Ian Fleming’s 8th James Bond book, For Your Eyes Only, was published by Jonathan Cape on this day in 1960. The book deviates from the established James Bond formula, with a series of five short stories based on Fleming’s work on an aborted TV series.

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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.

 

Cassandra Harris played Countess Lisl von Schlaf in For Your Eyes Only. She was born in Sydney in Australia on this day in 1948. The actress was married to Pierce Brosnan from 1980 until her death in 1991.

 

Geoffrey Keen played Frederick Gray in six James Bond movies. He was born on this day in 1916.

Geoffrey Keen, who played Frederick Gray in The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights, was born in Berkshire on 21st August 1916.