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French composer Michel Legrand died at his Paris home on 26th January 2019. He worked on the non-Eon Bond film Never Say Never Again.
Alicia Keys, who with Jack White wrote and performed the theme song for Quantum of Solace, was born on in New York on this day in 1981
David Arnold was born in Luton on this day in 1962. He composed the soundtracks to five James Bond films.
Telly Savalas died in California on this day in 1994. He played Ernst Stavro Blofeld in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, but he is best known for the title role in TV cop show Kojak.
Jack Lord died in Honolulu, Hawaii on this day in 1998. He played CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond film, Dr No.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld was played by Telly Savalas in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. He was born in Garden City, New York, on 21st January 1922.
On this day in 1942 Michael G Wilson was born in New York. Since Goldeneye he has co-produced the Bond films with half-sister Barbara Broccoli.
Today is National Popcorn Day in the United States! So which Bond film will YOU choose?
Ken Hughs was one of several directors on the 1967 spoof version of Casino Royale. Hughs also co-wrote and directed of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He was born in Liverpool on 19th January 1922.
