29 January 2011

Ian Fleming in the City

'Whenever I saw Ian towards the end of his time in the City,' says Cyril Connolly, 'he gave the impression of being a playboy business man with all the money and all the friends he could possibly want. I met him once in Brook Street. He was wearing a blue suit and an Eton Ramblers tie and his appearance was so absolutely correct that it made me think of someone out of a Wodehouse novel.'

The Life of Ian Fleming, John Pearson (1966)
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8 comments:

  1. Old School30 January, 2011 02:01

    I have never seen a photograph of Ian Fleming in which he looked anything other than absolutely correct.

    http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_04/003fleming_228x305.jpg

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  2. ADG30 January, 2011 03:30

    I loved reading a more recent biography of Flemming and then subsequently, the story of his brother Peter.

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  3. Anonymous30 January, 2011 06:00

    I'm itching to visit Goldeneye, Fleming's estate in Jamaica - if only it weren't in Jamaica. I'd rather take my chances with Rosa Klebb than the Yardies.

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  4. Anonymous30 January, 2011 06:38

    Tabitha,
    Rosa Klebb herself would be chary of going to Jamaica. She might have been inhuman, but she was not subhuman.

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  5. Old School30 January, 2011 06:44

    The link to the Ian Fleming photo in my comment above did not appear in full. Here's the full link:

    http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_04/003fleming_228x305.jpg

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  6. Anonymous30 January, 2011 07:16

    The Pearson is a good bio for getting the sanitized version of his life. It fails to mention many of his extra-marital asignations. Especially, an ongoing affair with a Jewish woman in Jamaica. The son of this woman went on to found Island Records and purchased Goldeneye, which he turned into a upscale rentable.

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  7. initials CG30 January, 2011 09:37

    Does anybody remember the film "the secret life of Ian Flemming"? I believe it starred Jason Connery.

    Nice film. Anybody know how close to reality it was? And the starring role of a "Connery" was intriguing. While there was a resemblence, was he Sean Connery's offspring? Or did they use the name to promote the movie?

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  8. A.E.F.30 January, 2011 12:06

    Admiral, it is said Ian Fleming could seduce women in four languages. Based on the below someone should write a biography of his wife Ann.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-511863/Why-Ian-Flemings-wife-invented-James-Bond.html

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