Marguerite LeWars
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Marguerite LeWars is a Jamaican former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Jamaica. While serving in that capacity, she played the role of the Dr. No's photographer in the first ever James Bond
film Dr No
, in 1962. This role was her only screen role and it was a matter of chance; the production crew of Dr No encountered her at Kingston airport
as they were preparing for filming. LeWars was an employee there at the time and they decided to use her in the film. In the commentary of the Dr. No DVD release, LeWars reveals that makeup was applied to her face in order to make her appear partly oriental. She also states that her voice in the film was dubbed over by the filmmakers without her prior knowledge.
She is also seen in the documentary
Inside Dr. No as herself.
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Dr No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
, in 1962. This role was her only screen role and it was a matter of chance; the production crew of Dr No encountered her at Kingston airport
Kingston Airport
Kingston Airport may refer:*Kingston Airport in Kingston, Nevada, United States*Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport in Kingston, Ontario, Canada*Kingston-Ulster Airport in Kingston, New York, United States...
as they were preparing for filming. LeWars was an employee there at the time and they decided to use her in the film. In the commentary of the Dr. No DVD release, LeWars reveals that makeup was applied to her face in order to make her appear partly oriental. She also states that her voice in the film was dubbed over by the filmmakers without her prior knowledge.
She is also seen in the documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
Inside Dr. No as herself.