Category: Dates
On this day in 1997 Hodder & Stoughton published Raymond Benson’s debut 007 novel, Zero Minus Ten.
Ian Fleming’s 13th James Bond book, The Man With The Golden Gun, was first published by Jonathan Cape on this day in 1965. It was the first Bond book to be published posthumously.
Ian Fleming’s 11th James Bond book, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, was first published by Jonathan Cape on this day in 1963.
George Baker was born in Bulgaria on 1st April 1931. He appeared as heraldry expert Sir Hilary Bray in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and dubbed George Lazenby in the scenes in which 007 impersonates Sir Hilary. Baker returned to the series as Captain Benson in The Spy Who Loved Me.
American jazz musician Herb Alpert, who with The Tijuana Brass performed the theme for 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale, was born on 31st March 1935 in Los Angeles. He also performed a trumpet solo on the title song of Never Say Never Again, sung by his wife, Lani Hall.
Ian Fleming’s 6th James Bond book, Dr No, was first published in the UK on 31st March 1958 by Jonathan Cape.
Christopher Walken was born in New York on 31st March 1943. He played Max Zorin in A View To A Kill.
Stunt coordinator Bob Simmons was born in Fulham on this day in 1922. As well as coordinating the stunts on the early films he also appeared in the gunbarrel sequence at the start of Dr No, From Russia With Love and Goldfinger.
Robbie Coltrane was born in Scotland in this day in 1950. He played Valentin Zukovsky in Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.
