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Nov 7-13, 2014 Issue #00198

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JAMES BONDby Kathy Wolfe

Bond. James Bond. It’s estimated that more than two billion people – nearly one-third of the world’s population – have heard various actors utter those words as the fictional spy introduced himself in 23 different films. This week, Tidbits focuses on one of our favorite characters, his creator, and those who have played him.

• London-born Ian Fleming published his first James Bond novel Casino Royale in 1953. Fleming wrote the book in two months at his Jamaican vacation home. It was met with positive reviews and sold out its first and second month. Fleming himself had worked for British Naval Intelligence during World War II and was well-acquainted with the world of espionage, an experience he used to shape his novels. He based the character of Bond’s boss “M” after his own superior in the Navy, Admiral Sir John Godfrey.

• Fleming named his spy James Bond after a noted ornithologist, Dr. James Bond, who had written a book on birdwatching that Fleming had on hand. Fleming said, “I wanted the simplest, dullest, plainest-sounding name I could think of. James Bond seemed perfect.” The number 007 was the bus route Fleming frequently used between London and Canterbury.

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JAMES BOND (continued):• The fictional Bond’s parents were a Scots

gentleman Andrew Bond, employed by a weapons company, and a Swiss woman named Monique Delacroix. When his parents died when James was 11, he was sent to live with an aunt, was enrolled at Eton, and was recruited into the Royal Navy. (Fleming also attended Eton and was involved in naval intelligence).

• Fleming wrote a Bond novel every year until his death in 1964, a total of 12. Since then, seven other authors have continued the series, including John Gardner who penned GoldenEye, which became the 17th Bond film. Fleming gave the name GoldenEye to his Jamaican vacation retreat which overlooked the Caribbean, after a World War II military mission he had developed in the event the Nazis invaded Spain. After Fleming’s death, the estate was sold to Bob Marley.

• The 1958 novel Dr. No came to the big screen in 1962, the first of 23 Eon Productions “official” James Bond films. A casting contest was held to find the perfect James Bond, seeking a man age 28 to 35, about 6 feet tall (1.8 m), with dark hair, and a British accent. Sean Connery landed the role, edging out Cary Grant and Richard Burton. Dr. No was the only official Bond film seen by Ian Fleming before his death in 1964.

• Between 1962 and 1967, Sean Connery starred as James Bond four more times in From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice before retiring from the role. Timothy Dalton was strongly considered as his replacement, but declined, saying that age 25, he was too young for the role. Adam West (Batman) was offered the part, but said no, believing that Bond should be a British actor.

• In 1969, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service was released, starring a 30-year-old Australian former used car salesman, George Lazenby. Lazenby’s acting experience was almost non-existent, having most recently appeared in a TV commercial for chocolate bars. For his screen test, he purchased a custom-made suit ordered by Connery, who had failed to pick it up at the tailor’s. He added a Rolex watch and went to Connery’s barber to add to his look. It was Lazenby’s only Bond film.

• The studio was advised to bring back Sean Connery, no matter what the cost, and in

1971, Connery returned in Diamonds Are Forever, for a $1.25 million salary and 12.5% of the profits. He donated the entire base salary to a Scottish education charity. This would be the last Bond film Connery made for Eon Productions, although he starred in a non-Eon move, Never Say Never Again in 1983.

• Connery wore a toupee in all of his Bond films. During the filming of a fight scene in Diamonds Are Forever, Connery’s opponent accidentally pulled off the toupee.

• In 1973, Roger Moore stepped into the

role for Live and Let Die, a Bond with a more comical air about him. Moore is the current record holder for the most Bond films with seven, including The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, and For Your Eyes Only. His final Bond film was 1985’s A View To Kill, when he was 58 years old, making him also the oldest James Bond actor. With all the firearms used on the movie set, Moore had to overcome his hoplophobia, the fear of weapons, the result of a childhood accident when he was shot in the leg by his brother with an air rifle.

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JAMES BOND (continued):• Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sean Connery in

2000 and Roger Moore in 2003

• In 1984, Pierce Brosnan’s wife had a part in For Your Eyes Only, and met producer Albert Broccoli on the movie set. Roger Moore was preparing to step down from the role, and Broccoli felt Brosnan would be the perfect replacement. Brosnan was offered the role in 1986, but was forced to decline due to his contract for the TV series Remington Steele. Timothy Dalton then got another chance at the Bond role, when he was selected for 1987’s The Living Daylights and 1989’s Licence to Kill, bringing a more serious interpretation of the character back into the role after Moore’s light-hearted approach.

• In 1995, Pierce Brosnan got his second chance, appearing in GoldenEye, the world’s fourth highest-grossing film that year. There were three more in the next seven years, and Brosnan’s run ended in 2002.

• There was a four-year gap before the return

of James Bond, this time in the form of Daniel Craig, who was met with a negative reaction. However, it didn’t take long for filmgoers to take a liking to the new Bond in 2006’s Casino Royale. It was followed up with Quantum of Solace in 2008. The year of Bond’s 50th anniversary, 2012, marked the release of Skyfall, which has become the highest-grossing Bond film of all time, overtaking Thunderball, starring Connery, which had held the title for 47 years. Craig is the first Bond actor to be younger than the Bond series.


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Why Can’t Dog Just “Go” in the Woods?

DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I enjoy simple pleasures in life, including your Paw’s Corner columns. I was particularly interested in the reply to the couple asking about their doggie “Trip’s” adventures with them into state parks. What are the preferred actions to take when a hound is in a state park and leaves a “deposit” somewhere? Is it the owner’s responsibility to collect said deposit and carry it to wherever the nearest refuse container may be found? I love dogs and realize certain chores should be carried out in regard to responsible ownership. Sign me -- Woof!

DEAR WOOF: You’re absolutely right! It is the owner’s responsibility to clean up after his or her dog. Even in a state park, where one would think that, heck, wild animals can poop wherever they want and leave it, why can’t my dog?There are a number of reasons why it’s not just a good idea to clean up after your dog -- it’s a rule in most parks. First and foremost, you and your dog usually are hanging out in the same areas that everyone else frequents. Other dogs, people and small children roam those same trails and play in the same areas. Nobody wants to roll in a dog’s leavings (except other dogs).Before going into a park, review the rules for that park regarding dogs. For example, California’s state parks do not (in most cases) allow dogs on the beach “for sanitary reasons.” Dogs are restricted from some trails, and they have to be on a leash at all times during the day. Even if a park doesn’t have strict rules, being a good neighbor by picking up after your dog helps breed good will and can keep restrictive rules from being enacted in the first place.

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• Keep the yolks in hard-boiled eggs from crumbling by wetting your knife between slices.

• To soften butter without melting it, warm a bowl that is bigger than the butter stick and invert it over the butter on a plate. It’s nice before a meal because it makes a hard stick of butter easier to spread on bread rolls, but not so soft that you use too much.”

• Save the peel on oranges and grapefruits. You can toss them on a fire for a nice smell.

• “Hard-water stains in the toilet are no match for denture tablets. Simply drop one in the toilet and let sit overnight. A quick scrub and a flush in the morning should do it.”

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▶ You may have learned that the distress signal SOS stands for “Save Our Ship,” but that’s a myth. That signal was chosen because in Morse Code, it’s easy to remember and transmit the three dots, three dashes and three dots that represent those letters.

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