Author reveals Ian Fleming's inspiration
(NEWSER) - An author given license to go through MI6's pre-1949 files says he's uncovered a few real-life inspirations for James Bond in the British spy agency's history, including the most likely devil-may care candidate. Commander Wilfred Dunderdale, "had a penchant for pretty women and fast cars" while heading up the agency's Paris station in the '30s, author Keith Jeffery tells the Telegraph . Dunderdale was "a man of great charm and savoir-faire" who befriended James Bond author Ian Fleming later in life and claimed to have recognized himself in numerous penned escapades, Jeffery says. More»
