Listverse - 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Bond

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10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Bond Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:30 AM PDT When young Ian Fleming was working in British Naval intelligence during World War II, he once told a friend he planned to write “The Mother of all Spy Stories.” I, for one, think he succeeded. The James bond series of films is likely the longest running and successful series in cinema history, and why not? James Bond is the kind of guy who every guy wants to be. Suave, smart, cool under pressure and utterly unshakable. While just about everybody has seen a James Bond film, or read a James Bond book, there’s still plenty of interesting anecdotes that can pass by even the hardcore fans. Here’s some things you may not know about the world-famous James Bond: 10 American James Bond Even someone who’s never seen a Bond film can tell you that James Bond is British – it’s such an engrained part of the character that nowadays no one would consider portraying him as anything else. Back before the EON series of movies, CBS produced an adaption of the novel “Casino Royale” for their “Climax!” Series. However, instead of a suave talking M16 agent, American actor Barry Nelson played “Jimmy” Bond, an American CIA Agent. In a bizarre twist, the book’s CIA agent Felix Leiter was changed into a British M16 agent “Clarence Leiter” for this adaption.

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