adline but Ian felt that it should be done as soon as possible. He wrote his main character to be 6' tall, muscular and athletic, in his mid-thirties, with gray-blue eyes. John Pearson has dated the birth of James Bond to be the morning of January 15, 1952. He added:"Casino Royal' was written and finished in Goldeneye on March 18th, writing a 62,000 word manuscript in eight weeks would have been anachievement. But, there is evidence that he might have completed it in a shorter amount of time."Ian Fleming had doubts that "Casino Royale" would succeed but it did and so he continued on to write other bond books such as "Live and Let Die", "Moonraker", "Diamonds are Forever", "With Russia, With Love", and "Dr. No".When "Dr. No" was published, Movie producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Salzman were where interested in making the book into a movie. They approached Ian with a proposition to make "Dr. No" into a movie. If the movie did well they would produce other "Bond" movies. During the negotiations and production of "Dr. No" Ian completed "Goldfinger", "For Your Eyes Only", "Octa*censored*", and "The Spy Who Loved Me". The movie, "Dr. No" was a huge hit and Ian had the feeling that he finally reached the success that he hoped to achieve over his father and brother. Other movies were made while Ian Fleming continued to write. That is until 1964 when Ian Fleming died of a fatal heart attack while at Royal St. Georges Golf Club.Ian Fleming was a man of many visions, and talents. It wasn't until after his death that James Bond was a British, sexual, and heroic icon. A total of 20 "Bond Films" have been made so far. Even more James Bond books have been written. Ian Fleming will live on with infamy and legend....
