Wow! Bond
365 has hit 100 days! I didn’t know if I could do it for the long haul and
while I still have over two-thirds of the year to go, I am well and truly on my
way. I’m hoping to add a bit more in the way of reviews and in depth analysis,
but some days just getting the entry out and on the page with the other tasks I
have is the best I can do. So, thank you for coming back repeatedly, which
means a lot to me. Have a wonderful evening and see you tomorrow!
Aileen
Lewis
Born this
day in 1914
Chess
Tournament Spectator in From Russia With Love
This is
Aileen Lewis’ second appearance in Bond 365, having been spotlighted on
February 12 for her passing at the age of 99. Her career started in 1959 and
concluded in 1977 for a total of 21 acting credits. In addition to working on From
Russia With Love, she did do a guest
appearance in Roger Moore’s The Saint for two separate roles in 1962 and 1965. She also completed an
uncredited appearance in Doctor Who
in 1970 during Jon Pertwee’s stint as the time traveler.
Maurice
Binder
Passed away
this day in 1991
Main Titles
for Dr. No, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty’s Secret
Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun,
The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a
Kill, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill
Maurice
Binder was a visual designer who worked on many opening title sequences over
several decades. He designed advertisements for Macy’s in New York City and
eventually moved west to work at Universal Studios. The opening sequence below
from The Grass Is Greener (1960) apparently brought Binder to the attention of
Broccoli and Saltzman and he was hired to do the opening credits of Dr. No. He came up with the gunbarrel sequence that became
a standard of every James Bond film opening. He completed 14 title sequences
for Bond and a total of 81 during his career.
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