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| - | '''James Bond 007''' is a [[fictional character|fictional]] [[United Kingdom|British]] [[espionage|agent]] created in [[1952]] by writer [[Ian Fleming]], featured in twelve [[novel]]s, two [[Short story|anthologies]], and a film series. | ||
| - | In both novel and film, Bond has meaningless affairs or [[one night stand]]s with virtually every woman he encounters, and [[dumping|discard]]s them the minute they become an inconvenience. His [[suave]], [[chauvinism|chauvinistic]] [[charm]] even [[seduction|seduces]] women who initially find him repellent, such as [[Holly Goodhead]] in ''Moonraker'' or [[Wai Lin]] in ''Tomorrow Never Dies''. While the women he sleeps with do willingly give in to him, he [[forced seduction|does not take the initial 'no' for an answer]]. In the film version of ''Goldfinger'', Bond forces himself upon [[Pussy Galore]] in a barnyard, to which she fights back at first, though she eventually relents. Bond also is not above [[blackmail]]ing an employee of the spa he is sent to in order for her to have sex with him in the [[Thunderball (film)|film version of ''Thunderball'']]. In more recent incarnations, his attitudes toward women have softened somewhat; he respects the new, female M, while a few female characters, such as [[Elektra King]] and [[Paris Carver]], have gotten under his skin. | + | [[Royal Navy]] [[Commander#Royal Navy|Commander]] '''James Bond''', [[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]], [[Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve|RNVR]] is a [[fictional character]] created by [[British people|British]] journalist and novelist [[Ian Fleming]] in 1953. He is the main [[protagonist]] of the [[James Bond]] series of [[James Bond novels|novels]], [[James Bond in film|films]], [[James Bond (comics)|comics]] and [[James Bond video games|video games]]. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections before his death, although the last two books—''[[The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)|The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' and ''[[Octopussy and The Living Daylights]]''—were published posthumously. |
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| + | The Bond character is a [[Secret Intelligence Service|Secret Service]] agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of [[commando]]s who Fleming knew during his service in the [[Naval Intelligence Division]] during [[World War II]], to whom Fleming added his own style and a number of his own tastes; Bond's name was appropriated from American [[ornithologist]] [[James Bond (ornithologist)|James Bond]]. Bond has a number of character traits which run throughout the books, including an enjoyment of cars, a love of food and drink, and an average intake of sixty custom-made cigarettes a day. | ||
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| + | Since Fleming's death in 1964, there have been other authorised writers of Bond material, including [[John Gardner (British writer)|John Gardner]], who wrote fourteen novels and two novelizations and [[Raymond Benson]], who wrote six novels, three novelizations and three short stories. There have also been three authors who wrote one book each, [[Kingsley Amis]] (writing as Robert Markham), [[Sebastian Faulks]] and [[Jeffrey Deaver]]. Additionally a series of novels based on Bond's youth—[[Young Bond]]—was written by [[Charlie Higson]]. | ||
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| + | As spin-offs from the literary works, there was a television adaptation of [[Casino Royale (novel)|the first novel]], [[Casino Royale (Climax!)|''Casino Royale'']], in which Bond was played as an American agent. A [[comic strip]] series also ran in the ''[[Daily Express]]'' newspaper. There have also been twenty-four Bond films, with a twenty-fifth due for release on 26 October 2012; seven actors have played Bond in these films. | ||
| - | He has been portrayed on film by [[Sean Connery]], [[George Lazenby]], [[Roger Moore]], [[Timothy Dalton]], [[Pierce Brosnan]], and [[Daniel Craig]], the last interpretation being the only one with an official fictional biography of the character. However, Bond was first portrayed by [[Barry Nelson]] in a 1954 American television movie based on the novel ''[[Casino Royale (novel)#the 1954 television episode|Casino Royale]]'', and next by [[Bob Holness]] in a 1956 [[South Africa]]n radio series based on the novel ''[[Moonraker (novel)|Moonraker]]''. [[David Niven]] was Bond in ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' a 1967 satire, which was lightly based on the Bond novel of the same name. Several other actors, including [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Woody Allen]], were also designated as James Bond in the satire. | ||
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Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is a fictional character created by British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the main protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections before his death, although the last two books—The Man with the Golden Gun and Octopussy and The Living Daylights—were published posthumously.
The Bond character is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond was a composite character who was based on a number of commandos who Fleming knew during his service in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II, to whom Fleming added his own style and a number of his own tastes; Bond's name was appropriated from American ornithologist James Bond. Bond has a number of character traits which run throughout the books, including an enjoyment of cars, a love of food and drink, and an average intake of sixty custom-made cigarettes a day.
Since Fleming's death in 1964, there have been other authorised writers of Bond material, including John Gardner, who wrote fourteen novels and two novelizations and Raymond Benson, who wrote six novels, three novelizations and three short stories. There have also been three authors who wrote one book each, Kingsley Amis (writing as Robert Markham), Sebastian Faulks and Jeffrey Deaver. Additionally a series of novels based on Bond's youth—Young Bond—was written by Charlie Higson.
As spin-offs from the literary works, there was a television adaptation of the first novel, Casino Royale, in which Bond was played as an American agent. A comic strip series also ran in the Daily Express newspaper. There have also been twenty-four Bond films, with a twenty-fifth due for release on 26 October 2012; seven actors have played Bond in these films.
