Ian Fleming

Also known as Ian Lancaster Fleming

Scottish author

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Ian Fleming was a Scottish author best known for creating James Bond, the fictional spy character who became one of the most iconic figures in literature and film. His work matters because the Bond novels and their subsequent film adaptations have had an enormous cultural impact, influencing spy fiction and entertainment for generations.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1935
Works: 24

Top works

Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions
Pericyclic Reactions
Réactions Péricycliques
Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry
Molekülorbitale und Reaktionen Organischer Verbindungen

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Writing · Mayfair, London, England, UK

Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities…

Known for

My Name Is Fleming, Ian Fleming — Self (archive footage)2015
Everything or Nothing — Self (archive footage)2012
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator — Self2000
Omnibus — Self1967
The Incredible World of James Bond — Self (archive footage)1965
Gideon's Way — Doctor1965
Stryker of the Yard1961
Heidi — Pastor1959
Shadow of the Past — doctor1950

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1908
Active to: 1964

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,901
Total plays: 38,581

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
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<i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,520x
A global reference for human genetic variation
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Quotes

“[In Goldfinger, Pussy Galore] only needed the right man to come along and perform the laying on of hands in order to cure her psycho-pathological malady.”
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling — a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension — becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.”
“Against the background of this luminous and sparkling stage Bond stood in the sunshine and felt his mission to be incongruous and remote and his dark profession an affront to his fellow actors.”
“Bond insisted ordering Leiter's Haig-and-Haig "on the rocks" and then he looked carefully at the barman. "A Dry Martini", he said. "One. In a deep champagne goblet." "Oui, monsieur." "Just a moment. Three measures of Gordons, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon peel. Got it?" "Certainly, monsieur." The barman seemed pleased with the idea.”
“I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink. It come partly from being a bachelor, but mostly from a habit of taking a lot of trouble over details. It's very pernickety and oldmaidish really, but then when I'm working I generally have to eat my meals alone and it makes them more interesting when one takes trouble.”
“This country-right-or-wrong business is getting a little out-of-date. Today we are fighting Communism. Okay. If I’d been alive fifty years ago, the brand of Conservatism we have today would have been damn near called Communism and we should have been told to go and fight that. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.”

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Official website

Ian Fleming | The home of spy fiction and birthplace of James Bond

We are proud to be the independent custodians of the literary 007 brand. As a forward-thinking publishing house, we bring Fleming’s work to new generations and expand his universe by creating exciting new adventures.

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Official website: ianfleming.com
Image: Ian Fleming c. 1958.jpg

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Commons category: Ian Fleming
date of birth: 1908-12-28
date of death: 1964-08-12
name in native language: Ian Lancaster Fleming
start of work period: 1953-00-00
social media followers: 9098
end of work period: 1963-00-00

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Ian Lancaster Fleming (28 May 1908 – 12 August 1964) was a British writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the University of Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.

While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units: 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. He drew from his wartime service and his career as a journalist for much of the background, detail, and depth of his James Bond novels.