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Ian Fleming (1908-1964)
James Bond's creator shared the tastes of his fictional secret agent -- fast cards, golf, gambling and beautiful women. Fascinated by international intrigue, in 1939 he was recruited as assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, who was involved with several operations during the war, including secret preparations for the D-Day landings and a response to a planned Nazi invasion of Spain that bore a name Bond fans can recognize: "Operation Golden Eye." |