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October 19th

1931: Ian Fleming begins his association with Reuters.

Ian Fleming, Andrew Lycett, 1995.

...On 7 October Ian travelled along
the Thames to the Reuters office on the Embankent at the end of
Carmelite Street, close to Blackfriars Bridge. There, on the first floor, he
was interviewed again, and then by Cecil Fleetwood May, a wireless technician
who, following the introduction of the City ticker-tape three years earlier,
was beginning to develop the business information side of the service.
Both were impressed by the young man's qualities. Rickatson-Hiatt, a
former Coldstream Guards officer, with a clipped moustache and a
monacle, had worked with Associated Press in the United States and was
keen to introduce AP's speed and efficiency to European news-gathering
operations. He reported to Jones that Ian was "quite the right type and
seemed most intelligent". He added, "After leaving Eton, he went to
Sandhurst. He will therefore know the value and importance of discipline."
Rickatson-Hiatt suggested that Ian should be hired initially on a trial basis
for one month without pay.

The aspiring young journalist started work at Reuters on Monday, 19
October 1931. In the circumstances, Ian was particularly anxious to do
well and within a couple of days Rickatson-Hiatt was commending the
new recruit to Sir Roderick. His only negative comment was that Ian
suffered from a slight Foreign Office "bum". He promised, however, that
"you can depend on us to put some pep into him before many days have
gone by." The Reuters chef also had Ian's praises heaped on him from
another source. Ever mindful of her maternal duties, Eve Fleming wrote
to thank him for taking her son on, gushing, "He has great character and
is supposed to be very intelligent, though I ought not to say so!" She
dissembled slightly when she said she was disappointed that Ian was
not trying again for the Forein Office since he had never been expected
to get in first time round.

After his month's trial, Ian was judged a success and offered a permanent
post at a salary of £150 a year. ...

1931: Spy novelist John le Carré (David John Moore Cornwell) is born--Poole, Dorset, England.
(He dies 12 December 2020 at age 89--Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, England.

Ian Fleming vs John Le Carré

See the complete article here:

https://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/ian-fleming-vs-john-le-carre-anthony-horowitz-and-david-farr/

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Following the wild popularity of our previous cultural combat events, Intelligence Squared turned to the two giants of spy fiction. Which of them should wear the laurels?

They are the titans of the spy novel, who have elevated thrillers to the level of literary fiction. Much imitated, much adapted by the big and small screens, Ian Fleming and John Le Carré have painted our picture of post-war espionage: Fleming through the dashing figure of James Bond, with his lush locations and Martinis as icy as his heart; Le Carré through his damning portrait of the British secret service drawn from his own time in MI5 and MI6. But which of the two novelists is the greater?

In this thrilling contest, Fleming’s case was made by Anthony Horowitz, creator of the bestselling Alex Rider spy novels and author of the official Bond continuation novel Trigger Mortis. Championing Le Carré – whose memoir about his life as a former spy currently sits in the bestseller lists – was David Farr, Emmy-nominated screenwriter of the BBC’s adaptation of The Night Manager.

‘Fleming is one of the very few writers – Charles Dickens and JK Rowling might be two others – who have transcended fiction, who have created stories that capture a particular time and place, that are universally recognisable and that are, it would seem, immortal,’ says Horowitz. ‘George Smiley is a fascinating character. James Bond is an icon. That’s the difference.’

By contrast, pointing to Le Carré’s own experiences in the secret service, Farr says: ‘John Le Carré turns espionage into existentialism. His canvas is betrayal — of the realm and of the heart. His greatness comes from the personal nature of that exploration.’

To illustrate their arguments, Horowitz and Farr called on a cast of actors to bring the novels to life.

Featuring
Anthony Horowitz, Bestselling author
David Farr. Screenwriter, playwright and director
Simon Callo, Acclaimed actor, writer and director
Matthew Lewis, Film, television and stage actor
Alex Macqueen, One of the UK’s best known comedy actors
Lesley Manville, Bafta-nominated film and theatre actress

Chair
Erica Wagner, Author and novelist

Ian Fleming vs John le Carré (1:27:08)

1964: Comic strip for Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang begins its run in The Daily Express. (Ends 23 October.)
1966: You Only Live Twice films Bond getting married.

1988: Licence to Kill films villain Sanchez explaining his caper.

2005: IGN interviews Martin Campbell on Casino Royale.

Interview: Campbell on Casino
Royale
The director talks Bond!

https://uk.ign.com/articles/2005/10/19/interview-campbell-on-casino-royale
By Jeff Otto | 19 Oct 2005 2:48 pm

The James Bond news machine is heating up with the recent announcement (finally!) of the lead actor to portray Bond in Casino Royale, Daniel Craig. The film is to begin shooting soon and the release date is now set for November 17, 2006.

This weekend IGN FilmForce had the chance to question Royale helmer Martin Campbell at the press day for his latest film, the upcoming Sony sequel Legend of Zorro, which releases on the 28th of this month.

Though Campbell and everyone else involved is still remaining tight-lipped about the specifics of James Bonds' 21st big screen adventure (not counting the original Casino Royale or Never Say Never Again), Campbell answered as many questions as he could this weekend and shed at least a bit of light on the upcoming spy flick.

Craig as Bond

Q: Did you have any input in the selection of Mr. Craig?

MARTIN CAMPBELL: Oh, yeah.


Q. Is there going to be anything of the novel in the movie?

CAMPBELL: A lot of it, yeah.

Q: How are you going to handle the genital flogging scene from the book?

CAMPBELL: Very interesting. You're the second person who's asked that. I think I'll do it in close up. (Laughs) There are a lot of women who will love that. I've got to get PG-13, so it's a very interesting dilemma.

Q: Every time they have gone from a popular Bond and replaced him, the films have not been as successful. How do you avoid that?

CAMPBELL: I dunno. You just do the best movie you can make. It's as simple as that.

Q: Why do you think Craig will make a great Bond?

CAMPBELL: Because, first of all, he's a great actor. And I think it's in Casino Royale, where Fleming said he looked like Hoagie Carmichael, which is a very interesting comparison. And he's a very interesting looking guy and I think he has all the attributes to make a grittier and tougher bond. A much more interesting – just different and more interesting in my view.

Q[/b]: It seems every time they say that the story is overwhelmed by all those gadgets.

CAMPBELL: Well, first of all there are no gadgets in the first one. So, how about that?

Q: So is it mostly the title being used and the basic plot rather than specifics from the book?

CAMPBELL: The only thing you can't use from the book – I don't know how many of you have read it – it was written in 1953 [and] was set against the Cold War. In fact, it was the first one that involves Smersh, and we've obviously had to change that. But, essentially the book remains pretty much in tact. The whole game takes place. La Chiffre is the bad guy, who was the bad guy there. Your genital whacking scene, whomever came up with that, that all remains. So, it's pretty much the last 2/3rds of the movie will be like the book. And Bond will fall in love with Vesper Lynd, as he does in the book. He's just got his 007 stripes when he gets into the story so he's got some rough edges on him to begin with and hopefully, by the end of it, he'll become the 007 we all know and love.

Martin Campbell on the set of
the first Zorro with Anthony Hopkins
and Antonio Banderas

Q: Does it restart the franchise?

CAMPBELL: Yeah, I guess so.

Q: Does this mean you start remaking the other movies?

CAMPBELL: That's exactly the same question I asked them. When's the point you start re-making Dr. No? Who knows? No, this is the last book they are filming. Because, all the rest have been done.

Q: Do you think the re-start of Batman Begins had to do with this?

CAMPBELL: No, I think they always wanted to get the book and they never have been able to till just recently. Now they have the book. I think Cubby, Barbara, said Cubby always wanted to make the book. They made one. Not a good movie. A spoof with five bonds, which Ursula Andress was one, by the way.

Q: Have you cast any of the new Bond girls?

CAMPBELL: Not yet. We were more worried about casting Bond…

Q: Is there a chance Judi Dench will return as M?

CAMPBELL: Yeah, we're discussing that at the moment. Yeah, maybe.

Q: Did you talk to Pierce about coming back?

CAMPBELL: No, that wasn't my choice. That was over before I came into those discussions as they were.

Q: When is it going to start?

CAMPBELL: End of January. I hope!

Q: Do they have a release date?

CAMPBELL: Yes, November.

2008: BBC airs the documentary Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began.

2009: Joseph Wiseman dies at age 91--Manhattan, New York City, New York.
(Born 15 May 1918--Montreal, Quebec, Canada.)

Joseph Wiseman obituary

See the complete article here:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/oct/20/joseph-wiseman-obituary

Versatile character actor best remembered on screen as James
Bond's adversary Dr No
Ronald Bergan | Tue 20 Oct 2009 13.33 EDT

‘I thought it might be just another grade-B Charlie Chan mystery,’ said Wiseman of his role in Dr No.

Despite the fact that Joseph Wiseman, who has died aged 91, appeared in dozens of movies and countless TV series and had only 20 minutes of screen time in Dr No (1962), it is for his performance in that film, as the eponymous adversary to James Bond in the first movie of the series, based on the books by Ian Fleming, that he will best be remembered.

Dressed in a white Nehru jacket with a pair of shiny black, prosthetic hands, the result of a "misfortune", Wiseman was cool and calculating as the half-German, half-Chinese arch enemy of 007, played by Sean Connery, and one of the most effective of Bond villains. Dr Julius No is a member of Spectre – the Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion. "The four great cornerstones of power headed by the greatest brains in the world," he explains. "Correction. Criminal brains," says Bond. "A successful criminal brain is always superior. It has to be," retorts Dr No.

Wiseman was fortunate that Noël Coward, a friend and neighbour of Fleming's in Jamaica, where the film was set, turned the role down, saying, "Doctor No? No. No. No." Of his most famous role, Wiseman said: "I had no idea what I was letting myself in for. I had no idea it would achieve the success it did. I know nothing about mysteries. I don't take to them. As far as I was concerned, I thought it might be just another grade-B Charlie Chan mystery."

Wiseman was born in Montreal, Canada, and his family subsequently moved to the US. He started his acting career on stage in his late teens, making his Broadway debut as part of the ensemble in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1938), with Raymond Massey in the title role. There followed parts in three plays by Maxwell Anderson: Journey to Jerusalem (1940), Candle in the Wind (1941) and Joan of Lorraine (1946), and he was the eunuch Mardian in Antony and Cleopatra (1947), directed by and starring Kathleen Cornell.

But it was his role on stage in Sidney Kingsley's Detective Story (1949) that launched his film career, during which he typically played slightly crazy off-beat characters. Wiseman, in a loud striped suit, was both sleazy and comic as the lowlife burglar, becoming hysterical when interrogated by overzealous policeman Ralph Bellamy. He repeated the role in William Wyler's 1951 film version, starring Kirk Douglas, without toning down his manic stage performance.

This coiled-up energy proved to be highly effective in Elia Kazan's Viva Zapata! (1952), in which he played the opportunistic journalist and agent provocateur who finally betrays Emiliano Zapata (Marlon Brando). He continued to steal scenes in two rather risible biblical epics, as an imposing priest in The Silver Chalice (1954), Paul Newman's debut picture, and as a wily beggar in The Prodigal (1955). Around the same time, Wiseman was able to reveal more of his talent on stage. He played Edmund to Louis Calhern's King Lear; the gangster Eddie Fuselli in a revival of Clifford Odets's Golden Boy (1952), and The Inquisitor in Jean Anouih's The Lark (1955), with Julie Harris as Joan of Arc.

In 1960, returning to movies, Wiseman had a typically flashy role as a one-eyed, deranged itinerant evangelist armed with the "Sword of God" in John Huston's western The Unforgiven. Then, in 1962, came The Happy Thieves, in which, third-billed after Rita Hayworth and Rex Harrison, he seemed to have some fun as a master forger, and the infamous Dr No. It was six years before Wiseman made another movie.

Making up for lost time, he appeared in seven films within a few years. Apart from playing ruthless Italian gangsters in Stiletto (1969) and The Valachi Papers (1972), Wiseman created a niche for himself portraying a variety of Jewish characters. In The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), Wiseman is the bemused Jewish owner of the notorious burlesque theatre, who disapproves of his son's introducing striptease.

Bye Bye Braverman (1968) saw him as a pedantic lecturer on his way to a friend's funeral. Of his performance, Time magazine wrote that Wiseman "wears an expression of perpetual disgust, as if he were forever smelling fried ham … What picture there is for stealing is burgled by Wiseman with his portrayal of a stereotypical littérateur … As lofty as Edmund Wilson, he pronounces Jehovah-like judgments on literature and humanity."

Back in Canada for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Wiseman played a Trotskyite owner of a blouse factory, who calls his nephew (Richard Dreyfuss) "a pushy Jewish boy".

On Broadway, Wiseman originated the role of LeDuc, a Jewish psychotherapist, in Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy (1964), who asserts that "the Jew is only the name we give to that stranger within everyone". Also on Broadway was his Drama Desk award-winning performance in the title role of In the Matter of J Robert Oppenheimer (1969).

Wiseman continued to be active on television throughout his career, notably in Crime Story (1986-88) as the menacing gang boss Manny Weisbord. In his later years, Wiseman would often give readings of Yiddish writers, and his last stage performance was in 2002 at a gala concert called Yiddish in America at the New York town hall. His last Broadway appearance had been the previous year, as a prosecution witness in Abby Mann's stage adaptation of his film drama Judgment at Nuremberg.

Wiseman's first marriage, to Nell Kennard, ended in divorce, and he is survived by his daughter, Martha, by that marriage, and his sister Ruth. His second wife, the dancer, teacher and choreographer Pearl Lang, died last February.

•Joseph Wiseman, actor, born 15 May 1918; died 19 October 2009

Joseph Wiseman (1918–2009)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936476/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1

Filmography

Actor (95 credits)

1996 Law & Order (TV Series) - Seymour Bergreen
- Family Business (1996) ... Seymour Bergreen
1994 A Passover Seder (Video short) - Grandfather
1994 L.A. Law (TV Series) - Isidore Schoen
- Finish Line (1994) ... Isidore Schoen
1992 Civil Wars (TV Series) - Julius Schiff
- For Better or Perverse (1992) ... Julius Schiff

1989 MacGyver (TV Series) - Joe Catano
- The Battle of Tommy Giordano (1989) ... Joe Catano
1988 Lady Mobster (TV Movie) - Victor Castle
1986-1988 Crime Story (TV Series) - Manny Weisbord
- The Hearings (1988) ... Manny Weisbord
- Last Rites (1988) ... Manny Weisbord
- Little Girl Lost (1987) ... Manny Weisbord
- Shockwaves (1987) ... Manny Weisbord
- Atomic Fallout (1987) ... Manny Weisbord
... 18 episodes
1986 Seize the Day - Dr. Adler
1985 The Equalizer (TV Series) - Eddie Vanessi
- The Confirmation Day (1985) ... Eddie Vanessi
1984 The A-Team (TV Series) - Zeke Westerland
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1984) ... Zeke Westerland
1984 American Playhouse (TV Series) - Judge Leopold Wapter
- The Ghost Writer (1984) ... Judge Leopold Wapter
1983 Rage of Angels (TV Movie) - Antonio Granelli
1983 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) - Dr. Albert Tessa
- Birdman of Budapest (1983) ... Dr. Albert Tessa
1981 The Greatest American Hero (TV Series) - James J. Beck
- Don't Mess Around with Jim (1981) ... James J. Beck
1981 Masada (TV Mini-Series) - Jerahmeel, Head Essene
- Part IV (1981) ... Jerahmeel, Head Essene
- Part III (1981) ... Jerahmeel, Head Essene
- Part II (1981) ... Jerahmeel, Head Essene
- Part I (1981) ... Jerahmeel, Head Essene
1980 Freebie and the Bean (TV Series) - Dr. Dorf
- Health Nuts (1980) ... Dr. Dorf

1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) - Carl Morphus
- Vegas in Space (1979) ... Carl Morphus
1979 Jaguar Lives! - Ben Ashir
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century - King Draco
1978 The Betsy - Jake / Angelo's uncle
1977 Murder at the World Series (TV Movie) - Sam Druckman
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) - Barbado
- The Thrill Killers: Part 2 (1976) ... Barbado
- The Thrill Killers: Part 1 (1976) ... Barbado
1975 Journey Into Fear - Colonel Haki
1975 Zalmen: or, The Madness of God (TV Movie) - Rabbi
1974 QB VII (TV Mini-Series) - Morris Cady
- Part One & Two (1974) ... Morris Cady
1974 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz - Uncle Benjy
1974 The Suicide Club (TV Movie)
1974 Men of the Dragon (TV Movie) - Balashev
1974 The Magician (TV Series) - Hon Chi Kai
- The Illusion of the Lost Dragon (1974) ... Hon Chi Kai
1973 If I Had a Million (TV Movie)
1971-1973 The F.B.I. (TV Series) - Gilford / Big Julio
- The Pay-Off (1973) ... Gilford
- Bitter Harbor (1971) ... Big Julio
1973 Nightside (TV Movie) - Grudin
1973 The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) - Mr. Silverado
- Suicide Club (1973) ... Mr. Silverado
1972 Pursuit (TV Movie) - Dr. Nordman
1972 McCloud (TV Series) - Paul Rudell / Stephen Rudensky
- Fifth Man in a String Quartet (1972) ... Paul Rudell / Stephen Rudensky
1972 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) - Armand Pringle
- Operation: White Fire (1972) ... Armand Pringle
1972 The Valachi Papers - Salvatore Maranzano
1971 Lawman - Lucas
1970 Night Gallery (TV Series) - Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
- Room with a View/The Little Black Bag/The Nature of the Enemy (1970) ... Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
1970 NET Playhouse (TV Series) - Lev
- They Have Taken Over (1970) ... Lev
1970 The Mask of Sheba (TV Movie) - Fandil Bondalok

1969 Stiletto - Emilio Matteo
1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's - Louis Minsky
1968 The Counterfeit Killer - Rajeski
1968 Bye Bye Braverman - Felix Ottensteen
1967 The Outsider (TV Movie) - Ernest Grimes
1967 Coronet Blue (TV Series) - Rudi Nateseh
- The Presence of Evil (1967) ... Rudi Nateseh
1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) - Prince Nicky Cavalcante
- The System (1966) ... Prince Nicky Cavalcante
1966 Preview Tonight (TV Series) - Pharaoh
- Great Bible Adventures: Seven Rich Years and Seven Lean (1966) ... Pharaoh
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) - Rajeski
- The Faceless Man (1966) ... Rajeski
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) - Captain Hammel
- The Last Stand of Captain Hammel (1966) ... Captain Hammel
1964 Wagon Train (TV Series) - Jim Case
- The Santiago Quesada Story (1964) ... Jim Case
1963-1964 Quest (TV Series) - Eli Peck
- Eli, the Fanatic (1964) ... Eli Peck
- Eulogy (1963)
1962 Dr. No - Dr. No
1962 The New Breed (TV Series) - Clayton Grimes
- Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo? (1962) ... Clayton Grimes
1962 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) - Paul Radin
- One More Pallbearer (1962) ... Paul Radin
1961 The Happy Thieves - Jean Marie Calbert
1961 Festival (TV Series) - Prisoner / Messenger
- The Police (1961) ... Prisoner
- The Dybbuk (1961) ... Messenger
1960-1961 The Untouchables (TV Series) - Russell Shield / Albert Maris
- The Antidote (1961) ... Russell Shield
- The Tommy Karpeles Story (1960) ... Albert Maris
1961 General Electric Theater (TV Series) - Manson
- A Possibility of Oil (1961) ... Manson
1960 The Westerner (TV Series) - 'Serafin'
- Ghost of a Chance (1960) ... 'Serafin'
1958-1960 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV Series) - Lurgan / Sorcerer
- Kim (1960) ... Lurgan
- The Wild Swans (1958) ... Sorcerer
1960 The Unforgiven - Abe Kelsey
1960 CBS Repertoire Workshop (TV Series) - Anton
- Tessie Malfitano and Anton Waldek (1960) ... Anton

1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) - Lepke Buchalter
- Lepke (1959) ... Lepke Buchalter
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) - Torok
- The Derelict (1959) ... Torok
1956-1959 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) - Max Gebler / Antonio
- False Alarm (1959) ... Max Gebler
- Twice in Peril (1956) ... Antonio
1959 The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) - Dr. Newland
- Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 2 (1959) ... Dr. Newland
- Mr. Wilson's Wife: Part 1 (1959) ... Dr. Newland
1958 Rendezvous (TV Series) - - Alone (1958)
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) - Max Gebler
- False Alarm (1958) ... Max Gebler
1958 Matinee Theatre (TV Series) - Hosea
- The Prophet Hosea (1958) ... Hosea
1957 Suspicion (TV Series)
- The Deadly Game (1957)
1957 The Garment Jungle - George Kovan
1957 Studio 57 (TV Series)
- You Take Ballistics (1957)
1956 Three Brave Men - Jim Barron
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series) - Will Prentiss
- The Marked Bullet (1956) ... Will Prentiss
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV Series)
- Darkness at Noon (1955)
1954-1955 Ponds Theater (TV Series) - Death
- Billy Budd (1955)
- Death Takes a Holiday (1954) ... Death
- Arrowsmith (1954)
1955 The Prodigal - Carmish
1954 The Silver Chalice - Mijamin
1954 Justice (TV Series) - Vincent Wilbec
- Terror on the Tracks (1954) ... Vincent Wilbec
1954 Inner Sanctum (TV Series) - Insurance Inspector
- Ghost Mail (1954) ... Insurance Inspector
1954 Medallion Theatre (TV Series)
- Contact with the West (1954)
1950-1954 Suspense (TV Series)
- The Fourth Degree (1954)
- Criminals Mark (1950)
1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series) - Baroff
- Brandenburg Gate (1953) ... Baroff
1953 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- Tour of Duty (1953)
1953 Champ for a Day - Dominic Guido
1953 Danger (TV Series)
- Circus Story (1953)
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
- Lazarus Walks (1953)
- The Squeeze Play (1953)
1952 Frontiers of Faith (TV Series)
- As a Wind That Blows (1952)
1952 Les Miserables - Genflou
1951-1952 Lights Out (TV Series) - The Croupier
- Man in the Dark (1952)
- The Deal (1951) ... The Croupier
1952 Viva Zapata! - Fernando Aguirre
1951 Detective Story - Charley Gennini
1950 With These Hands - Mike Deleo

2010: Clement Graham Crowden dies at age 87--Edinburgh, Scotland.
(Born 30 November 1922--Edinburgh, Scotland.)

Graham Crowden (1922–2010)

Actor | Soundtrack
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0189561/

2010: During pre-production, writer Peter Morgan exits the BOND 23 project leaving an unfinished film treatment.

2016: Dynamite Comics releases James Bond #11 Eidolon Chapter 5.
Jason Masters, artist. Warren Ellis, writer.

JAMES BOND #11

https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513024181811011
Cover: Dom Reardon
Writer: Warren Ellis
Art: Jason Masters
Genre: Action/Adventure, Media Tie-In
Publication Date: October 2016
Format: Comic Book
Page Count: 32 pages
ON SALE DATE: 10/19

EIDOLON, CHAPTER 5: Eidolon have M and Moneypenny, in a remote safehouse, with no hope of backup, no aid on the way, and no sign of James Bond. Fear and paranoia and the collapse of governmental structure are in sight. Britain is going back to the Dark Ages and SPECTRE, finally, have won.

2021: Dynamite Entertainment releases James Bond - Big Things in hardcover, collects James Bond 1 - 6 (2019).
Eric Gapstur, Erica D'Urso, Brent Peeples, Marco Renna, artists. Vita Ayala, Danny Lore, writers.

Enjoy Our Colossal Twenty-Two Page Preview For
Dynamite Comics’ ‘James Bond: Big Things’ HC

https://www.comicon.com/2021/10/03/enjoy-our-colossal-twenty-two-page-preview-for-dynamite-comics-james-bond-big-things-hc/
by Olly MacNamee

Cover by Jim Cheung
Written by Vita Ayala, Danny Lore
Art by Eric Gapstur

“When a priceless piece of art is found to be fake, investigations lead down a rabbit hole of international crime and corruption. But what the hell does James Bond know about the world of art forgery?

Agent 007 is a loner, by nature. But finally, he accepts that he needs help. But will trusting someone else help his mission…or lead to the deaths of innocents?

Collects issues #1-#6 of James Bond (2019).”

https://www.comicon.com/2021/10/03/enjoy-our-colossal-twenty-two-page-preview-for-dynamite-comics

2021: Leslie Bricusse dies at age 90--Saint Paul de Vence, France.
(Born 29 January 1931--Pinner, Greater London, England.)

Leslie Bricusse, OBE

See the complete article here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse, OBE (29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theater musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Scrooge, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, the songs "Goldfinger", "You Only Live Twice", "Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme)" (with John Williams) from Superman, and "Le Jazz Hot!" with Henry Mancini from Victor/Victoria.

Early life and education
Born in Pinner, Middlesex (now a northwest London suburb), Bricusse was educated at University College School in London and then at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he was Secretary of Footlights between 1952 and 1953 and Footlights President during the following year.

Career
In the 1960s and 1970s, Bricusse enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Anthony Newley. They wrote the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961), which was the basis for 1966 film version. Also in collaboration with Newley, Bricusse wrote the show The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965) and music for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), based on the children's book by Roald Dahl. For the latter, they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song Score. When he collaborated with Newley, the two men referred to themselves as the team of "Brickman and Newburg", with "Newburg" concentrating mainly on the music and "Brickman" on the lyrics. Ian Fraser often did their arrangements.

Working solely as a lyricist, he collaborated with composer Cyril Ornadel on Pickwick (1963), based on Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers, a successful vehicle for Harry Secombe. His later collaborators included with Henry Mancini (Victor/Victoria in 1982 and Tom and Jerry: The Movie in 1992) and John Williams (Hook in 1991). As composer and lyricist he scored the film, Doctor Dolittle (1967), which flopped at the box-office, receiving an Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Talk to the Animals"), and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969).

Sammy Davis Jr. had hits with two songs by Bricusse, "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (from Stop the World - I Want to Get Off) and "The Candy Man" (from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) which became a No. 1 hit. Other recording artists who recorded successful versions of his songs include Nina Simone ("Feeling Good"), Matt Monro and Frank Sinatra ("My Kind of Girl"), Shirley Bassey ("Goldfinger"), Harry Secombe ("If I Ruled the World"), Nancy Sinatra ("You Only Live Twice"), The Turtles ("A Guide for the Married Man"), Maureen McGovern ("Can You Read My Mind"), and Diana Krall ("When I Look in Your Eyes"). Bricusse partnered with George Tipton to write the opening theme of the U.S. television sitcom It's a Living.

Pure Imagination: The World of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, devised and directed by Bruce Kimmel, opened at the Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, California, on 7 December 2013. In 2015, it went to the St James Theatre, London.

On 29 October 2001, Bricusse received an OBE for services to the film industry and the theatre from Queen Elizabeth II at a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony.
Personal life

Bricusse resided in California and was married to actress Yvonne Romain[8] and had a son, Adam.

Bricusse died on 19 October 2021 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France at the age of 90.[9][10]

Works
Musicals
Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (with Anthony Newley) (1961) – includes "Once in a Lifetime" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?"
Pickwick – with Cyril Ornadel (1963)
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (with Newley) (1965) – includes "Who Can I Turn to (When Nobody Needs Me)?" and "Feeling Good"
Doctor Dolittle (1967) – includes "Talk to the Animals"
Sweet November (with Newley)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

Scrooge (with Ian Fraser; Herbert W. Spencer, 1970) – includes "Thank You Very Much"
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (with Newley, 1971)
Beyond the Rainbow (lyrics only, 1978)[14]
The Good Old Bad Old Days (with Newley, 1974)
Peter Pan (television, with Newley, 1976)

Victor Victoria (film with Henry Mancini, 1982)
Babes in Toyland (1986 film) (with Newley, 1986)
Sherlock Holmes: The Musical – book, music, and lyrics by Bricusse (1989)

Hook (with John Williams) (1991) – includes "When You're Alone"
Jekyll & Hyde (lyrics only, 1990/1994/1997)
Scrooge (1992 stage musical)
Victor/Victoria (1995 Broadway musical)
Doctor Dolittle (1998 stage musical)

Cyrano (2009, Tokyo, with Frank Wildhorn)
Sammy (2009) – Old Globe Theatre

Songs
Source:
"Out of Town" with Robin Beaumont (1956)

"My Kind of Girl" (1961)
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" with Anthony Newley (1963)
"Who Can I Turn To" with Anthony Newley (1964)
"Feeling Good" with Anthony Newley (1964)
"Goldfinger" (with John Barry and Anthony Newley) from Goldfinger (1964)
"A Guide for the Married Man" (with John Williams) from the film A Guide for the Married Man (1967)
"You Only Live Twice" (with Barry) from You Only Live Twice (1967)
"Two for the Road" (with Henry Mancini) from Two for the Road (1967)
"Talk to the Animals" from Doctor Dolittle (1967)
"Your Zowie Face" for film In Like Flint, music by Jerry Goldsmith (1967)
"Fill The World With Love" from Goodbye Mr. Chips (1968) originally sung by Petula Clark and also popularised by Richard Harris
"You and I" from Goodbye Mr. Chips (1968) sung by Petula Clark, Barbara Cook, and Michael Feinstein

"Thank You Very Much" from Scrooge (1970)
"Candy Man" and "Pure Imagination" (with Newley) from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
"Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme)" (with John Williams) from Superman (1978)
"Move Em Out" (with Henry Mancini) from Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

"Le Jazz Hot!" with Henry Mancini from Victor/Victoria (1982)
"Making Toys", "Every Christmas Eve/Santa's Theme (Giving)", "It's Christmas Again", "Patch! Natch!" and "Thank You, Santa!" (with Henry Mancini) from Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
"Life in a Looking Glass" (with Henry Mancini) from That's Life! (1986)

"Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone (with John Williams) (1990)
"When You're Alone", "We Don't Wanna Grow Up" from Hook (with John Williams) (1991)
"Christmas at Hogwarts" (with John Williams) in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
"The Perfect Song" (with Andrew Lloyd Webber) for Michael Ball.

Awards
Academy Award
Best Original Song, 1968 – "Talk to the Animals"
Best Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1982 - Victor/Victoria
Grammy Award
Song of the Year, 1963 – "What Kind of Fool Am I"
Songwriters Hall of Fame[18]

Nominations
Tony Award
Best Musical, 1963 – Stop the World – I Want to Get Off
Tony Award for Best Score, 1963 – "Stop the World – I Want to Get Off"
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, 1963 – "Stop the World – I Want to Get Off"
Tony Award for Best Score of a Musical, 1965 – "The Roar of Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd"
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, 1997 – "Jekyll & Hyde"
Academy Awards
Original Music Score, 1967 – Doctor Dolittle
Original Music Score, 1969 – Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Original Song Score, 1970 – Scrooge
Best Original Song, 1970 – "Thank You Very Much"
Best Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1971 – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Best Original Song, 1986 – "Life in a Looking Glass"
Best Original Song, 1990 – "Somewhere in My Memory"
Best Original Song, 1991 – "When You're Alone"
Golden Raspberry Award
Worst 'Original' Song, 1986 – "Life in a Looking Glass" (lyrics)

Sammy Davis Jr Medley of Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley songs .1968 .HQ