
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.

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, 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.

Léa Seydoux, who played Madeleine Swann in SPECTRE (2015) was born in Paris on 1st July 1985.

Harold Sakata, who played Oddjob in Goldfinger, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 1st July 1920.

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

Soon-Tek Oh,who played Lieutenant Hip in The Man with the Golden Gun, was born in Mokpo in South Korea on 29th June 1943.

Roger Moore’s first 007 movie, Live And Let Die, opened in the United States on 27th June 1973, more than a week ahead of the world première in London.

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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Robert Davi, who played Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill, was born in New York on 26th June 1953.