Ian Flemming wanted Bond to be "an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened"! When he heard the name James Bond, he thought it is the dullest names that he had ever heard and thus, chose it for his main character.
James Bond is perhaps the most popular fictional spy and a household name. But do you know the origins of James Bond? Do you know why he is named "James Bond"? When was he born? And originally how did he look like? Or Where did Ian Fleming get the idea of "James Bond"'s number 007? The answers to these questions about the origin of James Bond can be found in this video!
5- Ian Flemming wanted Bond to be "an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened". When he heard the name James Bond , he thought it is the dullest names that he had ever heard and thus, chose it for his main character.
4- Fleming decided Bond should look a little like both the American singer Hoagy Carmichael
3- Fleming did not give James Bond a date of birth. In two fictional biographies of band, his date of birth is November 11 of 1920 (or 1921). So he is more than 90 years old now!
2- Bond's tastes and behavior are often taken from Fleming's own (including Bond's love of golf and gambling and his taste for scrambelled eggs ).
1- Bond's number—007—comes from the English spy and polymath John Dee, who would sign his letters to Elizabeth I with 00 and an elongated 7, to signify they were for her eyes only.
Bonus facts:
1- Ian Fleming started writing the first James Bond story (Casino Royal) shortly before his wedding to his pregnant girlfriend, Ann Charteris, in order to distract himself from his forthcoming nuptials.
2- Barry Nelson was the first James Bond. He played the character in a 1-hour television episode of a series called Climax!
3- James Bond is the second highest grossing film series, behind Harry Potter (over $12Billion sales after adjustment for inflation).
4- On average, Bond smokes sixty cigarettes a day, reflecting the fact that Fleming himself smoked up to 80 cigarettes a day.
5- Richard Todd was Ian Fleming's first choice for the role, but scheduling conflicts prevented him from getting it.
6- Rex Harrison, David Niven, Jeremy Brett, Michael Caine, Ralph Fiennes,Jude Law,Heath Ledger, Eric Bana, Colin Firth, Orlando Bloom, Jason Statham, Hugh Grant, Ioan Gruffudd, Clive Owen, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Richard Burton, Cary Grant, James Mason, Patrick McGoohan, Rod Taylor, Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood, Michael Gambon, Liam Neeson, Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Sam Neill were considered for the role of James Bond.
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