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Ian Fleming was born in 1908. After being educated at Eton and Sandhurst Military Academy, he studied languages in Munich and Geneva he became a foreign correspondent for The Times in Moscow (1929-1933). Later he worked as a banker and stockbroker (1933-39).
During the Second World War he became a senior naval intelligence officer and later worked for MI5. After the war he worked for the Sunday Times (1945-59).
Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale was published in 1953. The main character, James Bond, Secret Service Agent 007, was to appear in 12 novels by Fleming. This included From Russia With Love (1957), Dr No (1958), Goldfinger (1959), Thunderball (1961) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1965).
These books were influenced by Fleming's experiences in MI5. The 'M' character in the James Bond books is based on Maxwell Knight, the head of B5b, a unit that conducted the monitoring of political subversion.
Ian Fleming died in 1964.
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