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2022: The Smithsonian presents an evening lecture/seminar 60 Years of Bond, James Bond.
Available on Zoom for a fee.
Sean Connery on location in Amsterdam shooting Diamonds Are Forever
(Dutch National Archives/License: CC BY-SA 3.0 NL)
2024: Bastille Day, La Fête nationale in France.
1932: Nina van Pallandt is born--Copenhagen, Denmark.
1963: From Russia With Love films the final scene on location in Venice.
1967: The You Only Live Twice soundtrack debuts in the US eventually topping at #27.
1975: Bond comic The Black Ruby Caper finishes its run in The Daily Express.
(Started 19 February 1975. 2781–2897) Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/tbrc.php3
https://www.popoptiq.com/double-oh-comics-009-black-ruby-caper/
Swedish Semic Press 1976
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1976.php3?s=comics&id=01835
("Codename: Black Storm" -
The Black Ruby Caper)
Tamil Star comics https://www.comicsroyale.com/foreign-reprints#/star-comics/
Danish 1977 http://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007-dk-no41-1977/
"Kodenavn: Sorte Storm"
[Codename: Black Storm]
1983: Comic strip Polestar ends its run in The Daily Express, mid-way through the story. (Began 23 May 1983. 625-719) Complete versions eventually published in non-UK media. John McLusky, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
Swedish Semic Comic 1984
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1982.php3?s=comics&id=02218
(Project Polestar -
The Paradise Plot [Part 2])
1993: Hodder & Stoughton publish John Gardner's Bond novel Never Send Flowers, misspelling a main character's name on the dustjacket.
2002: Vogue reports on a new Bond Girl brand of perfume and cosmetics.
2020: An Instagram post shows James Bond ready for action in No Time To Die.
1963: Ian Fleming responds to Norman Felton's letter of 8 July, in part on the Solo project.
1979: Maclean's prints Lawrence O'Toole's review of Moonraker--"007 at Zero Gravity."
1987: 鐵金剛大戰 特務飛龍 (Tiě jīngāng dàzhàn tèwù fēilóng; Iron King Wars Agent Flying Dragon)
Hong Kong release.
2010: Activision press release announces James Bond 007: Blood Stone.
"I'll Take It All" performed by Jess Stone and Dave Stewart and The Eurythmics
Blood Stone. 20:29 worth
OHMSS50 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service 50th Anniversary Concert Piz Gloria Fan Event.
2020: The Malay Mail reports on author William Boyd's proposal for fictional James Bond's real world flat in London.
A file picture of Ian Fleming, a British journalist, secret service agent and writer. — AFP pic
2024: Ian Fleming Publications announces three-way auction winner Zaffre (Bonnier Books UK) to publish mysteries featuring the Q character. And maybe some Bond. First is Quantum of Menace due October 2025.
1922: Tetsurô Tamba is born--Tokyo, Japan.
(He dies 24 September 2006 at age 84--Tokyo, Japan.)
1944: Catherine Schell is born--Budapest, Hungary.
1959: Laurence Evans from MCA offers advice to Fleming on Bond film deals.
1963: From Russia With Love films the helicopter assault on Bond and Tatiana.
1963: Jonathan Cape's Michael Howard writes Richard Chopping regarding Fleming's opinion for elements of the eventual You Only Live Twice dust cover.
1977: BBC2 for the Open University airs its documentary Mass Communication and Society, an in-depth record of The Spy Who Loved Me film production. Eight parts.
1990: Putnam and Sons publishes John Gardner's Bond novel Brokenclaw in the US. Hyphenated.
1997: Tomorrow Never Dies films the stealth barge action. Pierce Brosnan splits his lip on a stuntman's helmet, receives eight stitches.
2004: Francis Patrick (Pat) Roach dies at age 67-- Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.
(Born 19 May 1937--Birmingham, England.)
Roach's grave in Bromsgrove
2018: Final day to object to settlement of a class action suit on the labeling of James Bond DVD/Blu-ray box sets.
Eric Gapstur, artist. Greg Pak, writer.
2020: Writer William Boyd proposes the fictional James Bond's real world address.
Wellington Square, Chelsea, London| J Marshall - Tribaleye Images/Alamy
July 17, 2020
1913: Eric Pohlmann is born--Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
(He dies 25 July 1979 at age 66--Bad Reichenall, Bavaria, Germany.)
1930: Burt Kwouk is born--Warrington, Cheshire, England.
(He dies 24 May 2016 at age 85--Hampstead, London, England.)
Burt Kwouk, right, was a regular co-star with Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther films,
including Return of the Pink Panther, 1975. Photograph: SNAP/Rex/Shutterstock
1940: James Brolin is born--Los Angeles, California.
1963: El satánico Dr. No (The Satanic Dr. No) released in Argentina.
1964: Chris Cornell is born--Seattle, Washington.
(He dies 18 May 2017 at age 52--Detroit, Michigan.)
Chris Cornell on stage just hours before his death - video report Note: most sources confirm his death as on 18 May 2017.
1979: Moonraker released in South Africa.
1983: People Weekly celebrates Bond's Babes.
1988: Licence to Kill filming begins at Churubusco Studios, Mexico City. (Filming ends 18 November.)
1989: The Christian Science Monitor prints David Sterritt's film review "In 007's Latest, Violent Outing Dalton Finds Room to Grow."
2015: Glu Mobile releases menu-based role-playing game James Bond: World of Espionage as a free app for the Android and iOS platforms.
James Bond: World of Espionage (by Glu Games Inc.) - iOS / Android - HD Gameplay Trailer
Lego Aston Martin DB58
2019: Albert David Hedison Jr. dies at age 92--Los Angeles, California.
(Born 20 May 1927--Providence, Rhode Island.)
2020 An Aston Martin DB5 is stolen at Hawthorn Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.
1966: Lucrezia Lante della Rovere is born--Rome, Lazio, Italy.
1988: Licence to Kill films Felix Leiter disagreeing with something that eats him.
1989: Licencia para matar (Catalan tite, Llicència per matar) released in Spain.
Not to be confused with this 1975 film. Or 1965 film.
2016: Garry Trent Marshall dies at age 81--Burbank, California.
(Born 13 November 1934--The Bronx, New York City, New York.)
The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jul 2020
Variety, Jul 19, 2016
The Washington Post, 20 July 2016
Luca Casalanguida, artist. Andy Diggle, writer.
2021: Royal Albert Hall's 150th anniversary anticipates a new composition from David Arnold.
2022: Last day for Rocket League promotion of the Bond 60th Anniversary.
James Bond Theme player anthem is in the Rocket League Item Shop for 300 Credits, let's hear it.... (1:55)
007’s Aston Martin DB5 Arrives in Rocket League (0:48)
Rocket League James Bond Aston Martin Valhalla Trailer (0:55)
1938: Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE is born--Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
(She dies 20 September 2020 at age 82--London, England.)
Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in “The Avengers.”
Credit...Terry Disney/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images
Ms. Rigg in “The Assassination Bureau,” released in 1969.
Credit...Bob Dear/Associated Press
In “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” starring Ms. Rigg and George Lazenby, right,
she played the only one of James Bond’s love interests to marry the secret agent.
Credit...United Artists
Ms. Rigg had a late-career success as the outspoken and demanding
Lady Olenna Tyrell on “Game of Thrones.”
Credit...Helen Sloan/HBO
Ms. Rigg at a party in New York to celebrate her 80th birthday, in July 2018.
Credit...Rebecca Smeyne for The New York Times
1960: Ian Fleming writes a letter to Richard Chopping soliciting book cover art for Thunderball.
1971: Diamonds Are Forever films OO7 stealing a moon buggy.
1985: A View to a Kill released in Davao, the Philippines.
1989: The Lantern reviews Licence to Kill.
2006: Principal photography is a wrap for Casino Royale.
2006: Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat reports Chris Cornell is working on the Bond title song.
2006: SuperHeroHype reports news at the time projecting a 2 May 2008(!) release for BOND 22.
2018: The Guardian reports BOND 25 will feature a Russian villain. [Later changed.]
Daniel Craig will play the central role in the as-yet-untitled 25th Bond film.
Photograph: Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
2023: MG Car Show includes a classic 1973 MGB from a 1974 Bond film at Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
1973 MG B Roadster [ADO23]
https://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_3122-MG-B-ADO23-1973.html
1973: United Artists release the Live and Let Die soundtrack.
1988: Licence to Kill films OO7 attacking Q.
2012: BBC Radio 4 airs its third Bond radio drama: From Russia With Love. Toby Stephens returns.
(Born 8 March 1926--Reus, Spain.)
2021: Dynamite Entertainment releases James Bond Agent of Spectre #5.
Luca Casalanguida, artist. Christos Gage, writer.
1940: The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) begins work that lasts until 15 January 1946, preceding MI6.
1955: Willem Defoe is born--Appleton, Wisconsin.
1967: The Casino Royale soundtrack charts.
1974: Claudio Santamaria is born--Rome, Italy.
1974: The Man with the Golden Gun films OO7 and Goodnight escaping explosions on Scaramanga's island.
1981: The Los Angeles Times reveals the story of a found kinescope--the 1954 Casino Royale.
2011: Linda Christian dies at age 87--Palm Desert, California.
(Born 13 November 1923--Tampico, Mexico.)
Linda Christian’s first ambition was to become a doctor,
but her outstanding beauty led her into the movies.
Photograph: Bob Landry/Time & Life Pictures
Valerie Mathis and CIA Agent Jimmy Bond
Diego Rivera painting.
2015: A new Spectre trailer comes available.
2021 Update:
2021: Return performances by the British Army of The Sword and the Crown, with the highlight of a James Bond suite. Buckingham Palace.
Queen's Guard playing James Bond Theme (2013)
2023: Shaken, Not Stirred at The Martini Bar, The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas.
1921: Robert James Brown is born--Swanage, Dorset, England.
(He dies 11 November 2003 at age 82--Swanage, Dorset, England.)
1963: Lotte Lenya finishes filming with the scene riding in a taxi next to Red Grant.
1977: Title song "Nobody Does It Better" charts in the US, eventually reaches #2.
1980: Roger Moore signs a one-picture contract to do For Your Eyes Only.
1983: Octopussy released in Sweden.
1987: The New York Museum of Modern Art end its 007 exhibition (started 5 June) and a total fourteen screenings of Bond films. Producer Broccoli previously presented 35mm prints of each with the promise of future films.
1998: John Richard Hopkins dies at age 67--Woodland Hills, California.
(Born 27 January 1931--London, England.)
2019: Dr Monica Germanà comments on Lashana Lynch as the new 007.
Dr Monica Germanà
2020: A couple images of No Time To Die with Bond in Jamaica come available via Instagram.
Daniel Craig as James Bond in Jamaica during 'No Time to Die'. (Credit: Instagram/007)
Lashana Lynch and Daniel Craig in a still from 'No Time To Die'. (Credit: Eon/Universal)
Free registration. 12:00 pm EST.
1947: David Meyer is born--Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
1947: Anthony "Tony" Meyer is born--Watford, Hertfordshire, England.
1971: Diamonds Are Forever films OO7 helping Marie get something off her chest.
1980: Peter Sellers dies at age 54--Middlesex Hospital, London, England.
(Born: 8 September 1925--Portsmouth, England.)
1981: A three-day James Bond Weekend begins in Century City, California.
George Lazenby and Hervé Villechaize in attendance.
1986: The New York Times prints Stephen Farber's piece, " 'Remington Steele' Gets Reprieve".
2009: Titan Books re-releases the James Bond comic strip The Girl Machine.
Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
2010: The James Bond 007: Blood Stone intro reveals the Joss Stone song "I'll Take It All".
Joss Stone & Dave Stewart - I'll Take It All (OST James Bond 007 Blood Stone) (4:01)
James Bond 007: Blood Stone - Pedal to the Metal Achievement / Trophy (2:54 age restricted)
2021: Comic-Con online panel "Dynamite: All the Big Reveals" features writers Rodney Barnes, Jimmy Palmotti and Fred Van Lente. And Red Sonja, James Bond, Elvira Meets Vincent Price. Saturday 5 to 6 p.m. EST.
1963: Ian Fleming comments on death to Hilary Bray.
1979: Eric Pohlmann dies at age 65--Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Germany.
(Born 18 July 1913--Vienna, Austria-Hungary.)
2015: BBC Radio 4 airs its fifth James Bond radio drama, Diamonds Are Forever.
Cast includes Toby Stephens, Stacy Keach.
1930: Mary Barbara Jefford OBE is born--Plymstock, Plymouth, Devon, England.
(She dies 12 September 2020 at age 90--London, England.)
Barbara Jefford and Milo O'Shea in their early courting scene from the film 'Ulysses', 1967.
(Photo Credit: Continental/Getty Images)
Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova, Molly Peters as Patricia Fearing, Caroline Munro as Naomi.
(Photo Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer & United Artists & MovieStillsDB)
Michael Redgrave and Barbara Jefford in Tiger at the Gates
(Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Barbara Jefford and Maurice Roeves smiling near tree branch in a scene from the film ‘Ulysses’, 1967.
(Photo Credit: Continental Distributing/Getty Images)
Barbara Jefford poses during a photo call held on January 12, 2005 at her home in London, England.
(Photo Credit: Cambridge Jones/Getty Images)
1939: The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve appoints Ian Fleming as Lieutenant-Commander. Special Branch.
1967: Casino Royale released in Mexico.
1971: Diamonds Are Forever films the lift fight between Bond and Peter Franks.
1979: Moonraker released in Australia.
1987: The LA Times reports Timothy Dalton says he was first approached for the Bond role in the early 1970s.
2004: Peugot cease and desist their contentious pronunciation of the 1007 mini-MPV.
2012: Madonna performs her "Die Another Day"/"Beautiful Killer" mashup during the MDNA Tour, Paris, France.
2020: Asahi Shimbun reports on Toyota manufacturing classic sports car replacement parts--includes the 2000GT.
The Toyota 2000GT, for which Toyota Motor Corp. will reproduce and sell replacement parts
(Provided by Toyota Motor Corp.)
Toyota will reproduce and sell replacement parts including gears for its 2000GT sports car.
(Provided by Toyota Motor Corp.)
Only 337 units of the Toyota 2000GT were produced between 1967 and 1970.
(Provided by Toyota Motor Corp.)
2022: Cinema Nova screens The Other Fellow at Melbourne, Australia.
1922: Adolfo Celi is born--Messina, Sicily, Italy.
(He dies 19 February 1986 at age 63--Siena, Tuscany, Italy.)
1963: The Dr. No soundtrack enters US charts eventually reaching #82.
1966: At a press conference in Japan Sean Connery comments--"Japanese women are just not sexy."
1968: Maria Grazia Cucinotta is born--Messina, Sicily, Italy.
1987: Cathleen McGuigan in Newsweek reviews The Living Daylights.
2007: Park Circus re-releases Goldfinger digital prints in the UK at 150 multiplex cinemas. It charts number 12 at the weekly box office.
2012: BBC News reports on Olympic events.
Daniel Craig with co-stars in the coming Bond film Skyfall
2017: GQ proposes Bourne better than Bond.
2022: News outlets report actress Jane Seymour says she'd play Solitaire again.
1964: The Goldfinger production's last day for Honor Blackman includes publicity shots, dialogue recording.
1977: The New York Times prints Janet Maslin's film review "'Spy Who Loved' A Bit Long on Bond".
Swedish
1989: The Palm Beach Post prints "Bond Violence Gets Artistic 'Licence.'"
Timothy Dalton James Bond 007 Lark Cigarette Advert.
1991: The New York Times prints " 'Casino Royale' Is an LP Bond With a Gilt Edge" by Richard Panek.
2007: Female First reports Chris Cornell almost turned down the Bond theme opportunity.
2012: William F. Milliken, Jr. dies at age 101--Williamsville, New York.
(Born 18 April 1911--Old Town, Maine.)
William F. Milliken interview at EAA 2006 - Part 1 - Meeting Charles Lindbergh
William F. Milliken interview at EAA 2006 - Part 2 - First airplane
2023: Shaken, Not Stirred at The Martini Bar, The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, The Bahamas.
1953: Ian Fleming responds to publisher Jonathan Cape's comments on American publisher Macmillan.
1965: El regreso del agente 007 (The Return of Agent 007) released in Mexico.
1982: Harold Sakata (Tosh Togo) dies at age 62--Honolulu, Hawaii.
(Born 1 July 1920--Holualoa, Hawaii.)
(Born 1 March 1910--Belgravia, London, England.)
Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven in "The Bishop's Wife." (File photo)
David Niven, left, and Kim Hunter in "Stairway to Heaven. (File photo)
Shirley MacLaine, David Niven and Cantinflas in "Around the World in 80 Days."
(File photo)
On the set of The Sea Wolves.
1986: Timothy Dalton signs a contract.
1987: Dah Smrti (Breath of Death) released in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
https://twitter.com/007collector
2008: Announcement reveals Jack White & Alicia Keys to collaborate on title song "Another Way to Die"--a duet.
2011: Daniel Craig confirms a plan to use India locations for BOND 23 and pre-titles train action.
(Parker Signed Edition Hardcover).
2021: James Bond's Aston Martin goes to Rocket League.
Rocket League x James Bond 007's Aston Martin arrives in Rocket League
1945: Maud Russell writes about Ian Fleming in her diary.
1964: Bons baisers de Russie (Good Kisses From Russia) released in France.
1987: The Living Daylights released in Luxembourg.
1989: 007 Vendetta privata (007 Private Vendetta) released in Italy.
1997: Tomorrow Never Dies films Wai Lin's capture by Carver’s men.
2006: Another fire at Pinewood Studios.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/5229624.stm
2014: Guernsey Post releases a set of stamps and other limited edition items that celebrate Ian Fleming.
2019: Abigail Gardner and Ros Jennings in Aging and Popular Music in Europe propose a reclamation of Fleming material through Shirley Bassey and Kanye West.
2021: Happy Inceptiversary--the Inception Fandom vs. Bond Fandom annual battle finishes.
007: The City of the Dead Trailer
Something Evil Comes This Way
1944: Maud Russell writes about Ian Fleming in her diary.
1955: Nick Finlayson is born--Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
(He dies 21 January 2019 at age 63--Esher, Surrey, England.)
1960: Ian Fleming begins a second series of articles in The Sunday Times, the first on Hamburg, later to become part of Thrilling Cities published by Jonathan Cape.
1971: Sean Connery and cast film in Amsterdam.
1985: A View to a Kill released in Colombia.
1987: The New York Times reports Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson sought to take the latest film to the origins of Bond, but producer Broccoli disagreed. They did agree on presenting a more serious film.
1987: The Living Daylights released in the US. Daily Variety (4 August) calls its first three day earnings the best ever for the franchise. Also the widest release on 1,728 screens.
1987: Rita Kempley reviews The Living Daylights in The Washington Post.
1987: Candice Russell reviews The Living Daylights in the South Florida Sun Sentinel in her piece "Timothy Dalton Puts Class Back in James Bond".
2010: Tom Mankiewicz dies at age 68--Los Angeles, California.
(Born 1 June 1942--Los Angeles, California.)
Roger Moore with Jane Seymour as Solitaire in Live and Let Die (1973),
Moore’s first appearance as 007, with screenwriting by Mankiewicz, below
Photograph: Allstar; Al Seib/Photoshot
Tom Mankiewicz
Bardem won an Oscar in 2008 for his role in
No Country for Old Men
Daniel Craig's James Bond features in
another newly released Skyfall
2022: George Jetson is born.
1930: Lionel Bart is born--Stepney, London, England.
(He dies 3 April 1999 at age 68--Hammersmith, London, England.)
(He dies 5 October 2014 at age 84--New York City, New York.)
Mr. Holder, the multitalented artist, and ebullient performer died Sunday at 84.
Credit Erin Combs/Toronto Star, via Getty Images
Mr. Holder at the opening of the Broadway musical “The Lion King” in 1997 accompanied by his wife,
the dancer Carmen de Lavallade. He made his own Broadway debut in 1954.
Credit Nancy Siesel/The New York Times
1942: Giancarlo Giannini is born--La Spezia, Liguria, Italy.
1965: Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE, is born--Reading, Berkshire, England.
1970: Robert Brownjohn dies at age 44--London, England.
(Born 8 August 1925--Newark, New Jersey.)
1979: Moonraker released in Colombia.
1979: 太空城 鐵金剛勇破 (Tiě jīngāng yǒng pò tàikōng chéng; Iron King Space city) released in Hong Kong.
https://talkcinema.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/大堂海報:手作版與原裝版/
http://playitagain.info/site/1979/moonraker/
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av12518630/
1984: A View to a Kill principal photography kicks off at Pinewood with Roger Moore.
1990: Hodder & Stoughton publish John Gardner's Bond novel Brokenclaw.
Mike Grell, Dameon Willich and Mark Jones, artists. Mike Grell, writer.
Mario Capaldi, artist. Featuring Odd Job and Walker D. Plank.
Paul Gulacy, artist. Doug Moench, writer.
https://www.comicsroyale.com/dark-horse/r97ubeqpmg192vlwmr6jijqiryeu6r
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/panel-pages/paul-gulacy-james-bond-007-serpent-s-tooth-2-page-28-original-art-dark-horse-acme-comics-1992-/a/121930-17086.s
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/asa.php3
https://www.comicsroyale.com/dark-horse/cslpf7lonvt9q7jxvy1pd53jjvywuo
https://www.comicsroyale.com/goldeneyetopps-comics#/a-silent-armageddon/
2013: Cover reveal for William Boyd's Bond novel SOLO to be published by Random House.
1910: Jack Whittingham is born--Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
(He dies 3 July 1972 at age 61--Valletta, Malta.)
1949: Madeline Smith is born--Garfield, Sussex, England.
1961: First flight of the Wallis WA-116 Agile, a British autogyro.
1974: The Man With the Golden Gun films the final game of cat and mouse in Scaramanga's funhouse.
1976: The scheduled date for The Spy Who Loved Me to begin filming, after Kevin McClory's failed legal attempts to block that production and receive rights to Bond material beyond just remaking Thunderball.
1982: Octopussy lead actress Maud Adams tells the Los Angeles Times she screen tested with James Brolin.
2012: Vintage Publishing releases eight Fleming Bond novels in paperback.
Rapha Lobosco, artist. Benjamin Percy, writer.
2020: The Simple Things celebrates scrambled eggs and James Bond.
Photography: Clare Winfield
https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/james-bond-food.htm
1937: Steven Berkoff is born--Stepney, London, England.
1977: The Spy Who Loved Me released in the US.
1981: Warner Brothers releases "For Your Eyes Only" as a 7" single.
B-side instrumental.
1987: Lawrence O'Toole reviews The Living Daylights in Maclean's.
2004: A US District Court decides the copyright infringement case involving "The World Is Not Enough".
1901: Louis Armstrong is born--New Orleans, Louisiana.
(He dies 6 July 1971 at age 69--New York City, New York.)
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band (first recording for Louis Armstrong), Gennett Studios, Richmond, Indiana, 1923.
And his last.
1960: In a letter to artist Richard Chopping, Ian Fleming requests his services for 200 guineas.
1969: John Barry signs on to score On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
1983: Chris Celichowski reviews Octopussy in Pointer Magazine.
1988: Licence to Kill films Q assisting OO7 to board the Wavekrest.
2001: Pierce Brosnan weds Keely Shaye Smith at Ballintubber Abbey, County Mayo, Ireland.
2022
2008: Sony Ericsson reveals its James Bond themed C902 phone and Pocket Gamer.
2017: ITV promotes Daniel Craig in Casino Royale but airs the 1967 version, disappointing many.
2021: James Bond Sneaks Into Rocket League.
007's Aston Martin DB5 in Rocket League
|| FULL REVIEW (Customization, Hitbox, Engine Audio) (7:09)
1906: John Marcellus Huston is born--Nevada, Missouri.
(He dies 28 August 1987 an Irish citizen--Middletown, Rhode Island.)
Humphrey Bogart (centre) and Walter Huston (right) in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
Courtesy of Warner Brothers, Inc.
1963: Ian Fleming appears on BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs. His choice: War and Peace.
Ian Fleming (August 5, 1963)
1976: The Spy Who Loved Me starts production and Richard Kiel tests Jaws' bite.
1981: Solo per i tuoi occhi (Only For Your Eyes) released in Italy.
1983: James Bond 007 - Octopussy released in West Germany.
1987: I skuddlinjen (In the Firing Line) released in Norway.
https://www.comicsroyale.com/semicpressadaptations#/the-living-daylights/black-white/
1938: Robert Dix dies at age 80--Tucson, Arizona.
(Born 8 May 1938--Los Angeles, California.)
1962: Jamaica transitions from British colony to independent country.
1970: Al servicio secreto de Su Majestad (To the Secret Service of His Majesty) released in Mexico.
1977: Title song "Nobody Does It Better" charts in the UK, eventually reaching number 7.
1981: 鐵金剛勇破 海龍幫 Tiě jīngāng yǒng pò hǎilóng bāng); Iron King Hailong Gang, or Iron King Breaks the Sea Dragon Gang) released in Hong Kong.
1984: A View to a Kill begins principle photography at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England.
1986: Licence withdrawn--producer Albert R. Broccoli withdraws the Bond role offer from Pierce Brosnan.
1987: The New York Times reports The Living Daylights as first in ticket sales.
2012: Marvin Frederick Hamlisch dies at age 68--Westwood, Los Angeles, California.
(Born 2 June 1944--New York City, New York.)
Marvin Hamlisch
A rehearsal of “A Chorus Line,” with music by Marvin Hamlisch, from 1975.
Credit Martha Swope
Mr. Hamlisch with Barbra Streisand.
Credit Alex J. Berliner/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, via Associated Press
A scene from the final performance of the Broadway musical "A Chorus Line" in 1990. Marvin Hamlisch won a Tony Award for his score to the show.
Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
Marvin Hamlisch, right, at the piano with the lyricist Howard Ashman in 1986.
Credit Nancy Kaye/Associated Press
1914: Ted Moore is born--Western Cape, South Africa.
(He dies 1987 at age 72--Surrey, England.)
1969: Roger Moore and Claudie Lange appear in Cine Revue Magazine promoting their film Crossplot.
1974: The Man With the Golden Gun films OO7 offering Lazar a chance to speak (or else forever hold his piece).
1977: Christopher Wood's novelization James Bond and The Spy Who Loved Me spends a week at number 6, London Times paperback bestsellers list.
Panther Paperback
1981: For Your Eyes Only released in Austria.
1986: EON names Timothy Dalton the fourth James Bond. Filming shifts to late September.
2019: Aston Martin Rapide S AMR spotted in Monaco.