The Life of Ian Fleming
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The Life of Ian fleming is a biography
of Ian Fleming
, the creator of James Bond
and author of the children’s book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The biography was written by John Pearson
, Fleming’s assistant at the London Sunday Times, in 1966
. Pearson later wrote the official, fictional-biography James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007
in 1973
. The Life of Ian Fleming was one of the first biographies of Ian Fleming and is considered a collectible book by many James Bond fans, since Pearson would become the third, official James Bond author.
Future editions of the The Life of Ian Fleming were altered after film producer Kevin McClory
alleged that parts of the biography were untrue regarding the novel and film rights to Thunderball.
The 1967 American
paperback edition was retitled Alias James Bond—The Life of Ian Fleming. No other edition has this title.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
of Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
, the creator of James Bond
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,...
and author of the children’s book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The biography was written by John Pearson
John Pearson (author)
John Pearson is a writer best associated with James Bond creator Ian Fleming.Pearson was Fleming's assistant at the London Sunday Times and would go on to write the first biography of Ian Fleming, 1966's The Life of Ian Fleming....
, Fleming’s assistant at the London Sunday Times, in 1966
1966 in literature
The year 1966 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*February 14 - Dissident writers Yuli Daniel and Andrei Sinyavsky are sentenced to hard labour for "anti-Soviet activity"....
. Pearson later wrote the official, fictional-biography James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007
James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007
James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 , by John Pearson, is a fictional biography of James Bond; Pearson also wrote the biography The Life of Ian Fleming ....
in 1973
1973 in literature
The year 1973 in literature involved several significant events and the writing of many notable books.-Events:*September 25 - The funeral of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda becomes a focus for protests against the new government of Augusto Pinochet...
. The Life of Ian Fleming was one of the first biographies of Ian Fleming and is considered a collectible book by many James Bond fans, since Pearson would become the third, official James Bond author.
Future editions of the The Life of Ian Fleming were altered after film producer Kevin McClory
Kevin McClory
Kevin O'Donovan McClory was an Irish screenwriter, producer, and director. McClory was best known for the 1983 James Bond film Never Say Never Again, which was the result of a long legal battle between McClory and Ian Fleming over the writing credits and later the film rights to...
alleged that parts of the biography were untrue regarding the novel and film rights to Thunderball.
The 1967 American
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paperback edition was retitled Alias James Bond—The Life of Ian Fleming. No other edition has this title.