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franchise which began in 1962 with the release of
Dr No
, starring Sean Connery as 007.
    The Bond books were written in Jamaica, a country Fleming fell in love with during the war and where he built a house, ‘Goldeneye’. He married Anne Rothermere in 1952. His story about a magical car, written in 1961 for their only child, Caspar, went on to become the well-loved novel and film
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
.
    Fleming died of heart failure on 12 August 1964.

By Ian Fleming
     
    James Bond novels
    Casino Royale
    Live and Let Die
    Moonraker
    Diamonds are Forever
    From Russia with Love
    Dr No
    Goldfinger
    For Your Eyes Only
    Thunderball
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    Octopussy and The Living Daylights
     
    Non-fiction
    The Diamond Smugglers
    Thrilling Cities
     
    For children
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car
     
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