Ian Fleming died on this day in 1964

12-Aug-2007 • Literary

43 years ago, on 12th August 1964, the creator of James Bond passed away.

A few months before his death, Ian Fleming released "You Only Live Twice" in the same year that the second cinematic 007 adventure, "From Russia With Love", was released in the UK.

Fleming attended the filming of "Dr. No", "From Russia With Love", and "Goldfinger", although never appeared on screen (the myth about Fleming appearing to stand next to the train tracks in "From Russia With Love" is false).

Fleming undertook adventurous pursuits between writing the Bond novels, and despite warnings from doctors, he continued on his treasure hunting ways in the Caribbean and England. On 12th August 1964, at the Royal St. George's Sandwich golf course in Kent, Fleming suffered a heart attack and died.

The last Bond novel "The Man With The Golden Gun" and short story collection "Octopussy & The Living Daylights" were published posthumously in 1965 and 1966 respectively.

Thanks to `paulosjonesos2005` for the alert.