tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117416349695015821.post622081083531755184..comments2023-09-28T10:47:50.691+01:00Comments on JAMES BOND MEMES: The men who would be Bond - Ian Fleming's choice?Comtessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045274806223412751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-117416349695015821.post-6778956375420823672010-12-05T18:01:42.325+00:002010-12-05T18:01:42.325+00:00Apparently Fleming did regard Richard Burton as a ...Apparently Fleming did regard Richard Burton as a possible Bond. Robert Sellers, in his book, 'The battle for Bond', records Fleming writing, in correspondence to Ivar Bryce, 'I think that Richard Burton would be by far the best James Bond'. Regarding Trevor Howard, Fleming said, 'He is not my idea at all. Mr Howard is certainly a powerful actor...but I simply think he is a bit old for the part'.Edwardnoreply@blogger.com