Patrick Dalzel-Job

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: Casino Royale (James Bond Novels) by Ian Fleming Amazon Price: $10.08 Customer Review: The most striking aspect of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale was it's differences from the James Bond films. This book was much darker and less flamboyant than it's cenematic counterpart. James Bond is a more calloused and grimmer protagonist who doesn'...   Emotional Unavailability : Recognizing It, Understanding It, and Avoiding Its... by Bryn Collins Amazon Price: $10.85 Customer Review: I found some portions of the book to be very helpful, while others were irrelevant to my situation. I liked the compassionate, understanding, non-judgmental style.   The Poor Man's James Bond (#C-065) by Kurt Saxon Amazon Price: $23.07 Customer Review: I have owned this book for a while now. One has to be very careful if trying any of the processes in the book. You need a background in chemistry or you will end up like the author. There are some good recipes within. Just remember, if you get ca...   James Bond: Choice of Weapons: Three 007 Novels: The Facts of Death; Zero Min... by Raymond Benson Amazon Price: $13.57 Customer Review: I enjoyed reading these excellent James Bond / Benson novels again in one volume. It was good to read 2 of his 3 short stories as well. This was a real bonus. This book is well worth a read, even if you read them when they were first published. Thank...   The Young Bond Series:Book 5: By Royal Command (A James Bond Adventure) by Charlie Higson Amazon Price: $11.55 Customer Review: I have bought all of the Young James Bond Books, this is what I wanted all of them to be. My favorite summer read so far- OK it is tied with The Strange Case of Origami Yoda- but that would be a different review! This book is well writt...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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