Screenwriter. Born in New York City, he was best known for his adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond spy novels into films. He was a playwright on Broadway before he made his film debut as screenwriter with "We Went to College" (1936), followed by "They Gave Him a Gun" (1937). From 1962 to 1989, he was the screenwriter for 13 James Bond 007 films such as "Dr. No" (1962), "Thunderball" (1965), "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), "A View to a Kill" (1985) and "License to Kill" (1989). Some of his other screen write credits included "I Wanted Wings" (1941), "The Great Gatsby" (1949), "The Cockleshell Heroes" (1955) "Ransom!" (1956) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968). He died Santa Monica, California, at age 81.
Screenwriter. Born in New York City, he was best known for his adaptations of Ian Fleming's James Bond spy novels into films. He was a playwright on Broadway before he made his film debut as screenwriter with "We Went to College" (1936), followed by "They Gave Him a Gun" (1937). From 1962 to 1989, he was the screenwriter for 13 James Bond 007 films such as "Dr. No" (1962), "Thunderball" (1965), "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), "A View to a Kill" (1985) and "License to Kill" (1989). Some of his other screen write credits included "I Wanted Wings" (1941), "The Great Gatsby" (1949), "The Cockleshell Heroes" (1955) "Ransom!" (1956) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968). He died Santa Monica, California, at age 81.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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