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PoorMansJB
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Don't think I've ever seen any threads on this so here goes ...
I was thumbing through one of the more respected Bond treatises today and spotted a bit regarding DAF where it talked about Slumber Incorporated being a real mortuary. As most fans now know, while a real Vegas mortuary was used for filming, Slumber itself is fictitious.
This got me to thinking: What other "facts" about Bond are floating around out there that you know to be wrong? And what things have you gone years believing about 007 only to have some documentary or behind-the-scenes book later disprove?
I was thumbing through one of the more respected Bond treatises today and spotted a bit regarding DAF where it talked about Slumber Incorporated being a real mortuary. As most fans now know, while a real Vegas mortuary was used for filming, Slumber itself is fictitious.
This got me to thinking: What other "facts" about Bond are floating around out there that you know to be wrong? And what things have you gone years believing about 007 only to have some documentary or behind-the-scenes book later disprove?
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Sean Connery being the best Bond.{:)
I rented that movie, "The Secret Life of Ian Fleming," starring Sean Connery's son Jason Connery, and was disgusted at the fictionalization of his life. Instead of being a true story about his life they tried to make it appear as if the Bond of the movies was based on actual events in Fleming's life (such as giving him a teenage buddy named Quentin, obviously an analog for Q, who was a tech wizard who souped up his car with a supercharger) 8-)
There is plenty of the literary Bond that was influenced by Fleming's real-life attitudes and predilections, but what's really gross is how they tailored his fictional life after the movies that came out after his death and have little to do with the litery Bond whatsoever.
I was looking for something a little less fatuous ...
My favorite is the whole Kennedy/FRWL urban myth. Pierre Salinger admitted years later that he had no idea if Kennedy ever read FRWL; Readers' Digest had asked the press secretary for a list of Kennedy's favorite books so Salinger came-up with a bunch of titles he thought would make JFK sound well-rounded, everything from serious-minded non-fiction to pop-culture stuff like Fleming.
We know Kennedy met Fleming and very well may have read the book, but as to it's being his favorite, thank a PR move.
I also read that FRWL was one of the last films JFK saw, and that TSWLM was about the last movie Elvis saw (ie in the last week).
The garlic incident, from OHMSS, was a joke by Rigg to Lazenby that got out of hand, though they didn't get on anyway.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
That is fascinating, I love pulling that "fact" out. What a great thread choice for the site PMJB! I don't know of any off hand, but I will keep checking back to see if anyone posts any other shockers.
Probably ten years ago I had dinner (as part of a group) with Lois Maxwell. According to her, while she was in make-up with Rigg (I'm guessing for the wedding sequence ... not sure when the two would otherwise have ever been on-set together), Rigg confessed to her of having an affair with Lazenby. So the garlic bit most definitely was just something for the press!
On the other hand, I was also told that Lois' stories should be taken with a grain of salt so, who knows ...
Its all very interesting for sure, but I can't help but think that the dirt is well under the carpet now! Lets leave it there.
Lazenby made the best, the very best of his time with the Bond family, but it certainly sounds like he caused more trouble than he was worth in the end!
OHMSS turned out brilliantly but George's attitude to the series left much to be desired.
That's a tale that I've heard on several occasions - I've absolutely no idea if it's true though.
Roger Moore 1927-2017