David Niven in Casino Royale - best Bond movie, imo. Thanks for the reminder, Nan.
Checked out ask.com and got a site (AllExperts -the internet is an amazing thing!) listing all the possible models for the Bond character.
What, you said, Lab, as well as several others models, including Sidney Reilly who worked for British intelligence in the generation before Fleming.
Also a Canadian, William Stephnson!
Ian Fleming:
"James Bond is a highly romanticized version of a true spy. The real thing is... William Stephenson"
I am, of course, now signing on to this theory
Also from the site:
Many Ian Fleming biographers agree that James Bond is largely based on Fleming himself.
So.... does this make James Bond a Mary Sue character???
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