Oct. 2, 2012
Fifty years (and five billion dollars in ticket sales) ago, the dashing
Scottish actor Sean Connery declared suavely that he was "Bond, James
Bond." Thus began a cinematic series unlike any other. LIFE was on the
scene in the swinging '60s when James Bond became a cultural icon, and
now LIFE tells the whole story in this commemorative book. Ian Fleming, a
high-ranking officer in British Naval Intelligence during World War II,
dreamt up his MI6 spy, code number 007, in 1953, and a decade later,
with Dr. No, saw his creation take on a life entirely his own. All the
fun of Bond is here: the movies; the reminiscences by the stars; the
LIFE photo shoots; the knock-offs and spoofs; the artifacts; the trivia;
and more!
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