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2021: Sem Tempo Para Morrer release in Brazil.
2021: Keine Zeit zu sterben release in Germany.
2021: 007：生死有時 (007: Life and death time) release in Hong Kong.
2021: Не время умирать release in Russia.
2021: Za smrt nema vremena (There is no time for death) release in Croatia.
1903: Richard Loo is born--Maui, Hawaii.
(He dies 30 November 1983 at age 80--Los Angeles, California.)
Sergeant Tanaka in Sam Fuller's The Steel Helmet
1959: Ian Fleming sends nephews Christopher, David, and Valentine Fleming £100 for their 21st birthdays (late for David and Valentine). With conditions.
1959: Ian Fleming writes to Ivar Bryce about Jack Whittingham.
1960: James Bond comic strip Dr. No ends its run in The Daily Express. (Started 23 May 1960. 584-697)
John McLusky, artist. Peter O'Donnell , writer.
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Swedish Semic https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1973.php3?s=comics&id=01777
(Death At Jamaica- Dr No)
Danish 1965 https://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007dk-no-4-1964/
"Doktor No"
1965: From Russia With Love released in Belgium.
1965: This month Marvel Comics introduces the character Desmond Boothroyd, S.H.I.E.L.D. Armorer.
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Desmond_Boothroyd_(Earth-616)
Strange Tales Volume 1, #137
http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/boothroyd.htm
1976: Moonraker films Richard Kiel as Jaws.
1982: NBC-TV premieres detective show Remington Steele, starring Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 12 of 65 "Pompei and Circumstance" in Italy.
James Bond Jr Episode 12 Pompei and Circumstance
1992: This month Marvel comics releases James Bond Jr #10 Friends Like These", featuring Dr. Derange.
John M. Burn, artist. Simon Jowett, writer.
2012: Adele is confirmed as the singer of the title song "Skyfall".
2015: Sony's Made for Bond advertisement with Moneypenny and the Xperia Z5 premieres in the UK.
2020: Video of the title theme "No Time To Die" sung by Billie Eilish released.
1926: Tom Pevsner is born--Dresden, Germany.
(He dies 18 August 2014 at age 80--Fife, Scotland.)
1962: Dr. No previewed to the British press at the London Pavilion.
1967: Com 007 Só Se Vive Duas Vezes (With 007 Only If You Live Twice) released in Brazil.
1984: A View to a Kill films OO7 and Stacey sneaking into Zorin’s mine.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 13 of 65 "Never Give a Villain a Fair Shake."
2008 Puffin releases Charlie Higson's Young Bond novel Silverfin as a graphic novel.
Kev Walker, artist. Charlie Higson, writer.
2012: Bérénice Marlohe promotes BOND 24 in Russia.
2012: Adele's Bond title theme is leaked online.
2017: Scientific Games showcases casino slot machines representing Casino Royale, Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever at the Global Gaming Expo ("G2E"), Sands Expo, Las Vegas. With the rights to all existing and future Bond films.
Casino Royale
Goldfinger
Diamonds Are Forever
2020: The release of No Time To Die moves from February to April 2021.
All after the originally planned November 2019 debut.
2021: Announcement says Daniel Craig receives a star 7007 Hollywood Boulevard on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 6 October, next to Roger Moore.
1960: Bond comic strip Goldfinger begins its run in The Daily Express.
(Ends 1 April 1961. 698-849) John McClusky, artist. Henry Gammidge, writer.
Swedish Semic Comic 1989 https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1989.php3
(Part 1) | (Part 2)
Danish 1965 http://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007-dk2-goldfinger-1965/
1968: Bond comic strip The Spy Who Loved Me ends its run in The Daily Express.
(Started 18 December 1967. 603-815) Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence , writer.
Swedish Semic Comic 1967 https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1977.php3
(The Spy Who Loved Me - Part 1) | (The Spy Who Loved Me - Part 2)
Danish 1969 http://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007dk-no-18-1969/
"Operation spøgelsesfly ..."
[Operation Ghost Plane)
Danish 1970 http://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/tag/the-spy-who-loved-me/
1977: La espía que me amó (The Spy Who Loves Me) released in Spain.
Catalan L'espia que em va estimar (The Spy That Loved Me).
1982: Octopussy films OO7 chased by elephants
1985: 007 En la mira de los asesinos (007 at the Sight of the Murderers) released in Peru.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 14 of 65 - "City of Gold" in the Caribbean.
1992: Sheila Johnston and Joel Silver speculate on the stalled James Bond franchise.
2008: "Another Way to Die" premieres on BBC's Channel 4.
2016: Dynamite Entertainment announces a Felix Leiter comic for January 2017 release.
Aaron Campbell, artist. James Robinson, writer.
Bob Q, artist. Jeff Parker, writer.
[img]hhttps://www.dynamite.com/previews/C72513027244702011/BondOrigin0202041DMoustafa.jpg[/img]
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1883: The Orient Express begins service.
1953: Baruh Djaki Karyo (aka Tcheky Karyo) is born--Istanbul, Turkey.
1956: Christoph Waltz is born--Vienna, Austria.
1957: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik, first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
1962: Roger Moore first appears as Leslie Charteris' The Saint in the UK television series of the same name. Episode 1 "The Talented Husband" starred Shirley Eaton.
1966: You Only Live Twice films the assassination of Aki.
1971: Hoyte Van Hoytema is born--Horgen, Switzerland.
1984: Rachel McDowall is born--Whiston, Merseyside, England.
1988: Kim Sherwood is born--Camden, England.
1990: Nora Noel Jill Bennett dies at age 58--Kensington, London, England.
(Born 24 December 1931--Penang, Malaysia.)
Jill Bennett in trailer for The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 15 of 65 - "Never Lose Hope."
2012: Media reports reveal the casting of Ben Whishaw as Q.
2022: Waterstone's presents John Higgs speaking to his book Love and Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche.
2022: Live EON Productions and David Arnold charity concert The Sound of 007 - LIVE from the Royal Albert Hall, London, England.
60 Years of Bond | Prime Video (2:06)
2022: Prime Video premieres The Sound of 007 Documentary and a recording of The Sound of 007: LIVE from the Royal Albert Hall Music Special in Celebration of the Legendary Franchise’s 60th Anniversary.
1919: Donald Pleasence is born--Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.
(He dies 2 February 1995 at age 75--Saint-Paul de-Vence, Alps-Maritimes, France.)
Pleasence in London, 1973.
Portrait by Allan Warren
Donald Pleasence in the trailer for
the film Eye of the Devil (1966).
1930: John Pearson is born--Epsom, Surrey, England.
(He dies 13 November 2021 at age 91--Sussex, Canada.)
1946: Victor Monroe Armstrong is born--Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, England.
1961: Kinematograph Weekly announces the Dr No film production will begin.
(Broccoli and Saltzman don't yet have an actor for the Bond role.)
1973: Com 007 Viva e Deixe Morrer (With 007 Live and Let Die) released in Brazil.
Video covers
1977: La espía que me amó released in Venezuela.
Christopher Wood Novelization
Later Gaming
Soundtrack
1983: Octopussy released in France.
2011: MI6 Community members notice Sony domain names indicating the title of BOND 23 is Skyfall.
2012: Documentary "Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007" limited release in UK theaters, US television
Directed by Steven Riley; co-written by Riley and Peter Ettudgui.
Adele - Skyfall (Theatre Of Delays Remix)
2014: Geoffrey Lamont Holder dies at age 84--New York City, New York.
(Born 1 August 1930--Port of Spain, Trinidad.)
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
Tempo
Sisters
2020: Margaret Nolan dies at age 76--London Borough of Camden, London, England.
(Born 29 October 1943--Hampstead, London, England.)
James Bond girl Margaret Nolan has died aged 76.
Margaret Nolan will always be remembered for her part in Goldfinger
Margaret Nolan pictured with Bernard Bresslaw on set of Carry On at Your Convenience in 1971
2023: 24-carat gold Agora models of James Bond's Aston Martin are offered for sale.
James Bond´s gold Aston Martin Credit: Agora Models
2024: Prime Video stands ready for James Bond Day. Kind of.
Timothy Dalton stands at Hemingway House, looking annoyed in Licence To Kill.
(Image credit: Danjaq, LLC and MGM)
Daniel Craig glares angrily in the field in Casino Royale.
(Image credit: Danjaq, LLC and MGM)
Sean Connery standing in M's office in conversation in Never Say Never Again.
(Image credit: Warner Bros/Danjaq, LLC and MGM)
Pierce Brosnan angrily holds Jonathan Pryce by the shirt in Tomorrow Never Dies.
(Image credit: Danjaq, LLC and MGM)
2024: The International Spy Museum celebrates James Bond Day in Washington, District of Columbia.
2024: Mockingbird Cinema screens The Spy Who Loved Me at Birmingham, England.
1941: Sir Frank Nelson writes Admiral Godfrey proposing (Fleming's) plan for better relations with the Special Operations Executive.
1962: Joaquin Cosio Figueroa is born--Nayarit, Mexico.
1967: Casino Royale released in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
1976: The Spy Who Loved Me films OO7 and XXX and Wet Nelly exiting the sea onto the beach.
1983: Never Say Never Again premieres in Los Angeles, California.
2011: BOND 23 announces the casting of Bérénice Marlohe and Helen McCrory.
2021: Mourir peut attendre (To Die Can Wait) release in France.
1947: John Brosnan is born--Perth, Australia.
(He dies 11 April 2005--South Harrow, Harrow, London, England.)
1959: Ian Fleming writes Ivar Bryce about Alfred Hitchcock and Jimmy Stewart. Then Bryce writes back.
1962: Dr. No's general release in the UK.
1983: Warner Brothers general release for Never Say Never Again.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 16 of 65 - "No Such Loch" in Scotland.
2011: George Baker dies at age 80--West Lavington, England.
(Born 1 April 1931--Varna, Bulgaria.)
George Baker: Actor whose career climaxed in his portrayal of the Shakespeare-quoting DCI Wexford
Up Pompei - James Bondus
2014: Dynamite Entertainment receives its licence to James Bond material.
2015: Daniel Craig jokingly tells Time Out "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists" than do another Bond film. And that if he did, it "would only be for the money."
Photograph: Paul Stuart. Styling: Gareth Scourfield
2021: Не время умирать (Ne vremya umirat', This Is Not the Time to Die) released in Russia.
2023: An auction of Sir Roger Moore's watches at Bonham's generates donations to UNESCO.
Omega limited edition Seamaster James Bond 50th Anniversary Bonhams
Omega Speedmaster Triple Calendar Moonphase
Bonhams
1963: From Russia with Love press screening at the Leicester Square Odeon, London.
1965: A five-day serialization of Octopussy finishes in The Daily Express.
1972: Roger Moore travels to New Orleans, Louisiana.
1981: For Your Eyes Only released in Colombia.
1983: Author Steven Jay Rubin hosts the 007 Master Trivia Marathon near Los Angeles.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 17 of 65 - "Appointment in Macau" in Macau.
2011: Duntrune Castle's owners confirm the filmmakers pursued it as a possible location for the final action sequence at the Bond family estate.
2013: HarperCollins publishes William Boyd's Bond novel Solo in the US.
2015: Title song "Writing's on the Wall" reaches #1 on the UK charts, first ever for a James Bond film.
2016: Daniel Craig on the Bond role: "As far as I'm concerned, I've got the best job in the world.
I'll keep doing it as long as I still get a kick out of it."
Sony Pictures
Randy Holmes / ABCGetty Images
2021: No Time To Die released in Canada, Iceland, and the US.
1902: Frederick Archibald (Freddie) Young is born--London, England.
(He dies 1 December 1998 at age 96--London, England.)
1959: The Spectator publishes Ian Fleming's article "If I Were Prime Minister".
1966: The Sunday Times of London quotes the late Ian Fleming.
1972: The Gleaner reports the Hanover Parish Council agrees to filming in Lucea, Louisiana. Involves closure of the new road at Johnson Town and assurances local labour will support the filming of the bus chase.
1982: Octopussy films OO7 on horseback catching a plane.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 18 of 65 - "Lamp of Darkness" in the Middle East.
2008: BBC Audiobooks publishes My Word Is My Bond, read by Sir Roger Moore himself.
2012: DK Books publishes Bond On Set: Filming Skyfall by Greg Williams in the UK.
Photo: Rex Features
Photo: Rex Features
Photo: Rex Features
Photo: Rex Features
Photo: Rex Features
Photo: Rex Features
Photo: Rex Features
2022: Media report on Neal Purvis and Robert Wade and their contributions to the Bond franchise over fifteen years and five films.
Neal Purvis (left) and Robert Wade (right) have co-written seven Bond movies [Photo Credit: BBC Entertainment]
1945: The Royal Navy discharges Commander Ian Lancaster Fleming.
1946: Charles Dance is born--Redditch, Worcestershire, England.
1956: Fiona Fullerton is born--Kaduna, Nigeria.
1963: London premiere of From Russia With Love at the Odeon Leicester Square.
1968: Comic strip The Harpies begins its run in The Daily Express. (Ends 23 June 1969. 816-1037)
Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
https://spyguysandgals.com/sgLookupComicStrip.aspx?id=999
Swedish Semic Comic 1978 Fågelkvinnorna ("Bird Woman" - The Harpies)
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1978.php3
("The Bird Women" - The Harpies)
Swedish Semic Comic 1989
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1989.php3?s=comics&id=02358
("The Bird Women" - The Harpies -
Part 1 | Part 2)
Danish 1970 https://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007dk-no-19-1970/
"Fuglekvinderne" [The Bird Women]
1979: Moonraker released in France.
Novelization.
https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/James_Bond_and_Moonraker
1985: Orson Welles dies at age --Los Angeles, California.
(Born 6 May 1915--Kenosha, Wisconsin.)
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 19 of 65 - "Hostile Takeover."
2002: Planned release date for the "Die Another Day " single.
1935: Harold Dan Meaden is born--Bournemouth, England.
(He dies 28 November 2011--Blackheath, London, England.)
1963: From Russia With Love general release in the UK.
1976: The Spy Who Loved Me films Cairo, Luxor, and the pyramids in Egypt.
1979: 007: Misión espacial released in Mexico.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 20 of 65 - "Cruise to Oblivion" in Bermuda.
2006: Casino Royale soundtrack completion this day, for a November release.
2007: Roger Moore receives the 2,350th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles, California.
2011: Javier Bardem confirms his casting in BOND 23.
2012: A multimedia exhibition BOND by GQ opens to the public to celebrate 50 years of Bond films.
Solyanka State Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
1942: Daliah Lavi is born--Shavei Tzion, Israel.
(She dies 3 May 2017--Asheville, North Carolina.)
In the 1970s Daliah Lavi left the silver screen behind and started a new career as a singer. She was particularly popular in Germany. Photograph: Alamy
Daliah Lavi with Dean Martin in The Silencers, 1966. Photograph: Alamy
Daliah Lavi in The Spy With a Cold Nose, 1966. Photograph: Alamy
Daliah Lavi and Peter O’Toole in Lord Jim, 1965. Photograph: Alamy
1962: Dr. No released in Ireland.
1976: The Spy Who Loved Me films OO7 chased by Jaws through the pyramids.
1977: L'espion qui m'aimait released in France.
1983: The Ian Fleming Estate supported by MGM/UA and Danjaq file an injunction to block the release of Never Say Never Again in England. (It's later rejected by the lower court plus the court of appeals.)
2006: AOL Music says Chris Cornell was inspired by Tom Jones and "Thunderball".
2012: Christie's reports the James Bond 50th anniversary combined online auction plus in-house party auction raised $2.6 million/€2,000,000 for charity.
British actor Daniel Craig (R), a UN advocate against use of landmines and explosives, gets a briefing from Cambodian de-miners at an active minefield in Cyprus, October 12 2015.
2016: Dynamite Entertainment releases Hammerhead #1.
Luca Casalanguida, artist. Andy Diggle, writer.
2022: Conversations With the Past: Talking About James Bond, Route 9 & Me at Glens Falls, New York.
https://literary007.com/2021/11/28/viv-and-let-die-route-9-and-me/
1923: Cyril Leonard Shaps is born--London, England.
(He dies 1 January 2003 at age 79--London, England.)
1960: Richard Sammel is born--Heidelberg, Germany.
1968: EON announce Diana Rigg as the lead female role of Teresa di Vicenzo in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
1972: Live and Let Die films a boat chase on the Irish Bayou, Louisiana.
1997: Sony Pictures Entertainment Company and partner Kevin McClory announce their plan to remake Thunderball. Again. Rumored title: Warhead 2000.
2008: Benjamin Pratt's book Ian Fleming's Seven Deadlier Sins & 007's Moral Compass published in paperback.
2021: Last day for Rocket League 007's Aston Martin Valhalla.
Antonio Fuso, artist. Rodney Barnes, writer.
1927: Roger Moore is born--Stockwell, London.
(He dies 23 May 2017 at age 89--Crans-Montana, Mollens, Valais, Switzerland.)
1959: Ian Fleming writes Ivar Bryce about Kevin McClory with budget concerns.
1966: LIFE publishes Ian Fleming Part 2 - James Bond is Born.
1971: De Rusia Con Amour re-released in Argentina.
(Started 7 July 1975 - October 14, 1975 2898-2983) Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
http://www.impulsegamer.com/james-bond-omnibus-005-review/
Swedish Semic Comic 1977
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1977.php3
(Till Death Do Us Part)
Danish 1978 https://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007-dk-no45-1978/
"Ballade på Balkan" [Trouble in the Balkan]
1980: Ben Whishaw is born--Clifton, Bedfordshire, England.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 21 of 65 - "A Race Against Disaster" at Le Mans, France.
1997: Studio head John Calley announces that Sony Pictures Entertainment division, Columbia Pictures, plans its own James Bond motion picture franchise using Kevin McClory's rights to film Thunderball. They plan a 1999 release date, McClory producing.
2005: Official announcement introduces Daniel Craig as the sixth actor to play Bond for EON at naval training facility HMS President on the Thames.
2012: "Skyfall" rises to #2 on the UK Singles Chart, tying "A View to a Kill" by Duran Duran for Bond theme success.
2019: Tristan Rutherford writes about "007 on the Silver Meteor" in The Daily Telegraph.
2022: Barbara Broccoli recalls Roger Moore.
James Bond: Roger Moore’s incredible generosity at 3am on The Man with the Golden Gun set (Image: GETTY)
Roger Moore with Barbara Broccoli (Image: GETTY)
Roger Moore and his The Man with the Golden Gun Bond girls (Image: GETTY)
James Bond movies (Image: EXPRESS)
2022: Anthony Robert McMillan OBE (Robbie Coltrane) dies at age 72--Larbert, Scotland.
(Born 30 March 1950--Rutherglen, Scotland.)
Coltrane as the imposing Rubeus Hagrid
(Warner Bros)
1955: Victoria Leigh Blum (Tanya Roberts) is born--The Bronx, New York City, New York.
(She dies 4 January 2021 at age 65--Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.)
Tanya Roberts with Roger Moore in the 1985 James Bond
film A View to a Kill. She had earlier starred in the last
season of Charlie's Angels.
Credit...Alexis Duclos./Associated Press
Ms. Roberts, second from left, starred in Charlie's Angels in its fifth and final season. The other angels in this 1980 photo were Cheryl Ladd, left, and Jaclyn Smith, right. Second from right is Patti D'Arbanville, who appeared in an episode.
Credit...Getty Images
Ms. Roberts, right, in 1999 in a scene from the sitcom “That ’70s Show” with Laura Prepon, another star of the show. Ms. Roberts had kept a low profile for many years until re-emerging in the show.
Credit...Frank Carroll/Fox
1964: Kinematograph Weekly (an early doubter of Bond, later affirming the success of From Russia With Love) reports "staggering figures" for Goldfinger's box office.
1967: Götz Otto is born--Dietzenbach, Hesse, Germany.
1975: Bond comic strip The Torch-Time Affair begins its run in The Daily Express. (Ends 15 January 1976. 2984-3060.)
Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
https://spyguysandgals.com/sgLookupComicStrip.aspx?id=1016
Swedish Semic Comic 1977 https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1977.php3
(The Torch-Time Affair)
Danish 1979 http://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007-dk-no47-1979/
"En enkelt Acapulco"
[One-way to Acapulco]
1982: Octopussy films OO9's arrival at the British Embassy.
1984: A View To A Kill films Stacy getting fired by Mr. Howe and OO7 dropping the F-bomb.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 22 of 65 - "The Inhuman Race" in Germany.
2005: James Bond OO7 - From Russia With Love video game released in the US as Gamecube.
From Russia with Love Q-Lab Trailer
(Born 1 May 1929--Los Angeles, California.)
2012: The Olive Press proposes Bond just isn't the same in Spain. And hasn't been since early on.
2012: Sir Roger Moore declares the Best Bond Ever.
Sir Roger had had his own office at Pinewood since 1970 [??]
Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli were among the speakers at the celebration
Sir Michael Caine, Sir Tim Rice, Dame Joan Collins and David Walliams were also present
1924: Alan Hume is born--London, England.
(He dies 13 July 2010 at age 85--Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England.)
1959: Kevin McClory praises Ian Fleming's second screen treatment for Thunderball
1967: Sólo se vive dos veces (We Only Live Twice) released in Spain.
1984: A View to a Kill films Zorin murdering Howe and framing OO7.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 23 of 65 - "Live and Let's Dance" in Switzerland.
Paperback
1992: Vladek Sheybal dies at age 69--London, England.
(Born 12 March 1923--Zgierz, Lódzkie, Poland.)
Le Chiffre's Representative
2007: Deborah Jane Trimmer aka Deborah Kerr CBE dies at age 86--Botesdale, England.
(Born 30 September 1921--Helensburgh, Scotland.)
The King and I
Agent Mimi (Alias Lady Fiona). Casino Royale
2012: Eurocom's North American release of first-person shooter video game 007 Legends, published by Activision.
2018: Daniel Craig receives support after Piers Morgan's dad-shaming comments.
2020: A new Penfold Heart golf ball comes available.
https://www.penfoldgolfusa.com/shop
https://www.michaelmay.online/2014/08/goldfinger-comic-strip.html
1959: Ivar Bryce is impressed by Fleming's second screen treatment for Thunderball, though he shares criticisms.
1962: A review of Dr. No in Variety says "As a screen hero James Bond is clearly here to stay. He will win no Oscars but a heck of a lot of enthusiastic followers."
1983: People Magazine features Sean Connery promoting Never Say Never Again.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 24 of 65 - "The Sword of Power" in Tokyo, Japan.
James Bond Jr #5: The Sword of Death, John Vincent.
2004: Julius Harris dies at age 81--Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.
(Born 17 August 1923--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.)
2018: Dynamite releases James Bond: The Body Vol. 1, including Parts One through Four (The Body, The Gut, The Brain, The Heart).
2021: Noise11 reports Coldplay pursued a Bond theme five times across twenty years.
1898: Lotte Lenya (Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blaumauer) is born--Vienna-Penzing, Austria Hungary.
(She dies 27 November 1981 at age 83--New York City, New York.)
(He dies 8 January 1992 at age 75--Sussex, England.)
Dawson as Professor Dent in the James Bond film Dr. No
1939: Earl Jolly Brown is born--Houston, Texas.
(He dies 26 August 2006 at age 66--Las Vegas, Nevada.)
(Born 18 October 1939--Houston, Texas.)
1979: Moonraker released in Belgium.
1985: Od nišana do smrti (Serbian, Croatian) and Od tarče do smrti (Slovenian) released in Yugoslavia.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 25 of 65 - "It's All in the Timing" in Switzerland.
2008: The "Quantum of Solace" single charts at #15 on the Canadian Hot 100, mostly on downloads.
2017: Dynamite Comics publishes James Bond Kill Chain #4 (of 6).
Luca Casalanguida, artist. Andy Diggle, writer.
2021: Anthony Lane in The New Yorker writes about One For the The Road and "James Bond's Heavy Heart in No Time To Die". (Spoilers)
1931: Ian Fleming begins his association with Reuters.
(He dies 12 December 2020 at age 89--Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, England.
1964: Comic strip for Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang begins its run in The Daily Express. (Ends 23 October.)
1966: You Only Live Twice films Bond getting married.
1988: Licence to Kill films villain Sanchez explaining his caper.
2005: IGN interviews Martin Campbell on Casino Royale.
Craig as Bond
Martin Campbell on the set of
the first Zorro with Anthony Hopkins
and Antonio Banderas
2009: Joseph Wiseman dies at age 91--Manhattan, New York City, New York.
(Born 15 May 1918--Montreal, Quebec, Canada.)
2010: Clement Graham Crowden dies at age 87--Edinburgh, Scotland.
(Born 30 November 1922--Edinburgh, Scotland.)
2016: Dynamite Comics releases James Bond #11 Eidolon Chapter 5.
Jason Masters, artist. Warren Ellis, writer.
2021: Dynamite Entertainment releases James Bond - Big Things in hardcover, collects James Bond 1 - 6 (2019).
Eric Gapstur, Erica D'Urso, Brent Peeples, Marco Renna, artists. Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, writers.
https://www.comicon.com/2021/10/03/enjoy-our-colossal-twenty-two-page-preview-for-dynamite-comics
2021: Leslie Bricusse dies at age 90--Saint Paul de Vence, France.
(Born 29 January 1931--Pinner, Greater London, England.)
1955: Thomas Newman is born--Los Angeles, California.
1956: Danny Boyle is born--Radcliffe, Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
1957: The Sunday Times ends its six week serialization of Ian Fleming's The Diamond Smugglers, started 15 September.
1959: Ian Fleming writes to fan Eunice Jenkins in Hong Kong.
1997: Ronald Lawrence Morisco-Tarr (Ron Tarr) dies at age 60--Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
(Born 14 November 1936--Municipal Borough of Willesden, Middlesex, England.)
A View to a Kill
The World Is Not Enough - Official Video, 1999 (4:03)
2001: Geoffrey Boothroyd dies--UK.
(Born 1925--Blackpool, England.)
S.H.I.E.L.D. Boothoryd
2012: The "Skyfall" single enters the Billboard Hot 100 at #8.
2021: The Petersen Automotive Museum displays James Bond vehicles at Los Angeles, California.
2008 Aston Martin DBS destroyed in "Quantum of Solace"
2008 Aston Martin DBS destroyed in “Quantum of Solace”
2015 Aston Martin DB10, made only for “Spectre” (DB10s were not sold to the public)
1985 Aston Martin V8 Vantage (with skis!) from “The Living Daylights”
1964 Aston Martin DB5 like the one modified for “Goldfinger”
2002 Jaguar XKR driven by the villain in “Die Another Day”
1945: Everett McGill is born--Miami Beach, Florida.
1954: The CBS anthology series Climax! airs the live television production of Casino Royale featuring American CIA Agent Jimmy Bond, British Agent Clarence Leiter, and Bond Girl Valerie Mathis.
Climax! Casino Royale (TV-1954) JAMES BOND (51:49)
1959: Ivar Bryce gives feedback to Fleming on his not being present for future filming.
1965: Original premiere date planned for Thunderball at the Odeon. Leicester Square.
(Postponed due to delays in post-production.)
1968: Principal photography begins at Piz Gloria, Canton of Bern, Switzerland. With the restaurant still in development, the production paid for electricity, airlifts, and the construction of the helipad.
1972: James Bond comic strip Isle of Condors finishes its run. (Started 12 June 1972. 1952–2065)
Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/ioc.php3
Swedish Semic Comic
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1974.php3?s=comics&id=01800
(Isle of Condors)
Swedish Semic Comic
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1981.php3
(Isle of Condors)
Danish http://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007-dk-no-28-1974/
“Isle of Condors” (1974)
"Kondorernes ø"
1984: Marc Zinga is born in Likasi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1987: Bob Simmons dies at age 65.
(Born 31 March 1922--Fullham, London, England.)
Bob Simmons as James Bond 007 in the gun
barrel sequence featured in the movies Dr. No,
From Russia with Love, and Goldfinger
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 26 of 65 - "Dance of the Toreadors" in Pamplona.
2019: Liam Gallagher "jokes" he's available for the next Bond theme song.
Liam Gallagher. Picture: Press
Naomie Harris is ready for her very own stand-alone James Bond film!
2022: The Martini Bar launches a new and decadent mixology and culinary experience at The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas.
1918: James Duncan (Jim) Lawrence is born--Detroit, Michigan.
(He dies 19 March 1994 at age 75--Summit, New Jersey.)
https://www.markcarlson-ghost.com/index.php/2019/09/12/friday-foster/
1959: Ivar Bryce by letter lectures Kevin McClory on spending.
1964: Jonathan Cape publishes Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car, the first of three volumes, illustrated by John Burningham. Ian Fleming writes this for son Caspar.
1981: Τζέημς Μποντ, πράκτωρ 007: Για τα μάτια σου μόνο (James Bond, Agent 007: For Your Eyes Only) released in Greece.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 27 of 65 - "Fountain of Terror" in Tibet.
1995: Sir Kingsley Amis CBE dies at age 73--London, England.
(Born 16 April 1922--Clapham, London, England.)
2002: Warner Bros. and Maverick Records release the "Die Another Day" single (delayed from 10 October due to a radio station leak). The video premieres worldwide on MTV the same day--a first for the music channel.
2012: Sky launches a James Bond HD channel in Belgrade, Serbia.
2015: The Sydney Morning Herald reports unanimous raves in the UK for Spectre.
1959: Ian Fleming writes an enthusiastic letter to Ivan Bryce on the Bond film project.
1968: On Her Majesty's Secret Service films the Angels of Death at Piz Gloria.
1986: From Russia With Love re-released in Norway.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 28 of 65 - "The Emerald Key" in Mexico.
James Bond Jr 007 Hasbro Original Wax Sculpting Unproduced Action Figure Rare
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/james-bond-jr-007-hasbro-original-wax-520556415
2012: The Atlantic leveraging The Wire report on Bond's declining returns.
https://www.businessinsider.com/james-bonds-diminishing-roi-in-charts-2012-11
2015: The Telegraph explains the meaning of 13 Bond film titles.
Sean Connery in Goldfinger, the title of which was named after
Ian Fleming's golf partner's cousin, who sued him
Credit: Everett/REX
Sean Connery and Donald Pleasance in 1967's You Only Live Twice,
the title of which came from Japanese poetry
Credit: MGM/Everett/REX
Peter Lamont's concept for Octopussy's barge. The film, incidentally,
shared its name with one of Ian Fleming's boats
Credit: 1984 Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios inc, and Danjaq LLC.
GoldenEye, which was named after Fleming's Jamaican estate, is also a type of duck
Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Syd Cain's designs for Blofeld's coat of arms in On Her Majesty's Secret Service,
the film in which Bond learns his own family motto
Credit: Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Studios inc, and Danjaq. LLC.
Franz Oberhauser: SPECTRE's number one in the new film
2022: The Bond In Motion Exhibition closes at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California.
https://www.petersen.org/bond
1943: Martin Campbell is born--Hastings, New Zealand.
1983: Maclean's prints its Never Say Never Again review "James Bond as a familiar fuzz."
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 9 of 65 - "Ship of Terror" in Kua-Kua.
2005: The Design Museum showcases iconic Robert Brownjohn contributions.
2012: Digital Spy reports on Daniel Craig crying.
1936: Terrance Mountain is born--Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
1965: Mathieu Amalric is born--Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
1972: James Bond comic The League of Vampires begins its run in The Daily Express.
(Ends 28 February 1973. 2066–2172) Yaroslav Horak, artist. Jim Lawrence, writer.
https://www.popoptiq.com/the-league-of-vampires/
Swedish Semic Comic 1982 https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/comics/semic_1982.php3
(The League of Vampires)
Danish 1975 https://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/jb007-dk-no32-1975/
“The League of Vampires”
"Vampyrligaen"
1982: Octopussy films Magda seducing OO7 for the egg.
1991: James Bond Jr. in syndication releases episode 30 of 65 - "Deadly Recall" at Monte Carlo.
(Born 15 May 1929--New York City, New York.)
Diamonds Are Forever
2012: The Scotsman reviews the new James Bond film Skyfall.
2019: The original planned release date for BOND 25, delayed since Danny Boyle's departure August the same year.
Boyle was originally confirmed as the director of Bond 25 in May
Boyle reportedly wanted Tomasz Kot to play the film's villain
1959: Ian Fleming to Ivan Bryce counters Jean de la Bruyere's suggestion for the title of the first Bond film.
1967: Men leeft slechts tweemaal (Flemish - One Only Lives Twice; also in French -On ne vit que deux fois, We Only Live Twice) released in Brussels, Belgium.
1972: Live and Let Die films the jazzy death of Agent Hamilton in New Orleans.
2012: Skyfall released in the UK, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, UK, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iraq, Iceland, Jordan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malta, Norway, Oman, Poland, Palestine, Qatar, Sweden, and Slovakia.
2012: 007 - Operação Skyfall released in Brazil.
2015: Spectre London premiere at Royal Albert Hall.
2015: BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime airs the first installment of Trigger Mortis, read by Rupert Penry-Jones.
2015: Sam Smith expresses (then denies) regret for writing the theme to Spectre.
1915: Harry Saltzman is born--Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
(He dies 28 September 1994 at age 78-- Paris, France.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/2012/09/harry-saltzman-bond-secret-spy-life
1939: John Cleese is born--Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England.
1967: Men leeft slechts twee maal (Flemish title) released in Gent, Belgium. Also On ne vit que deux fois (French title).
1977: La espía que me amó released in Argentina.
1983: Octopussy released in Colombia.
1983: Octopussy released in Portugal.
1983: 007 - Operação Tentáculo (Tentacle Operation) released in Portugal.
2008: Roy Stewart dies at age 83--London, England.
(Born 15 May 1925--Jamaica.)
2012: Skyfall released in Switzerland.
2018: BBC News reports on a famous gun owned by a familiar figure about to go to auction.
The original Walther PPK pistol given to James Bond at the beginning of Dr No (1962)
A handgun handed to Sean Connery in the opening scenes of Dr No in 1962 is to be auctioned.
Humbert Ellis
The pistol appears in the opening scenes of Dr No, starring Sean Connery
PA Images
Actor Bernard Lee, who died in 1981, played M in the first 11 James Bond films
2024: Scheduled last day for the 007 Science displays at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois. Now extended to Spring 2025!