DECEMBER 2019 - Claudine Auger (1941-2019) |
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19 December
2019
Claudine Auger
(born Claudine Oger) the French actress best known for her role
as Bond girl Dominique “Domino” Derval in Thunderball
(1965), has died at the age of 78. Beginning her career as a
model she earned the title of Miss France Monde, and was also
the first runner-up in the 1958 Miss World contest.
Sadly, Ms Auger has become the first leading lady from the James Bond series
to have passed away. During her modelling career she took
acting lessons and began to take on small film roles, including
the 1962 film Le Masque de Fer (The Iron Mask)
about the ‘Three Musketeers’. Although she took lessons to
perfect her English, Auger's speaking voice in
Thunderball was
eventually dubbed in post-production by
Nikki
van der Zyl. Following her pivotal role as Domino, Auger was
re-united with Thunderball director
Terence Young
when she appeared in the Anglo-French WWII drama Triple Cross
(1966) which also included
Gert Frobe among
its international cast. Other small roles in European films
followed, but it was her performance as Isadora Klein in ‘The
Three Gables’ as part of the British TV series The Memoirs of
Sherlock Holmes in 1994 starring Jeremy Brett, which
returned her to a more mainstream audience. |
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DECEMBER
2019 - Action Vehicles from No Time To Die now on display at
‘Bond In Motion’ |
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8 December
2019
Six vehicles
used during the filming of No Time To Die (2021) are now
on display at ‘Bond In Motion’ in London.
Included in the new display are:
- James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 stunt
replica with damage and bullet hits
- James Bond’s Aston Martin V8
- James
Bond’s Land Rover Series III from Jamaica
- Ash’s New Land Rover Defender 110 with
continuity damage from Norway sequence
- Primo’s Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE as
seen in Matera, Italy
- Nomi’s Royal Alloy GT125 scooter from
Jamaica
FULL STORY AND MORE
IMAGES: Special Effects Supervisor Chris
Corbould, Stunt Co-ordinator Lee Morrison and Stunt Driver Mark Higgins
give insight into creating the spectacular stunt sequences in No Time
To Die. |
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DECEMBER 2019
- New OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300M No Time To Die Edition
launched in NYC |
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4 December
2019
As the trusted
timepiece of the world’s favourite spy, the Swiss watchmaker
OMEGA has hosted an event in New York to celebrate its newest
James Bond watch. Guests were welcomed at The Top of the
Standard, where the new Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition was
revealed for the very first time. Actor Daniel Craig, as well as
producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli made a special
appearance for the occasion.
James Bond has
been wearing an OMEGA since GoldenEye in 1995 – the
choice of Lindy Hemming, the costume designer who worked on all
the Bond films between GoldenEye and Casino Royale.
FULL STORY AND IMAGES |
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DECEMBER
2019 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service 50th anniversary
screenings in London |
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To celebrate
the 50th anniversary of On Her Majesty's Secret Service
starring George Lazenby in his only 007 outing, the Prince
Charles Cinema will be screening the film on Thursday December
19 and Saturday December 28, 2019.
7 Leicester
Place, London WC2H 7BY
Nearest Underground station is Leicester Square
Part of the 007 Anniversary
Screenings
The World Is Not Enough -
26th November 2019
The Man With The Golden Gun - 20th & 29th December 2019 |
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NOVEMBER
2019 - New OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond Limited Edition Set |
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24 November
2019
The recent
release of OMEGA’s Seamaster Diver 300M Limited Edition, to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service, has proven to be an instant hit with 007 fans and
watch collectors around the world. Now, to add even more choice
to the collection, the brand has launched a special Seamaster
Diver 300M James Bond Limited Edition Set. Just 257 of the sets
have been created, comprised of two unique watches inside a
Globe-Trotter™ suitcase, which has been bound by black and grey
NATO-inspired straps.
FULL DETAILS AND MORE IMAGES |
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NOVEMBER 2019
- Terry O’Neill (1938-2019) |
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17
November 2019
Celebrated photographer Terry O’Neill has died at the age of
81. Terence Patrick O’Neill CBE was one of the world’s most celebrated and collected
photographers. His career began at the age of 22 and he soon began freelancing for
some of the world’s most prestigious publications. He helped create the
photographic icons of the 1960s and the buzz that became “Swinging
London”. His work hangs in galleries and private collections
worldwide.
Terry O’Neill was long associated with the James Bond films beginning with
From Russia With Love in 1963. He went on to photograph
actors on five further films in the official EON Productions
series, and also was present on the set of Casino Royale
(1967).
LIFE THROUGH A LENS - The iconic
photography of Terry O’Neill |
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NOVEMBER 2019
- New book celebrates the 50th anniversary of OHMSS |
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The making
of OHMSS50
136-page commemorative photo booklet about the 2019 OHMSS50
event, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Detailing how the event
came about and what happened from day to day, from the
perspective of the organizer.
Includes personal words from cast & crew members George Lazenby,
Joanna Lumley, Terence Mountain, Catherine Schell, Helena Ronee,
Vic Armstrong, Eddie Stacey, John Glen, Michael Reed, Sylvana
Henriques and Steven Saltzman.
Written by Martijn Mulder, Photographed by Sascha Braun
136 pages, full colour, 21cm x 21 cm PRICE: €25
BUY NOW! |
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NOVEMBER 2019
- The largest ever collection of James Bond posters up for auction |
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5 November
2019
Cinema Poster Live Auction: The Carter-Jones James Bond Poster
Collection - Prop Store is hosting one of Europe's largest and
most exciting Cinema Poster Live Auctions on November 5th 2019.
Over 450
incredible lots of rare posters and artwork from every James
Bond film from Dr. No (1962) to Spectre (2015),
the spectacular live event will feature an interactive webcast,
with bidding available online, by phone or in person.
FULL DETAILS AND CATALOGUE |
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OCTOBER 2019
- Unique Golden Gun prop used on the 1970s Panther paperbacks up for
auction |
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The unique prop
gun used on the covers of the 1970s
Triad/Panther Ian Fleming's James Bond paperbacks is offered
for auction at Sotheby's as part of GOLD: The Midas Touch
on October 29, 2019.
The beautifully
crafted model of a 9mm semi-automatic pistol used during the
photo sessions for new covers was designed and built by David Collins and noted
furniture designer Floris van be Broecke. The oversized pistol model had a
faux mother-of-pearl style butt-plate on the right-hand side and
walnut on the left (which was only seen on three of the covers).
The seven-foot long pistol later went on display in the window
of a major London Bookstore on Charing Cross Road for several
weeks to tie-in with this series publication.
The prop gun
was photographed by Beverley Le Barrow (Beverley Goodway), best
known for his glamour shots published on Page 3 of British
tabloid newspaper The Sun from 1970. Goodway also
photographed many other paperback covers for PAN and Panther in
the 1970s. Some of the most
sought-after glamour models in London posed provocatively on the giant
golden gun – including Jilly Johnson (The Sun's first ‘Page 3’
girl) on the cover of OCTOPUSSY. Other models included Diane West
(GOLDFINGER), Nina Carter (COLONEL SUN), Chai Lee (YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE)
and Anne Marie (LIVE AND LET DIE).
FULL DETAILS UPDATE: 30 October 2019 - SOLD FOR
£11,875 |
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OCTOBER 2019
- Bollinger marks 40-year James Bond partnership with £4,500 magnum |
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Champagne
Bollinger is celebrating its 40th year in partnership with James
Bond with the launch of two wines: a £4,500 Moonraker
magnum and Eric Berthes-designed gift box and a No Time To
Die inspired bottle.
The first
bottle of Bollinger appeared alongside 007 in 1979 with the
release of Moonraker. Since then, the association has
gone on to inspire numerous limited edition products, with the
Bollinger cooperage also home to a collection of vintage Bond
posters.
To mark the 2019 milestone, the Champagne house has released two
wines, one inspired by the 1979 film and the other by the latest
in the Bond franchise No Time To Die which will be
released next year.
FULL STORY AND MORE IMAGES |
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OCTOBER
2019 - The Original Face of James Bond |
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2 October
2019
The recent acquisition of a large collection of Sam Peffer's
original photo-reference negatives,
including many relating to the creation of his four James Bond
PAN paperback covers 1958-1960, opens up an insightful new chapter in the
literary history of Ian Fleming's Secret Agent 007.
Over
half-a-century later these black & white photographs show the
creative processes employed by artist, who was one of a handful
of men responsible for giving James Bond a face in the late
1950s. Before the casting of Sean Connery in November 1961,
James Bond had the face of an American film star, a British
model/actor and that of the artist himself. Sam Peffer
(1921-2014) painted his paperback covers based on reference
photographs of himself, family members, and models/stand-ins in
various poses, from which he created the final artwork. Through
the generosity of Sam Peffer's family and TiKiT.net, 007
MAGAZINE can now showcase some of these unique photographs in a
new and exclusive five-part article, chronicling the complete
publishing history of the James Bond novels in paperback in the
UK by PAN Books from 1955-1977.
Also
complete
chronological galleries of the many different series of
James Bond paperbacks published in the UK from 1977 to date.
A
new and exclusive five-part article chronicling the publishing
history of the James Bond paperbacks in the UK from PAN Books |
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SEPTEMBER
2019 - New OMEGA Seamaster Diver 300M “James Bond” Limited Edition |
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24 September
2019
Celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, this
thrilling James Bond timepiece pays tribute to OMEGA’s favourite spy.
Limited to just 7,007 pieces, it is crafted with plenty of secret
surprises. Celebrating its
enduring partnership with James Bond, OMEGA has created this Seamaster
Diver 300M Limited Edition timepiece presented in its own presentation
box with an additional stainless steel bracelet. With only 7,007
pieces available, the 42 mm stainless steel watch has a black rubber
strap and features an 18K yellow gold plate on the side of the case,
engraved with each Limited Edition number.
There is a black ceramic bezel with a white enamel diving scale, as
well as a spiral-brushed black ceramic dial, which has been
laser-engraved with a gun-barrel design. Its centre is exactly 9mm in
diameter. 18K yellow gold is used for the hands, hour-markers and Bond
family coat-of-arms at 12 o’clock.
FULL DETAILS AND MORE IMAGES |
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SEPTEMBER
2019 - Diamonds Are Forever Moon Buggy up for auction |
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The Icons & Legends of Hollywood Auction
Sale Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 - 11:00 AM PDT
UPDATE 26 September 2019
- SOLD FOR $400,000
Lot 430. Sean Connery “James Bond 007” Moon Buggy from
Diamonds Are Forever (EON Prod., 1971). The Moon Buggy was
conceptualized by Academy Award-winning production designer Ken
Adam and built by famed California custom car
designer/fabricator Dean Jeffries. The moon Buggy was used in
the famous chase sequence as James Bond (Sean Connery) escapes
from Willard Whyte's Tectronics Space outside Las Vegas in the
Nevada Desert. The 4-wheeled vehicle is constructed from a
welded tubular steel frame clad in aluminium panelling and
cockpit covered with a Plexiglas dome hinged on one side and a
radar dish unit mounted behind. An “arm” with claw implement is
attached on each side and a red sphere is attached at the rear.
Unlike other Bond vehicles there was only one Moon Buggy built.
Following production it was used as the centre piece of a
worldwide publicity tour to promote the film. Over time it fell
in a state is disrepair until it was
restored in the 1990s by 007
MAGAZINE Editor & Publisher Graham Rye. |
Measures 163
in. long x 101 in. high x 101 in. wide. Exhibits expected age
and wear with left headlight damage. An instantly recognizable
icon in the James Bond franchise. Mechanicals untested. The item
is located in the Eastern United States and special shipping
arrangements will apply. Provenance: CHRISTIE'S South
Kensington, December 14, 2004, Lot 204.
FULL STORY AND MORE IMAGES |
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SEPTEMBER
2019 - BFI to host three anniversary screenings on James Bond Day in
London |
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Sunday
September 29, 2019 James Bond Day – BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd,
Lambeth, London SE1 8XT.
Be shaken and
stirred as the BFI celebrates three James Bond anniversaries,
ahead of global James Bond Day.
Join them for a day of 007 as they celebrate the work of
producers Albert R. ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, who
brought Ian Fleming’s James Bond to the big screen. Aston Martin
will be displaying their new On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Special Edition, and also a
heritage Aston Martin DBS – the same model as seen in
On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service (1969) – outside the Light Box entrance in
Theatre Avenue from 12noon until 6pm.
- Moonraker: 40th
Anniversary Screening + discussion with Bond composer David
Arnold, writer and comedian David Walliams and more guests TBA
- On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service: 50th Anniversary Screening + Q&A with George
Lazenby, hosted by David Walliams
- The World Is Not Enough:
20th Anniversary Screening + intro by composer David Arnold
Joint ticket
offer: all three films for £24, concessions £18 (Members pay £3
less). Book in person or by phone from the BFI Box Office (020
7928 3232). |
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JULY 2019 -
David Hedison (1927-2019) |
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18 July 2019
The American actor David Hedison who played Felix Leiter in
Live And Let Die
(1973) and Licence To
Kill (1989), has died at the age of 92.
Born as Albert
David Hedison to Armenian parents in 1927, he was billed as Al
Hedison in his early film work. In 1959 he was cast as Victor
Sebastian in the short-lived NBC US TV-series Five Fingers,
and changed his name at the request of the network. His most
famous TV role was as Captain Lee Crane in Irwin Allen's
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (1964-68). In 1958 Hedison
starred in the cult classic The Fly opposite horror
legend Vincent Price. David Hedison later appeared in Luella,
a 1964 episode of the British TV series The Saint
starring Roger Moore. The pair maintained their friendship and
were reunited when Hedison was cast as Felix Leiter in Roger
Moore's debut film as James Bond. The pair would also work
together again on North Sea Hijack [Ffolkes in the
USA] in 1980, and The
Naked Face in 1984. In 1989 David Hedison became the first
actor to play CIA Agent Felix Leiter more than once, when he was invited to
reprise the role in Licence to Kill opposite Timothy
Dalton as James Bond. Much television and theatre work followed,
and David Hedison continued to work well into his Eighties.
In 2018 Hedison
provided an introduction for a new hardcover limited edition of
The 007 Diaries as a tribute
to his late friend. Published by The History Press, Roger
Moore's
account of the making of Live And Let Die was originally
published in paperback by PAN Books in 1973. |
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JUNE 2019 -
The Big Gamble - A look back at Licence To Kill on its 30th
anniversary |
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13 June 2019
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Licence To Kill, 007
MAGAZINE looks back at the production of the sixteenth James
Bond film starring Timothy Dalton in his second and final 007
adventure.
The Big Gamble |
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JUNE 2019 -
Restored Aston Martin DB5 originally purchased by EON Productions up
for auction |
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1965 Aston
Martin DB5 up for auction in California
RM Sotheby's - Monterey 15 - 17 August 2019
“The Most Famous Car in the World”
UPDATE August 18, 2019: Sold for £5.26-million ($6,385,000)
One of two
examples directly purchased by EON Productions for the launch of
Thunderball (1965) this restored Aston Martin DB5 is to
be auctioned by RM Sotheby's in Monterey, California.
Sold by RM
Auctions in 2006 for £1.1m, the Aston Martin DB5 has now been
fully restored, including refurbishment of all 13 original
special-effects modifications designed by Goldfinger
Production Designer Ken Adam. The working gadgets are a fabulous
example of the special-effects wizardry of Thunderball
Oscar winner John Stears.
FULL STORY AND MORE IMAGES |
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JUNE 2019 -
007 MAGAZINE Editor & Published interviewed by BBC South East Today |
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5 June 2019
Editor & Publisher Graham Rye was interviewed by BBC South East
as part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations of 007 MAGAZINE.
WATCH THE INTERVIEW
007 MAGAZINE, the world’s
number one publication dedicated to the world of James Bond celebrates its
40th Anniversary in 2019.
Since April 1, 1979, 007 MAGAZINE has faithfully chronicled, debated and
celebrated Ian Fleming's enduring hero. 007 MAGAZINE is renowned for the
consistent excellence of its journalism, the unparalleled variety of its
photographic content and the encyclopaedic depth of its research and
information.
Publisher & Editor, Graham Rye said, “I’m very proud that we’ve reached
this incredible milestone. 007 MAGAZINE has stayed the course and achieved
a treasured status among Bond fans worldwide.”
007 MAGAZINE 40th
Anniversary 1979-2019 |
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JUNE 2019 -
George Lazenby attends
OHMSS50 in Portugal and Switzerland |
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3 June 2019
OHMSS50 the International fan event celebrating the 50th
anniversary of the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret
Service took place this week. Fans and guests started at the
Hotel Palácio in Estoril, Portugal, and then made their way via
Bern to Piz Gloria in Switzerland. James Bond star
George Lazenby was reunited with Terence Mountain at Guincho
Beach in Portugal, where they filmed the memorable opening fight for
On Her Majesty's Secret
Service (1969) 50 years ago.
A media
reception took place at Piz Gloria on June 1st followed by an
evening of entertainment.
Among those attending the event at Piz Gloria with George Lazenby and Terence
Mountain (Raphael), were four of Blofeld's ‘Angels of
Death’ – Catherine Schell (Nancy), Sylvana Henriques (The
Jamaican Girl), Jenny Hanley (The Irish Girl) and Helena Ronee (The
Israeli Girl). Also appearing at Piz Gloria were Steven Saltzman (son of Producer Harry Saltzman),
along with OHMSS editor John Glen and stuntman Vic
Armstrong with his wife Wendy Leech.
REPORT AND MORE IMAGES FROM THE
OHMSS50 CELEBRATIONS |
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MAY 2019 -
‘All the Time in the World’ wedding ring to be auctioned at
Sotheby's |
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23
May 2019
The distinctive ring, one of only two designed by the jeweller Charles
de Temple for the 1969 James Bond film
On Her Majesty's Secret Service,
is to be auctioned at Sotheby's in London on 5 June 2019. The
present owner was a close family friend of Charles de Temple,
and received this ring as a gift from one of de Temple's
financial backers shortly after the film wrapped.
The romantic
message ‘All the Time in the World’ spelled out by the ring's
design is a recurring theme throughout the film, and also the
title of the film's theme song, performed by Louis Armstrong.
The ring's eye-catching bi-coloured design and its unusual
prominence in the film brought de Temple considerable success,
and to meet demand, he produced a limited edition of 50
copies, of a similar design to the original but reading ‘All the
Love in the World’.
FULL STORY AND IMAGES
**UPDATE 6 June 2019 - Sold for £52,500** |
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MAY 2019 -
Aston Martin recreates iconic Goldfinger DB5 |
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18 May 2019
The iconic Aston Martin DB5 is back, thanks to a unique
collaboration between Aston Martin and EON Productions, the
company that produces the James Bond films with Metro Goldwyn
Mayer Studios.
Following the successful DB4 G.T. continuation project, a series
of 25 Goldfinger DB5 continuation editions, will be
created for customers by Aston Martin Works and EON Productions.
The Goldfinger DB5 continuation will be based on James
Bond’s legendary car from 1964 and built by Aston Martin Works
at Newport Pagnell – the original home of the DB5. They will be
authentic reproductions of the DB5 seen on screen, with some
sympathetic modifications to ensure the highest levels of build
quality and reliability.
This
authenticity will extend to include functioning gadgets such as
revolving number plates and more, which were made famous in
Goldfinger. The gadgets will be co-developed with Oscar®-winner
Chris Corbould, special effects supervisor from the James Bond
films. Officially sanctioned by Aston Martin and EON
Productions, all the Goldfinger edition cars will be
produced to one specification - Silver Birch paint - just like
the original.
FULL STORY AND IMAGES |
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MAY 2019 -
James Bond actor George Lazenby launches official website |
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17 May 2019
George Lazenby, the most enigmatic and complex actor to play
007 launches his signature website today:
georgelazenbyofficial.com
In 1969, George
Lazenby starred as Ian Fleming’s James Bond in
On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service – his groundbreaking single shot 007 revered by
fans around the world and by film directors such as Steven
Soderbergh and Christopher Nolan.
The GL site
will complement his official pages on both
Facebook &
Instagram. The official George Lazenby pages will give fans
exclusive access to news, information, and behind-the-scenes
secrets from George’s future endeavours, storied career, and
remarkable life, including the upcoming celebration of his 007
adventure, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, in Portugal
and Switzerland.
To kick it all
off, George has left the following message:
“Dear Friends & Fans,
I’m happy to welcome you to my website. It’ll be a journey
through my life and times. Becoming Bond and beyond – from my
life as the second James Bond through my films in Hong Kong to
portraying Superman’s father – with kids, golf, tennis and
motorcycles in between. I look forward to celebrating the 50th
Anniversary of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service with you
all. Just can’t believe 1969 was so long ago. Sometimes it
really does feel like we have all the time in the world.
Love & best wishes to all. And thanks for your continued
support. Much appreciated.
George”
Stay tuned as
https://georgelazenbyofficial.com and its social media
channels will be continuously updated including the many 50th
anniversary screenings of OHMSS around the world and
personal appearances of George Lazenby himself. |
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MAY 2019 -
LIVE AND LET DIE is the eighth BBC Radio 4 Ian Fleming drama
adaptation |
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4 May 2019
James Bond sets out on his most exotic adventure yet as he
travels through New York, Florida and Jamaica on the hunt for
notorious criminal Mr Big. LIVE AND LET DIE marks the eighth
Bond classic Martin Jarvis has directed for radio.
Bond successfully tracks down the monstrous Mr Big in Harlem,
New York. Big is importing priceless gold coins to finance
Russian spy operations and captures Bond. As Bond tries to
unravel the mastermind’s plan, he meets the enchanting
tarot-card reader Solitaire who has also been taken hostage.
The pair escape in order to pursue the source of the gold,
heading first to Florida where Solitaire is captured by Mr Big's
minions. 007 then continues to Jamaica in order to rescue
Solitaire, recover the treasure and bring Mr Big to justice.
4 May 2019
BBC Radio 4.
Listen
online after broadcast |
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APRIL 2019 - David Picker (1931-2019) |
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NEW YORK
1967: United Artists executive David
Picker photographed in front of the 260-feet wide by
60-feet tall animated billboard, which dominated the
Broadway skyline above the Astor and Victoria Theatres
in the months before the New York opening of You Only Live
Twice on June 13, 1967. |
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20
April 2019
David Picker, who was part of the United Artists executive
team that struck the deal with Harry Saltzman & Albert R.
Broccoli to launch the James film series, has died aged 87.
Picker was among the United Artists executives who, in 1961,
held a meeting in New York with Saltzman and Broccoli to
finalise the deal to produce
Dr. No for a budget
of $1-million. He was then head of production for the studio,
which was led by Arthur Krim (1910-1994).
In 1969, Picker became president and chief operating officer at
United Artists. Following George Lazenby's departure from the
series, Saltzman and Broccoli signed American actor
John Gavin to star as the new
James Bond in Diamonds
Are Forever (1971). Nervous about the introduction of
yet another new Bond after the less than stunning box-office
returns for On Her
Majesty’s Secret Service, United Artists were convinced
there was still only one actor who could guarantee a smash –
Sean Connery. In February 1971 Picker informed the producers
that he would authorise the payment of a huge salary to hook
Connery. Picker flew to London with an unprecedented offer; a
staggering basic fee of $1.25 million and a 10% cut of the gross
profits. Furthermore, Picker promised Sean Connery that United
Artists would financially back any two films of his choosing; to
either star in or direct. One of those films turned out to be
the gritty police drama The Offence (1972), for which
Connery gave one of his best performances; the other project
never materialised. With Connery signed for one more film John
Gavin's contract was paid in full, and Diamonds Are Forever
was a huge international hit at the box-office.
Picker left United Artists in the 1970s and for a time became a
producer himself, later holding executive jobs at Paramount and
Columbia Pictures. |
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APRIL 2019 - Nadja Regin (1931-2019) |
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8
April 2019
The Serbian born actress Nadja Regin who appeared in
two James Bond films, has died at the age of 87.
Nadja played
the mistress of Kerim Bey (Pedro Armendariz) in
From Russia
With Love (1963), and a year later appeared in the
pre-credit sequence of Goldfinger as nightclub dancer
Bonita, opposite Sean Connery as James Bond.
Her TV roles
included The Avengers, Danger Man, The Saint and Dixon
of Dock Green.
In the 1970s she moved away from acting and became a script
reader most notably for Hammer Films.
More recently she devoted her time to writing and her novel
The Victims and the Fools was published as an ebook under
her full name Nadja Poderegin. She has also written a children's
story The Puppet Planet and was working on her memoirs at
the time of her death.
Read 007 MAGAZINE's
exclusive in-depth interview with the two-time Bond Girl: “The
biggest strength you can have is love!” |
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MARCH 2019 - Tania Mallet (1941-2019) |
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31 March
2019
British model and actress Tania Mallet, best known for her
role as Tilly Masterson in
Goldfinger (1964),
has died at the age of 77.
Tania Mallet
began her modelling career as a teenager, becoming
one of the most famous faces of the 1950s and 1960s via her
frequent appearances in Vogue and other high-profile
fashion magazines.
James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli saw a picture of her in a bikini and
she was screen tested for the role of
Tatiana Romanova in From Russia With Love (1963). The
role ultimately went to Italian actress Daniela Bianchi, but the
producers remembered Mallet and cast her as Tilly Masterson
in the third James Bond film in 1964. Although Goldfinger
was Mallet's only film appearance she remained popular on the
fan circuit in recent years, and appeared at
The James Bond
007 International Fan Club 4th Annual Christmas Lunch at
Pinewood Studios in 1996, where she was re-united with director Guy
Hamilton, and co-stars Shirley Eaton and Desmond Llewelyn. |
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MARCH 2019 - Shane Rimmer (1929-2019) |
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29 March
2019
Canadian actor Shane Rimmer who played a NASA technician in
You Only Live Twice
(1967), Tom (uncredited) in
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971), and USS Wayne Captain Carter in
The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977) has died at the age of 89.
Rimmer
emigrated to England in the late-1950s and most memorably
provided the voice of Scott Tracy in the classic Gerry Anderson
TV series Thunderbirds (1965-66), and also in the two
spin-off feature films Thunderbird Are Go (1966) and
Thunderbird 6 (1968). Rimmer had a long association with
producer Gerry Anderson and also wrote scripts and provided
uncredited voices for Anderson's subsequent Supermarionation
productions Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons (1967–68),
Joe 90 (1968–69) and The Secret Service (1969), he
also appeared in episodes of the live-action series UFO
(1970) and The Protectors (1972–74). Rimmer also provided
voices for Space: 1999 (1975–77), and guest-starred in
the episode “Space Brain” (1976). Rimmer was one of a handful of
American and Canadian actors based in the UK who were the
‘go-to’ performers when a US character was needed in a British
based film or TV series. This led to roles in many films
including Dr. Strangelove (1964) as Captain “Ace” Owens,
and small parts in Superman: The Movie (1977),
Superman II (1980) and Superman III (1983). Rarely
out of work during his 50-year career, Shane Rimmer also had a
small uncredited role in Star Wars (1977), which was also
filmed in England. In addition to his three on-screen
performances in James Bond films, Shane Rimmer also provided the
voice of Hamilton (played by Richard Dix) which amounted to just
one line of dialogue in the pre-credit sequence of
Live And Let Die
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MARCH 2019 - Eunice Gayson BAFTA memorial |
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FEBRUARY 2019 - Albert Finney (1936-2019) |
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7 February
2019
Albert Finney, who memorably played James Bond's faithful
Scottish
gamekeeper Kincade in
Skyfall (2012)
has died at the age of 82.
Born in Salford
in 1936, Albert Finney trained as an actor at the Royal Academy
of Dramatic Art, where he was in the same class as Alan Bates and
Peter O'Toole. Starting his acting career in the theatre
in the late 1950s, he originated the role of Billy Liar
on stage in 1960. Finney then capitalised on the growing interest in
working-class dramas, and was cast in a small role
opposite Laurence Olivier in John Osborne's The Entertainer
(1960), directed by Tony Richardson. This then led to him being cast as the lead in
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), where he played
factory worker and ‘angry young man’ Arthur Seaton. Finney then
screen-tested but later turned down the role of T.E. Lawrence in
David Lean's epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The part
ultimately went to his RADA classmate Peter O'Toole. Director Tony
Richardson then cast him as the lead in the bawdy period-comedy
Tom Jones (1963) which was a massive world-wide hit,
winning four Oscars including Best Film.
In 1968 Finney
returned to Manchester to star in and direct Charlie Bubbles. Written by Shelagh
Delaney, another key figure in the 1960s ‘kitchen sink’
movement, Charlie Bubbles was a
comedy-drama about a successful writer returning to his home
town after achieving success in London. In the 1970s Finney
appeared in a variety of different roles including the musical Scrooge
(1970), Gumshoe (1971), and memorably as Hercule Poirot in
Agatha Christie's Murder On The Orient Express (1974),
where he played opposite Sean Connery. Later screen roles
included ‘Sir’ in The Dresser (1983), for which Finney
was nominated for an Academy Award; and as Winston Churchill in
The Gathering Storm (2002), which earned him a BAFTA, Golden
Globe, and Emmy award as best actor. Finney twice turned down
official honours in the UK, declining to accept a C.B.E. in
1980, and later a knighthood in 2000. His final film role was as
Kincade in Skyfall (2012). |
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FEBRUARY 2019 - Presales now open for DRIVEN: 007 x SPYSCAPE |
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Your 24 hour
presale window for tickets to the first ever official James Bond
exhibition in New York, DRIVEN: 007 x SPYSCAPE is now open. You
can
buy tickets here by applying your exclusive code DRIVEN at
checkout. Capacity is limited so we recommend you and your
friends purchase tickets today to avoid disappointment.
Discover 007 from a different perspective in this brand new
exhibition. The multi-sensory experience explores the creative
process behind the 007 movies while revealing the secrets of
James Bond’s iconic Aston Martin DB5. Investigate gadgets in Q’s
lab, examine original concept art in Oscar®-winning Production
Designer Sir Ken Adam’s studio and peek behind the scenes of
Skyfall’s explosive finale.
Tickets for March 8th onwards are now available - surprise your
family and friends with the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. |
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JANUARY 2019 - Nick Finlayson (1955-2019) |
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Nick Finlayson, who
was affectionately known by many as ‘The real Q’, passed away on 21
January 2019, at
the age of 63.
Nick, like many SFX technicians before him, perfected his craft
working for puppetry/miniatures pioneer Gerry Anderson on the
television show Terrahawks before moving on to 10 Bond
productions; Aliens; Christian Bale's Batman and the
Tomb Raider movies, to name only a few. Nick worked on Bond from
1985 on A View To A Kill as part of the Special Effects team
followed by The Living Daylights and
Licence To Kill;
however, it was not until Pierce Brosnan's tenure as 007 on
GoldenEye that Nick fell under the spotlight as the creator of
Bond's life saving gadgets, including the Piton Gun used in the
pre-titles sequence, customising a Ranger paintball gun as the donor
weapon. Nick crafted two practical/hero functional weapons and a
rubber and resin solid stunt version cast from the hero prop for Wayne
Michaels to use when doubling as Bond in the death-defying world
record bungee jump in the pre-credit sequence for GoldenEye.
FULL OBITUARY
GoFundMe page set up to help raise money for Nick’s wife,
Cici. |
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JANUARY 2019 - Michel Legrand (1932-2019) |
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26 January
2019
Michel Legrand, the Oscar-winning composer of ‘The Windmills
of Your Mind’ from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) has
died at the age of 86. To James Bond fans he is best known as
the composer of the instrumental score for Never Say Never
Again, Sean Connery's 1983 comeback film as 007.
In a long and
distinguished career spanning more than 50 years, Legrand wrote
over 200 film and TV scores. Also an accomplished jazz pianist,
Legrand was known for his often jazz-tinged music and has
collaborated with such stars as Miles Davis, Ray Charles, Frank
Sinatra and Edith Piaf among others.
See also:
Never Say Never Again
(1983) FACT FILE
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