FLEMING, Ian (Lancaster)

FLEMING, Ian (Lancaster)
(1908-1964)
   UK writer, brother of Peter FLEMING. Neither the use of advanced technological gadgetry nor the fantastic plots of his enormously successful James Bond sequence of thrillers makes them genuine sf. The closest any of them comes to an sf plot is Moonraker (1955), whose eponymous rocket is rather ahead of its time. Many of IF's novels have been filmed, usually with additional sf-like gadgetry and completely reworked plots. The first of these films was DR NO (1962); YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) featured Bond crushing an attempt at world domination whichinvolved the kidnapping of orbital satellites. MOONRAKER (1979) involves an orbital satellite and the Space Shuttle.
   JC/PN
   See also: ISLANDS; TECHNOTHRILLER; VILLAINS.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Fleming,Ian Lancaster — Fleming, Ian Lancaster. 1908 1964. British writer noted for his spy novels featuring the secret agent James Bond. * * * …   Universalium

  • Fleming, Ian (Lancaster) — born May 28, 1908, London, Eng. died Aug. 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent British suspense novelist. He worked as a Moscow journalist, banker, stockbroker, naval intelligence officer, and newspaper manager before publishing Casino Royale (1953), the… …   Universalium

  • Fleming, Ian (Lancaster) — (28 may. 1908, Londres, Inglaterra–12 ago. 1964, Canterbury, Kent). Novelista británico de suspense. Trabajó como periodista en Moscú, y como banquero, corredor de bolsa, oficial naval de inteligencia y administrador de un periódico antes de… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Ian Lancaster Fleming — (* 28. Mai 1908 in London; † 12. August 1964 in Canterbury, England) war ein britischer Schriftsteller. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem mit der von ihm erdachten Roman und Filmfigur James Bond sowie seinem Kinderbuch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ian Lancaster Fleming — Ian Fleming Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fleming. Ian Fleming Activité(s) romancier Naissance 28 mai 1908 Décès 12 août 1964 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fleming, Ian — ▪ British author in full  Ian Lancaster Fleming   born May 28, 1908, London, England died August 12, 1964, Canterbury, Kent  suspense fiction novelist whose character James Bond, the stylish, high living British secret service agent 007, became… …   Universalium

  • Ian Lancaster Fleming — noun British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908 1964) • Syn: ↑Fleming, ↑Ian Fleming • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fleming — Fleming, Alexander Fleming, Ian Fleming, Victor * * * (as used in expressions) Fleming, Ian (Lancaster) Fleming, Peggy (Gale) Fleming, Sir Alexander …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Lancaster — Lancaster, Burt Lancaster, Joseph Lancaster, casa de C. de Gran Bretaña, en el NO de Inglaterra, antigua cap. del condado de Lancashire; 49 525 h. C. del NE de E.U.A., en el SE del estado de Pensilvania; 57 690 h (área metropolitana, 117 097 h).… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Ian Fleming — Infobox Writer name = Ian Lancaster Fleming imagesize = 175px birthdate = birth date|1908|5|28|mf=y birthplace = Mayfair, London, England deathdate = death date and age |1964|8|12|1908|5|28 deathplace = Kent, England occupation = Author and… …   Wikipedia

  • Ian Fleming — noun British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908 1964) • Syn: ↑Fleming, ↑Ian Lancaster Fleming • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * Ian Fleming …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”