Ian Fleming authored 14 James Bond novels and the character has spawned multiple non-Fleming authored novels, short-stories, ...

Bond’s first appearance was in Casino Royale, published in 1953. Fleming borrowed the name from a real-life American ornithologist who had written Birds of the West Indies , a book that Fleming, an ...

The New York Times headline noted: “James Bond, Ornithologist, 89; Fleming Adopted Name for 007.” In 2002, the film Die Another Day cemented the link between the real-life birdman and the ...

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The Other James Bond: How little-known ornithologist inspired greatest spy of all time The iconic character's title was created after author Ian Fleming reportedly saw the name 'James Bond' on a ...

James Bond. He would grow up to become an ornithologist, and lived a fairly quiet, normal life—until someone borrowed his name. On January 4, 1900, a child was born in Philadelphia.

“There really is a James Bond, you know, but he’s an American ornithologist, not a secret agent,” Fleming told Rogue magazine.. “I’d read a book of his, and when I was casting about for ...

Lastly, there is the original James Bond, an ornithologist whose “flat, quiet name” was co-opted by Ian Fleming for his fictional character. Bauer’s film explores the “blessing and curse ...

He came across the book "Birds of the West Indies" by James Bond, an ornithologist from Philadelphia, and was struck by the name. The Academy published the book in 1936 and a first edition remains ...

The second part of the series takes a page from the actual James Bond, who was no super spy (at least from what we know), but rather an American ornithologist, responsible for the definitive tome ...

James Bond, or “Bond, James,” as you’d find him in the stacks of your local library, was an American ornithologist. A published authority on birds. He wrote the book Birds of the West Indies .

For the next week, bidders are expected to spend millions on James Bond memorabilia which is up for sale at two special auctions in London. Among the items that can be purchased are 007's trusty ...