Fleming & Simenon
CmdrAtticus
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Was trolling the internet for new images of Fleming (every once in a while a new one turns up) and found these, when he visited one of his favorite authors Simenon. First time I ever saw Fleming's back oddly. Yes, that is
Fleming's Avanti. The others I also have never seen, though I'm disappointed they are not of larger size. The images of him when he was younger are always harder to find which is why I like these - he looks particularly thin in the one where he's holding the clipboard.
The man in the image that has Fleming in profile looking down is his
friend Cuneo. I've also been trying to locate an image I saw once in
a magazine when I was young (I think it may have been in Life) showing Fleming jumping up in a sandtrap at the Royal St. George where he was showing the photographer how Goldfinger was cheating in the game with Bond. If anyone out there has it, I would be grateful if you could post it.
Fleming's Avanti. The others I also have never seen, though I'm disappointed they are not of larger size. The images of him when he was younger are always harder to find which is why I like these - he looks particularly thin in the one where he's holding the clipboard.
The man in the image that has Fleming in profile looking down is his
friend Cuneo. I've also been trying to locate an image I saw once in
a magazine when I was young (I think it may have been in Life) showing Fleming jumping up in a sandtrap at the Royal St. George where he was showing the photographer how Goldfinger was cheating in the game with Bond. If anyone out there has it, I would be grateful if you could post it.
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The Fleming one of him jumping on the golf course can be found in For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond (2008) by Ben Macintyre. That, and one of his cooking on a gas oven with saucepans. You should invest in this excellent book.
Actually, it's his friend Ivar Bryce.
Thanks for the correction - the original caption incorrectly id him as Cuneo, and I fell for it!
Thank you for the info - I will.
My pleasure - it's a treasure trove of rare Bond items all collected in one source. The text is great too.