Ian Fleming

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1908-05-28

Deathday 1964-08-12 (56 years old)

Place of Birth Mayfair, London, England, UK

Also Known As Ян Флеминг

Ian Fleming

Biography

Born into a wealthy and influential English family, Ian Fleming spent his early years attending top British schools such as Eton and Sandhurst military academy. He took to writing while schooling in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and upon failing the entrance requirements for Foreign Service joined the news agency Reuters as a journalist -- winning the respect of his peers for his coverage of a "show trial" in Russia of several Royal Engineers on espionage charges. Fleming briefly worked in the financial sector for the family bank, but just prior to the Second World War, was recruited into British Naval Intelligence where he excelled, shortly achieving the rank of Commander. When the war ended, Fleming retired to Jamaica where he built a house called "Goldeneye," took up writing full-time and created the character that would make him famous -- British Secret Service agent James Bond, in a novel called "Casino Royale." Fleming spent the rest of his life writing and traveling the world, but as his Bond character reached new heights of popularity on movie screens, Fleming was in ailing health. He died of a heart attack (his second) in England in August 1964 at the age of 56.

Known For

Writer

Bullets for Winter

as Characters

2021
No Time to Die

as Characters

2015
Spectre

as Characters

2012
Skyfall

as Characters

2008
2006
Casino Royale

as Novel

2002
Die Another Day

as Characters

1999
1997
Tomorrow Never Dies

as Characters

1995
GoldenEye

as Characters

1989
Licence to Kill

as Characters

1985
1983
Octopussy

as Novel

1981
1979
Moonraker

as Novel

1973
1967
1967
Casino Royale

as Novel

1965
Thunderball

as Original Story

1964
Goldfinger

as Novel

1962
Dr. No

as Novel

1954
Casino Royale

as Novel

1954
Climax!

as Novel

Actor

2015
My Name Is Fleming, Ian Fleming

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Everything or Nothing

as Self (archive footage)

1965
The Incredible World of James Bond

as Self (archive footage)

1965
Gideon's Way

as Doctor

1950