John Gavin
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| - | '''OSS 117''' is the codename for '''Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath''', a fictional [[secret agent]] initially from the pen of the prolific [[Jean Bruce]]. Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath is described as being an American colonel from [[Louisiana]] of French descent. After service in the [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS), de La Bath worked for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), then the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] (NSC). | + | '''John Gavin''' (born '''Juan Vincent Apablasa'''; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[actor|film actor]] who was the [[United States Ambassador to Mexico]] (1981-86) and the President of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] (1971-73). He was best known for his performances in the films ''[[Imitation of Life (1959 film)|Imitation of Life]]'' (1959), ''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' (1960), ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (1960), and ''[[Thoroughly Modern Millie]]'' (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer [[Ross Hunter]]. |
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| - | Bruce wrote 91 OSS 117 novels for the French publishing house [[Fleuve Noir Espionnage]] series beginning with ''Tu parles d'une ingénue (Ici OSS 117)'' in 1949, predating [[Ian Fleming]]'s [[James Bond 007]]. The first OSS 117 film ''N'est Pas Mort'' (OSS 117 Is Not Dead) film was made in 1957 with [[Ivan Desny]] as OSS 117. | + | |
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| - | Following Jean Bruce's death in a [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] [[car crash]] in 1963, a [[Eurospy]] film series mostly directed by [[Andre Hunebelle]] was successful. The role was played by [[Kerwin Matthews]], then [[Frederick Stafford]] with [[John Gavin]] playing the role when Stafford was filming [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Topaz (1969 film)|Topaz]]''. | + | |
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| - | Bruce's widow Josette Bruce continued the character in 1966 with 143 titles until her own death where the series was continued by two of her children with 24 titles. The last published was ''O.S.S. 117 Prend le Large'' in 1992. A recent film ''[[OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies]]'' both recreated and parodied OSS 117. | + | |
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John Gavin (born Juan Vincent Apablasa; April 8, 1931 – February 9, 2018) was an American film actor who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico (1981-86) and the President of the Screen Actors Guild (1971-73). He was best known for his performances in the films Imitation of Life (1959), Spartacus (1960), Psycho (1960), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), playing leading roles in a series of films for producer Ross Hunter.
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