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Yes, I do believe that Tom Mankiewicz was the one above all who pushed for it. American writer, American locations. I still hold both the book and film as two of the most unique Bond adventures for several reasons.
But yes, LALD was ripe for adaptation at the right time.
It's kind of like Dolly's braces, but I can never remember whether Solitaire in the book is written as black or white. Setting Jane Seymour aside for a moment (she's better as an actress than many who preceded her), the idea of Diana Ross in this film is also intriguing.
"Her face was pale, with the pallor of white families that have lived long in the tropics. But it contained no trace of the usual exhaustion which the tropics impart to the skin and hair. The eyes were blue, alight and disdainful, but, as they gazed into his with a touch of humour, he realized they contained some message for him personally. It quickly vanished as his own eyes answered. Her hair was blue-black and fell heavily to her shoulders. She had high cheekbones and a wide, sensual mouth which held a hint of cruelty. Her jawline was delicate and finely cut. It showed decision and an iron will which were repeated in the straight, pointed nose. Part of the beauty of the face lay in its lack of compromise. It was a face born to command. The face of the daughter of a French Colonial slave-owner."
The last section makes the book's racial politics even more provocative: the descendant of a slave owner (with a face born to command!) has become the slave of a black master (and obeys his commands). It's up to Bond to steal the white woman away from her blackmaster.
I can't remember if my avatar is the cover of a version of LALD or Thunderball. One or the other.
November 11 - Armistice Day and Bond's day. Happy Birthday James Bond!