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During World War II, Dalzel-Job commanded a team of undercover Royal Navy commandos who pulled off daring rescues under the noses of the Nazis. His commander: Ian Fleming, who later created the James Bond series of novels. When the novels started to come out, other men in the unit immediately recognized the Bond character was inspired by Dalzel-Job, but "In contrast to a number of people who have claimed that they were the James Bond, Patrick has never made any fuss about it," said Peter Jemmett, who was a member of Fleming's unit. Dalzel-Job did admit that Fleming told him that he was the model for Bond, but he wasn't impressed. "I have never read a Bond book or seen a Bond movie," he once told an interviewer. "They are not my style." He added that Bond wasn't fully modeled after him: "I only ever loved one woman, and I'm not a drinking man." Dalzel-Job died October 12 at his home in western Scotland. He was 90. From This is True for 12 October 2003 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Ian Fleming List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $10.20 Editorial Review: Many of Ian Fleming?s short stories have been the inspiration for the extremely successful James Bond film franchise, and included in this collection are such stories as Octopussy, The Living Daylights, and For Your Eyes Only. The title story, Quantum of Solace, lends its name to the upcoming James Bond film, slated to release in Fall 2008. This collection will be published to coincide with the film?s release, as well as to continue Penguin?s centenary celebrations of Fleming?s birth.  By: Ian Fleming List Price: $14.00 Amazon Price: $11.20 Editorial Review: In the first of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, 007 declares war on Le Chiffre, French communist and paymaster of the Soviet murder organization SMERSH. The battle begins with a fifty-million-franc game of baccarat, gains momentum during Bond's fiery love affair with a sensuous lady spy, and reaches a chilling climax with fiendish torture at the hands of a master sadist. For incredible suspense, unexpected thrills, and extraordinary danger, nothing can beat James Bond in his inaugural adventure.  By: Sebastian Faulks List Price: $24.95 Amazon Price: $16.47 Editorial Review: Bond is back. With a vengeance. Devil May Care is a masterful continuation of the James Bond legacy?an electrifying new chapter in the life of the most iconic spy of literature and film, written to celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming?s birth on May 28, 1908. An Algerian drug runner is savagely executed in the desolate outskirts of Paris. This seemingly isolated event leads to the recall of Agent 007 from his sabbatical in Rome and his return to the world of intrigue and danger where he is most at home. The head of MI6, M, assigns him to shadow the mysterious Dr. Julius Gorner, a power-crazed pharmaceutical magnate, whose wealth is exceeded only by his greed. Gorner has lately taken a disquieting interest in opiate derivatives, both legal and illegal, and this urgently bears looking into. Bond finds a willing accomplice in the shape of a glamorous Parisian named Scarlett Papava. He will need her help in a life-and-death struggle with his most dangerous adversary yet, as a chain of events threaten to lead to global catastrophe. A British airliner goes missing over Iraq. The thunder of a coming war echoes in the Middle East. And a tide of lethal narcotics threatens to engulf a Great Britain in the throes of the social upheavals of the late sixties. Picking up where Fleming left off, Sebastian Faulks takes Bond back to the height of the Cold War in a story of almost unbearable pace and tension. Devil May Care not only captures the very essence of Fleming?s original novels but also shows Bond facing dangers with a powerful relevance to our own times. 10 THINGS YOU DIDN?T KNOW ABOUT JAMES BOND & IAN FLEMING A Quiz Q: Although James Bond is regarded by many as the quintessential English hero, he is actually not English. What is his nationality in the books? A: He is half Scottish and half Swiss. He also hates that most English of drinks, tea--and describes it as 'mud'! Q: Bond has had many famous incarnations on the big screen but, prior to these, he was first played on the radio by which British actor and game show host? A: Bob Holness of Blockbusters fame Q: Which Bond villain shares a birthday with his creator? A: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. On Her Majesty's Secret Service reveals that Blofeld was born on 28 May 1908. Ian Lancaster Fleming entered the world on the same day at 7 Green Street in London. Q: Which American President was a big fan of the Fleming novels? A: President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was known to be a big fan of Fleming and listed From Russia With Love as one of his top 10 favourite books. Bizarrely, both Kennedy and his assassin Lee Harvey Oswald are believed to have been reading Bond novels the night before Kennedy was killed. Q: Which famed children?s author helped Ian Fleming adapt his children's adventure story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the big screen? A: Roald Dahl Q: Where did Fleming write all his Bond books? A: At Goldeneye, his Jamaican home. Although now part of a luxurious holiday resort, the house was very basic in Fleming's time--so much so that his friend and neighbour Noel Coward referred to it as Goldeneye, Nose and Throat! Q: Although Ursula Andress wears the most famous bikini in cinema history in her iconic performance in Doctor No, in Fleming's novel of the same name the character Honeychile Rider wears even less. What does she wear? A: She is naked save for a knife-belt. Q: The first Bond novel, Casino Royale, originally had a different title when it was published in the US. Under what title was it initially published here? A: The initial title here was Too Hot To Handle. Q: What is James Bond?s favorite meal? A: Breakfast. He has a particular penchant for scrambled eggs, and the short story 007 in New York even includes his own recipe for them. Q: Who is Miss Moneypenny named for? A: Miss Moneypenny was named after a character in an unpublished novel written by Ian Fleming's brother, the travel writer Peter Fleming.  By: John CorkCollin Stutz List Price: $40.00 Amazon Price: $26.40 Editorial Review: Created in full collaboration with Eon Productions, producers of the Bond movies, this illustrated celebration of the world's most famous super-spy examines every aspect of 007's world, with information on his history, style, and tastes, along with A-Z guides to his adversaries, allies, gadgets, cars, and, of course, the ever-glamorous Bond girls. AUTHOR BIO: John Cork and Colin Stutz authorities on every aspect of the James Bond story, wrote the acclaimed book on the James Bond phenomenon, James Bond: The Legacy, have produced, written and directed 30 special feature documentaries for MGM's DVD releases of James Bond films, and contributed to The Ultimate James Bond: An Interactive Dossier CD-Rom for MGM Interactive.  By: Ian Fleming List Price: $14.00 Amazon Price: $11.20 |
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