Etiqueta 'Ian Fleming'
James Bond’s Mallorca villains
Juan March was the richest and allegedly “most unscrupulous man in Spain” and Ian Fleming, who first met March in September 1939 and later revived him as a model for several Bond villains.
Enjoy Mallorca: Was James Bond based on a former British Consul in Palma?
The man ticks some of the right boxes; he was an adventurer, a naval officer and probably one of Britain's best spies in World War 2.
Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Nicholas Shakespeare at Ian Fleming’s desk in Goldeneye.
Nicholas Shakespeare at Ian Fleming’s desk in Goldeneye.
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Comment
War time thriller
“I do hope that the new film about Operation Mincement gives credit to our ex-Consul”
Jason Moore13/02/2021 09:55