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Commander James Bond, also known as 007, is a fictional British secret service agent created by novelist Ian Fleming for the debut novel Casino Royale in 1953. He is the protagonist in twelve Fleming novels and two short story collections, the last three published posthumously between 1964 and 1966. Following Ian Fleming's death in 1964, many continuation novels by Kingsley Amis, John Pearson, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, and Charlie Higson were published.

Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman's EON Productions started the official, authorized cinematic run of Bond in 1962, with the release of Dr. No. Since then the Bond film franchise has become one of the most successful and lucrative franchises in the film industry spanning 21 official films (22nd in the works), 2 unofficial films, and one television episode. Six actors have portrayed agent 007 in authorized films: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, who stars in the first official adaptation of Fleming's novel Casino Royale released on November 14, 2006.

In addition to novels and films, Bond is a prominent character in many computer and video games, comic strips and comic books and has been the subject of many parodies.

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GoldenEye (1995) is the seventeenth spy film of the British James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Unlike previous James Bond films, it was not related to the works of novelist Ian Fleming, although the name "GoldenEye" was taken from his estate in Jamaica. The original story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by several other writers, and was directed by Martin Campbell. In the film, Bond fights to prevent an arms syndicate from using the GoldenEye satellite weapon against London in order to cause a global financial meltdown.

GoldenEye was released in 1995 after legal disputes forced a six-year hiatus in the series, during which Timothy Dalton resigned from the role of James Bond and was replaced by Pierce Brosnan. M was also recast (last played by Robert Brown in Licence to Kill) with actress Judi Dench, becoming the first female to portray the character. GoldenEye was the first Bond film made after the downfall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, which provided a background for the plot.

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James Bond Island, Thailand, an island colloquially named after the character.

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Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007) was a Scottish stage, television and film actress. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance in Tea and Sympathy, which she originated on Broadway, a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture, The King and I, and she was also the recipient of honorary Academy, BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival awards.

She was nominated six times for an Academy Award as Best Actress but never won. In 1994, however, she was cited by the Motion Picture Academy for a film career that always represented "Perfection, Discipline and Elegance". Amongst her most famous films were Casino Royale, The King and I, An Affair to Remember, From Here to Eternity, Heaven Knows, Mr Allison and Separate Tables.

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Did you know...

...that the Ian Fleming titles "The Property of a Lady," "Risico," "The Hildebrand Rarity," and "007 in New York" have never been used as a title for a Bond film?

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“ If James Bond abandoned his dinner jacket, womanising, or gadget-using you'd feel cheated. ”

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James Bond news

2007
- January 3 - Double or Die is announced as the third title in the Young Bond series of novels.
- January 4 - Double or Die is released in the UK.
- September 6 - Hurricane Gold is released.
2008
- May 1 - The SilverFin graphic novel is released in the UK.

Future
- May 28, 2008 - Devil May Care, an adult Bond novel by Sebastian Faulks, will be released in honour of the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth.
- November 7, 2008 - Quantum of Solace will be released in theatres.
- 2008/2009 - Young Bond Book 5 will be released.

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Films (Full list): A View to a Kill • Casino Royale (1967 film) • Casino Royale (2006 film) • Diamonds Are Forever (film) • Die Another Day • Dr. No (film) • From Russia with Love (film) • GoldenEye • Goldfinger (film) • Octopussy • The Living Daylights • The Spy Who Loved Me (film) • Thunderball (film) • Tomorrow Never Dies • The World Is Not Enough • You Only Live Twice (film)

Biographies (James Bond): Daniel Craig • Deborah Kerr • Eva Green • George Martin • Halle Berry • Jonathan Pryce • Madonna (entertainer) • Paul McCartney • Pierce Brosnan • Sean Bean • Tina Turner

Books, games and music: Live and Let Die (novel) • The Man with the Golden Gun (novel) • GoldenEye 007 • "The World Is Not Enough (song)"

Bold entries are featured articles, the remainder are good articles.

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Films and novels

Films

Official films
Dr. No · From Russia with Love · Goldfinger · Thunderball · You Only Live Twice · On Her Majesty's Secret Service · Diamonds Are Forever · Live and Let Die · The Man with the Golden Gun · The Spy Who Loved Me · Moonraker · For Your Eyes Only · Octopussy · A View to a Kill · The Living Daylights · Licence to Kill · GoldenEye · Tomorrow Never Dies · The World Is Not Enough · Die Another Day · Casino Royale · Quantum of SolaceUnofficial films
Casino Royale(1954 TV) · Casino Royale(1967) · Never Say Never Again

Novels

Ian Flemingnovels (1953–1966)
Casino Royale · Live and Let Die · Moonraker · Diamonds Are Forever · From Russia with Love · Dr. No · Goldfinger · For Your Eyes Only · Thunderball · The Spy Who Loved Me · On Her Majesty's Secret Service · You Only Live Twice · The Man with the Golden Gun · Octopussy and The Living DaylightsSanctioned novels (1967–1979)
003½: The Adventures of James Bond Junior · Colonel Sun · James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 · James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me · James Bond and Moonraker John Gardnernovels (1981–1996)
Licence Renewed · For Special Services · Icebreaker · Role of Honour · Nobody Lives For Ever · No Deals, Mr. Bond · Scorpius · Win, Lose or Die · Licence to Kill · Brokenclaw · The Man from Barbarossa · Death is Forever · Never Send Flowers · SeaFire · GoldenEye · COLD Raymond Bensonnovels (1997–2002)
"Blast from the Past" · Zero Minus Ten · Tomorrow Never Dies · The Facts of Death · "Midsummer Night's Doom" · High Time to Kill · The World Is Not Enough · "Live at Five" · Doubleshot · Never Dream of Dying · The Man with the Red Tattoo · Die Another Day Charlie Higsonnovels (2004–present)
SilverFin · Blood Fever · Double or Die · Hurricane Gold · By Royal CommandSanctioned novels (2005–present)
The Moneypenny Diaries: Guardian Angel · Secret Servant: The Moneypenny Diaries · The Moneypenny Diaries: Final Fling Centennarynovel (2008)
Devil May Care

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