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JAMES BOND
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James Bond's long association with the American magazine PLAYBOY began in March 1960, with the publication of Ian Fleming's short story THE HILDEBRAND RARITY, a month ahead of its UK hardback release as part of the FOR YOUR EYES ONLY anthology. PLAYBOY had earlier published a very favourable review of Ian Fleming's GOLDFINGER in the October 1959 issue which (along with President Kennedy's endorsement of FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE in LIFE Magazine in 1961) boosted the sales of the James Bond novels in the US. The author's subsequent novels were serialized in monthly instalments to coincide with their UK hardback release. Ian Fleming's final short story OCTOPUSSY was published in two parts prior to its June 1966 hardback release in the UK. PLAYBOY later featured exclusive pictorial spreads devoted to the Bond girls around the release of each new film. This tradition started in the November 1965 issue which had an iconic cover by celebrated Italian photographer Pompeo Posar (1921-2004). This issue tied in with the release of Thunderball in December 1965 and included a lengthy and candid interview with Sean Connery, and a 14-page pictorial essay “James Bond's Girls” by screenwriter Richard Maibaum, featuring many of the girls from the first four films in the series in various states of undress. Both Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have been the subject of PLAYBOY's in-depth interviews, and in recent years the magazine has celebrated the various James Bond anniversaries with a look back at their coverage from the past six decades. The serialized versions of Ian Fleming's short stories and novels published in PLAYBOY were accompanied by superbly detailed illustrations by some of America's most celebrated commercial artists. The tradition continued with the publication of five of continuation author Raymond Benson's James Bond short stories and novels starting in the late 1990s. |
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Look inside many of the above issues
of PLAYBOY and see the stylish artwork that accompanied the serializations
of the James Bond novels and short stories by Ian Fleming, and
continuation author Raymond Benson. Also a peek at the pictorials*
that promoted the release of each new Bond film. |
