Roger Moore to Pen Autobiography
TonyDP
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My apologies if this has already come up; according to a story over at IMDB.com, Roger Moore will soon be writing an autobiography. Here is the article:
Former James Bond star Roger Moore has finally agreed to write a book on his life - because many of the people he will mention are not around to read it. The 80-year-old actor has always put off penning an autobiography, fearing he'd upset his acquaintances on and off screen with his revelations. However, now most of them have passed away, he's changed his mind. He tells Dutch Television program RTL Boulevard, "My wife has persuaded me that I should write my book. Before I forget everything. And which is happening rapidly. I never really wanted to write my book about my life, cause I was thinking there were too many people alive, but now, a few are disappearing, so I can write about it." Moore plans to tell the story of his childhood as well as documenting his rise to fame and his experiences while playing 007 in seven of the superspy films.
Former James Bond star Roger Moore has finally agreed to write a book on his life - because many of the people he will mention are not around to read it. The 80-year-old actor has always put off penning an autobiography, fearing he'd upset his acquaintances on and off screen with his revelations. However, now most of them have passed away, he's changed his mind. He tells Dutch Television program RTL Boulevard, "My wife has persuaded me that I should write my book. Before I forget everything. And which is happening rapidly. I never really wanted to write my book about my life, cause I was thinking there were too many people alive, but now, a few are disappearing, so I can write about it." Moore plans to tell the story of his childhood as well as documenting his rise to fame and his experiences while playing 007 in seven of the superspy films.
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None the less, as a HUGE fan of his, he can count on getting my money.
-Roger Moore
Leave it to the Great Sir Roger to hire a stunt writer
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I look forward to stories about people who have already passed away, especially Cubby, Saltzman, Lois Maxwell and particularly Herve Villechiaze.
I really hope we hear some stuff about the great stuntman/action arranger Bob Simmons. So little is known about him unfortunately.
You know, Sir Roger said he is writing this now because a lot of his old colleagues are now dead, but if you think about it a lot are still alive. At least, a lot from the 007 films.
All of his directors - Hamilton, Gilbert and Glen
All of the villains he faced bar Curt Jurgens.
All of his Bond girls are still around.
Michael G. Wilson is of course still around.
Ken Adam is still alive, as is John Barry.
So, who does he have dirt on? Lois Maxwell. I'm sure anything with her will be pleasant and not negative. It must be stuff about his colleagues from other films and television work before his 007 days. Which is not really what I want to hear!
Lastly, I am still mad that Sean pulled out of doing his autobiography a while back. He is the original 007 and probably has the most and the best stories out of all the actors.
There was a thread on this on Cbn years ago and a couple of posters explained that it was ghostwritten from tapes Roger made during production of the film. So it was his account, he just didn't have the time to do it himself. My brother found it for 50p in a bookshop a few years ago and it's a fun read and very interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvZC6dvcNgM
Roger Moore talking about his autobiography "My Word Is My Bond."
I still need to pick this one up...
-Roger Moore
I had a flick through, it's all kind of amiable but lacks the Niven writing flair because he does seem to be chatting into a tape machine. Some of the anecdotes lack a little polish because of that.
He has mean words to say about Niven's wife, Hjordis. Ironically, this is covered in Graham Lord's book, Niv. Niv sort of dishes the dirt a bit, portraying its subject as neurotic and a bit of a slimeball, a real social climber. So I wondered how Moore felt about contributing to that, bearing in mind he could hardly bear to watch Niven's films for years after, so painful was the loss.
Some nice details in Moore's book, esp about his attempt to reconcile Connery and Broccoli over a drink.
Roger Moore 1927-2017