Matthew Field - Some Kind of Hero: James Bond

Matthew : For my mum and dad, Adrian and Wendy, the two people responsible for introducing me to the world of James Bond. For my wife Philippa, who endured this project with me. And for my children Sophie and William: through their eyes I look forward to experiencing these films all over again

Ajay : For my late father Diljeet and my dear mother Jasprit, who gave their three sons: my older brother Avneet, my twin brother Udey and myself the gift of James Bond. And for Zayn, Emrys, Teya, Cyrus and Ishani, and those for whom Bond is yet to come

and to our dear friend Brian James Smith.

This book has been two decades in the writing. It is based on over 120 primary interviews made in person, by telephone and email, as well as hundreds of secondary interviews and articles sourced from newspapers, periodicals, magazines, websites, radio and television shows published (and unpublished) over the past sixty-two years.

All original interviews were prepared and conducted by both authors but sometimes one or the other asked the actual questions. On those occasions the authors have taken a Lennon and McCartney approach and the interviews are jointly credited.

While every effort has been made to trace copyright holders and secure permissions for all quotes used, if any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to acknowledge them in future editions of this book. For any corrections or copyright enquiries please notify the authors by email: somekindofhero007@gmail.com.

In keeping with the tradition started in Raymond Bensons THE JAMES BOND BEDSIDE COMPANION , all book titles mentioned in the text are shown in capitals, e.g. GOLDFINGER and all film titles are italicised, e.g. Goldfinger.

We would like to thank the following individuals who took the time to share their memories with us

James Bond 007s: George Lazenby, Sir Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

The Bond Girls: Ursula Andress, Martine Beswick, Nadja Regin, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Margaret Nolan, Mollie Peters, Karin Dor, Jill St. John, Lana Wood, Gloria Hendry, Madeline Smith, Maud Adams, Maryam dAbo, Britt Ekland, Caroline Monro, Lynn Holly Johnson, Kristina Wayborn, Tanya Roberts, Carey Lowell, Eva Green, Caterina Murino and Brnice Lim Marlohe.

The Villains: Bruce Glover, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Kiel, Michael Lonsdale, Julian Glover, Kabir Bedi, David Meyer, Tony Meyer, Jeroen Krabb, Robert Davi, Christopher Walken, Mads Mikkelsen and Javier Bardem.

The Whitehall Brigade: Desmond Llewelyn, Thomas Wheatley, Caroline Bliss, Samantha Bond, Naomie Harris and Dame Judi Dench.

And Sheriff ].W. Pepper: Clifton James.

Directors: Guy Hamilton, Lewis Gilbert, John Glen, Irvin Kershner, Martin Campbell, Roger Spottiswoode, Michael Apted, Lee Tamahori, Marc Forster and Sam Mendes.

Screenwriters: Johanna Harwood, Len Deighton, John Landis, Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement, Michael G. Wilson, John Cork, William Osborne and William Davies, Jeffrey Caine, Bruce Feirstein, Kevin Wade, Leslie Dixon, Nicholas Meyer, Tom Ropelewski, David Campbell Wilson, Kurt Wimmer, Dana Stevens, Paul Haggis, Neil Purvis and Robert Wade.

Designers: Sir Ken Adam, Terry Ackland-Snow and Peter Lamont.

Cinematographers: Oswald Morris, Douglas Slocombe and Phil Mheux.

Action Men: Vic Armstrong, Rick Sylvester, Paul Weston, Wayne Michaels and Rmy Julienne.

Musicians: Monty Norman, Eric Serra, David Arnold and Chris Cornell.

Studio Executives: Eric Pleskow, David Picker, Mike Medavoy, Danton Rissner, Alan Ladd Jr., Jeff Kleeman, Lindsay Doran and Chris McGurk.

Crew and Associates: Robert Wagner, Ron Quelch, David Sopel, Norman Wanstall, Trevor Bond, William P. Cartlidge, Elaine Schreyeck, Sue St. Johns (ne Parker), Anthony Waye, Keith Hamshere, Janine Glen, John Grover, Philip Wrestler, Alan Church, Pauline Hume, Lindy Hemming, Terry Rawlings, Steve Begg and Roger Michell.

The following members of Harry Saltzmans family: Mrs. Adriana Saltzman, Hilary Saltzman and Steven Saltzman.

The following members of Albert R. Broccoli. Cubby Broccolis family: Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

THIS BOOK HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY ANY JAMES BOND COPYRIGHT HOLDER

We are grateful to those who have provided support on many levels over the last two decades:

Stephanie Wenborn, Meg Simmonds, Katherine McCormack, Rosie Moutrie and Anne Bennett of Eon Productions Limited; Anna Whelan and Zoe Morley at Sony Pictures Entertainment; David Black, Charles Black and Cathy Bowman of The James Bond International Fan Club ( www.007.info ); Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall of Cinema Retro ( www.cinemaretro.com ); Gareth Owen and Andy Boyle ( www.bondstars.com ); Vipul Patel and James Page of MI6 Confidential ( www.mi6-hq.com ); Anders Frejdh of From Sweden With Love ( www.jamesbond007.se ) and Luc Le Clech, Pierre Fabry, Eric Saussine and Philippe Lombard of James Bond Club France ( www.jamesbond007.net ).

Jon Auty, Tina Balio, Chuck Binder, Andrew Biswell, Raymond Benson, Steve Boneham, Graham Broadbent, Tim Browne, Dharmesh Chauhan, Joe Colbourne, Nick Cooke, John Cox, Nathalie Cloet, Leigh Debbage, Michael and Ruth Deeley, Gary J. Firuta, Julian Friedman, Anthony R. Gould, Dr. Sheldon Hall, Paul Harris, Roland Hasler, Phil Hazell, Sandy Lieberson, Andrew Lycett, George Martin, David Mason, Mark Mawston, David Mullen ASC, Lancelot Narayan, Mark OConnell, John Ormerod, Tim Partridge, Panos Sambrakos, Paul Scrabo and George Ann Muller, John Royal, Mike Smith, Keerthi Suresh, Dr. Siegfried Tesche, Richard Toogood and Makoto Wakamatsu.

For assistance above and beyond the call of duty: Varuj Arakelian, Greg Bechtloff, Jeremy Duns, Anders Frejdh, Tim Greaves, Ross Lancaster, Steven Oxenrider, Gareth Owen, Brian James Smith, Bernard Vandendriessche, Mark Witherspoon and Dave Worrall.

Thanks to our indulgent publishers, The History Press: our editor Jo de Vries and especially to our M, Mark Beynon.

And heartfelt thanks to our friends and family

From Matthew to : Andrew, Natalie and Olivia Field, Sue Martin, Barbara Spreadbury, Chris, Karen, Isabelle and Lawrence Warner, Woody, Ally, Bailey and Poppy Smallwoods, Michael, Keri, Olivia and Aidan Spreadbury, Harry Neal, Nicholas Cowle and Dipali Patel, David Sillett, Nick Bayliss and Sue Sillett, Nigel, Melissa, Recce and Holly Sillett, Robin, Lynda and Luke Sillett, Steven and Victoria Wrench, Neil and Jessica Spreadbury, Mark and Tamasin Laycock, Glen and Charlie Beardwood, Robert Way, Alex and Jenny May, Carl and Abby May, Darren and Juanita May, Jason and Liz May, Matthew Smith and Yvonne Roy, Richard Moran, Collette McFadden, Louise McFadden, Gordon Dale, Albert Sharpe and Iain Ovenden.

From Ajay to : Sonia, Raveena, Karneet, Sharan, Rajneet, Bul Bul, Hardeep, Manjeet, Nirmal, Ravneet, Maira, Lavanya, Sanjeev and Elizabeth Chowdhury, Tejneet and Amarbir Selhi, Emily, Harry, Jasmin and Annabel Baumann, Manveen, Alok, Harveen, Raihan and Sanvir Bal, the late Tejinder Bal, Amarjit, Gurman, Devinder, Noor, Amaanat, Shami, Rommel, Agamjot and Armaan Bal, Aneet, Ashish, Anisa and Alena Sareen, Mrs Papu Singh, Tajpaul and Navin Chowdhry, Lindsay Fursland, Bobby Hallen, Jean Watt, Glenn Warren, William Hinshelwood, Trevor Willsmer, De koningen en koninginnen van Keizerstraat , Steve Fairburn, Chris Jones, James Lightfoot, John Sapsford, Chris Beasley, Neil McEwan, Neville Raschid, Richard Onslow, Darren Riley, Radford Goodman, Barry Halper and Matthew Robinson.