James Bond

Actor who appeared opposite himself

source: Sydney Morning Herald

Todd was Ian Fleming's first choice to play James Bond in Dr No (1962), but a scheduling clash saw the role go to Sean Connery. By the late 1960s, ... and more »

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Sir Sean Connery slams political row as petty squabling

source: MI6

Sir Sean Connery yesterday slammed the "petty squabbling" over the sacking of Fiona Hyslop as Education Secretary - reports The Sun. The Bond legend, a high-profile supporter of the SNP, said Holyrood should be pulling together to fight the eco...

Published Mon, Dec 7

Sir Sean: Hyslop axe row is 'petty'

source: The Sun

SIR Sean Connery yesterday slammed the "petty squabbling" over the sacking of Fiona Hyslop as Education Secretary. The Bond legend ... Connery attacks 'petty squabbling'The Press Association all 14 news articles »

Published Sun, Dec 6

Art imitated life in actor's film roles

source: The Age

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Published Sun, Dec 6

Richard Todd

source: Telegraph.co.uk

hellomagazine.com Todd was Ian Fleming's first choice to play James Bond in Dr No (1962), but a scheduling clash gave the role to Sean Connery. Instead he played Inspector ... Film Star Richard Todd dies at 90CDInsight

Published Sun, Dec 6

Connery attacks 'petty squabbling'

source: google.com

Movie legend Sir Sean Connery has hit out at the "petty squabbling" which surrounded the departure of Fiona Hyslop as education secretary. The Bond star ... and more »

Published Sun, Dec 6

Obituary: Richard Todd

source: IndieLondon

It also put him in the running to play James Bond, as he was reportedly author Ian Fleming’s first choice to play 007 before Sean Connery stepped into the spy’s shoes for Dr No. The actor was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993. And he also was named a Disney Legend in 20...

Published Sat, Dec 5

Saturday clockwatch - as it happened | Tom Bryant

source: EducationGuardian.co.uk

4.43pm: "Tim Travers is nuts," reckons Joe Pearson. "Diamonds Are Forever was the beginning of the horrible slide into silliness for the Bond films (unless you count OHMSS, but let's just pretend that never happened). Connery was clearly sleepwalking through the ridiculous plot, and the...

Published Sat, Dec 5