Eunice Gayson, who appeared in Dr No (1962) and From Russia With Love (1963) as Sylvia Trench, died on 8th June 2018 at the age of 90.
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Pierce Brosnan was announced as the new James Bond on this day in 1994. He was the fifth actor to play 007 in the long running series produced by Eon Productions.
On 8th June 1994 Pierce Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond in the long running series produced by Eon Productions.
Following the release of Goldeneye (1995), Brosnan reprised the character three more times; in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002). Although he was widely expected to return for a fifth film, Eon ultimately decided to move the series in a very different direction for which they needed a fresh face.
Octopussy premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on this day in 1983. Among those attending the premiere were Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
Roger Moore’s sixth outing as 007 was Octopussy. The film premiered at the Odeon Leicester Square on 6th June 1983. Among those attending the premiere were Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
Izabella Scorupco was born on this day in 1970. She played Natalya Simonova in Goldeneye.
Izabella Scorupco, who played Natalya Simonova in GoldenEye, was born in Bialystok, Poland on 4th June 1970.
Photo: “Izabella Scorupco 2013 (cropped)” by Film i väst. Licensed under CC BY 3.0.
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David Yip was born on this day in 1951. He played Chuck Lee in A View to a Kill.
David Yip, who played Chuck Lee in A View to a Kill, was born in Liverpool, United Kingdom on 4th June 1951.
Jonathan Pryce was born on this day in 1947. He played Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies.
Jonathan Pryce, who played Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies was born in Carmel in Wales on 1st June 1947.
Joe Robinson played Peter Franks in Diamonds Are Forever. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 31st May 1927.
Clifton James was born in Spokane, Washington on this day in 1921. He played Sheriff JW Pepper in Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun.
Ian Fleming was born on this day in 1908. Without him none of all this would have been possible.
Sebastian Faulks’ continuation was commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications to mark the centenary of Ian Fleming’s birth and was published on 28th May 2008 to commemorate that event.
