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007 screenwriter Robert Wade was born on this day in 1962.

Robert Wade, who with writing partner Neal Purvis has worked on each Bond film since The World Is Not Enough (1999, with Bruce Feirstein), was born in South Wales on 16th September 1961.

Following their work on Skyfall it was announced that the screen writing duo were retiring from the Bond films. However, they were hired to work on problems with John Logan’s script for SPECTRE in 2014.  On SPECTRE Purvis and Wade received credits for the story, along with John Logan, and screenplay, alongside both Logan and Jez Butterworth.

Many happy returns to Neal Purvis! The screenwriter was born on this day in 1961. Together with Robert Wade he has worked on the 007 series since The World Is Not Enough.

Neal Purvis, who with writing partner Robert Wade has worked on each Bond film since The World Is Not Enough (1999, with Bruce Feirstein), was born in the United Kingdom on 9th September 1961.

Following their work on Skyfall it was announced that the screen writing duo were retiring from the Bond films. However, they were hired to work on problems with John Logan’s script for SPECTRE in 2014.  On SPECTRE Purvis and Wade received credits for the story, along with John Logan, and screenplay, alongside both Logan and Jez Butterworth.

Skyfall and SPECTRE director, Sam Mendes, was born in Reading on this day in 1965

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Sam Mendes, who directed Skyfall and SPECTRE, was born in Reading on 1st August 1965.

Mendes made his name directing stage productions, which he continues to do today, and in 1999 directed his first film, American Beauty. Since then he has directed Road to Perdition (2002) with Daniel Craig, Jarhead (2005), Revolutionary Road (2008) and Away We Go (2009), before being approached by Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson to direct Skyfall.

Although he initially said he would not do another Bond film, Mendes later agreed to direct SPECTRE.

Photo: Sam Mendes by Angela George. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skyfall cinematographer Roger Deakins was born on this day in 1949. Having worked with Sam Mendes previously, he was invited by the director to work on the 23rd James Bond film. Skyfall was the first Bond film to be shot digitally.