Caribbean in Dr No, was born in Switzerland on this day in 1936.
Gabriele Ferzetti was born in Rome on 17th March 1925. He played Marc Ange Draco in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Walter Gotell was born in Bonn on 15th March 1924. He played KGB head General Gogol in a total of six James Bond films but also appeared as a henchman in From Russia With Love.
Molly Peters appeared in Thunderball as nurse Patricia Fearing. She was born in Suffolk on this day in 1939.
