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2 hrs ago | The Orange County Register

'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' blows a gasket in Costa Mesa

In his writing career, Ian Fleming did a lot more than just invent James Bond a ' he also created a magical flying car with a mind of its own that's adopted by a widower and his adoring son and daughter.

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Related Topix: Costa Mesa, CA, Vocal

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Associated Content

The Spy Who Loved Me

Directed by: Lewis Gilbert. The story of "The Spy Who Loved Me" has practically nothing to do with the novel by Ian Fleming and is instead focused on a reclusive megalomaniac known as Karl Stromberg - a madman who is hellbent on destroying Planet Earth in return for a new civilization beneath the oceans He plans to do this by capturing Soviet and ...

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Related Topix: Lewis Gilbert, Vocal, Roger Moore, Sean Connery

Mon Jul 06, 2009

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Smithsonian Channel(TM) July Slate Offers Wide Array of Original Programming

Smithsonian Channel serves up a wide variety of summer fare this July with original programming exploring universally fascinating subjects.

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Related Topix: Weather, Vocal, Ed, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Sat Jul 04, 2009

UK News from Times Online

Kaisera s spymaster a in Goldfinger plota against Bank of England

The character Goldfinger may have been based on a German spymaster who plotted to blow up gold reserves at the Bank of England David Leppard THE inspiration for Goldfinger, the arch villain created by Ian Fleming to rival James Bond, could have been a German spymaster who plotted to blow up gold reserves at the Bank of England.

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Related Topix: Goldfinger, Action Movies, Thriller, Adventure, Vocal

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Associated Content

Dr. No

Starring Directed by : Terrence Young. "Dr. No" is the first feature film in the long-running James Bond film franchise which still continues to this day, launching the successful genre of the 'secret agent' movie which blossomed in the 1960s.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Deseret Morning News

World datelines

Dozens protested in Venezuela's capital on Thursday wearing red gags over their mouths to condemn government moves against an opposition-aligned television channel.

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Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Vocal, US Military, US Air Force, Honduras, World News, Central America, Manuel Zelaya

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Plymouth Evening Herald

Vroom Service: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is at the Theatre Royal Plymouth next month

LAST summer's blockbuster musical at the Theatre Royal, Mary Poppins, which began its new national tour here, is followed this year by another, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also inaugurating a new national tour.

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Related Topix: Vocal, World Records

Thu Jun 25, 2009

PR-inside.com

British wanted poison darts for World War II

Long before Ian Fleming dreamed up James Bond, the British military was planning to develop poison darts, lethal weapons that would have pleased 007 and his gadget man, Q. Detailed proposals about the poison-laden darts, which were supposed to be dropped on enemy troops from Royal Air Force bombers, are contained in formerly top secret documents ...

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Related Topix: Vocal, US Military, US Air Force

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Western Morning News

Truly scrumptious musical

BASED on the book by Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, the much-loved 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang starring Dick Van Dyke, was part of everyone's childhood.

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Related Topix: Vocal, Family, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Dick Van Dyke

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Dallas Morning News

Get Out There: Today's events

The musical version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , presented by the Dallas Summer Musicals, opens tonight at the Fair Park Music Hall.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Philly.com

Notebooks lift veil on Cold War spying

Ian Fleming, a British naval intelligence officer during World War II and the author of the James Bond spy thrillers, once noted that on occasion a news story would "lift a corner of the veil" and reveal the real world of espionage.

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Related Topix: Vocal, Journalism, Entertainment

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

Eric Ambler: He made heroes human

In Ian Fleming's From Russia, with Love , James Bond whiles away a plane journey to Istanbul by reading a thriller: The Mask of Dimitrios by Eric Ambler.

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Related Topix: Vocal

Wed Jun 17, 2009

BBC

New MI6 boss is 'excellent dancer'

Tall, dashing and an astute judge of character, we profile Britain's ambassador to the United Nations Sir John Sawers, who is to be head of MI6.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Financial Times

Devil May Care

James Bond returns from a recuperative sabbatical to investigate Dr Julius Gorner, whose illicit drug empire appears to be flooding 1960s Britain with heroin.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

MELODIKA.net

Morgan, Purvis & Wade to Work on Bond, James Bond

Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures have today announced that Peter Morgan , Neal Purvis and Robert Wade will be the screenwriters of the 23rd James Bond adventure.

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Related Topix: Quantum of Solace, Bond, Classical, Michael G. Wilson, Daniel Craig, Vocal

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Ain't It Cool News

The Writer Of Frost/Nixon And the Queen Joins Purvis & Wade For Daniel Craig's Next Bond Film

Merrick here... A soon to be issued press release will tell us... MORGAN, PURVIS & WADE TO WORK ON BOND, JAMES BOND - LOS ANGELES, CA June 12, 2009 - " Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures have today announced that Peter Morgan , Neal Purvis and Robert Wade will be the ...

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Related Topix: Quantum of Solace, Daniel Craig, Vocal

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Lincoln Daily News

Secret agent's art imitated his lifestyle as a spy

His name was Ian, which, if you're from Great Britain, you know is a fairly common name for a man.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Science / Technology, Inventions, Comedy Movies, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Family, Musical Movies, Vocal

Wed Jun 10, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk

From Kabul with love: James Bond 'to take on Afghanistan'

Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace which was filmed at Pinewood Studios. The next Bond film could be set in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Quantum of Solace, World News, Afghanistan, Daniel Craig, Vocal

Mon Jun 08, 2009

Philly.com

Jack Reacher, hero in white boxers

Thriller fans like books that start on the first page. This newest page-turner from Lee Child starts with the first sentence.

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Related Topix: Vocal, New York Metro, Entertainment

Sat Jun 06, 2009

TheCelebrityCafe

Casino Royale - by Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming begins his spy novel series with subtle action, intense drama and the beginnings of one of literature's most prominent characters, James Bond.

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Related Topix: Vocal, Arts, Literature

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