During a training exercise Fleming actually swam underwater and attached a mine to a tanker.
His war record is in fact quite impressive. In fact, it is widely held that his first James Bond story Casino Royale was actually based on the real life Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent Christine Granville.įleming's impressive capacity for languages greatly facilitated him as a high ranking naval officer. The knowledge Fleming acquired while working in the intelligence community no doubt provided him with the background and experience needed to write such convincing spy novels. During the war he served as a personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence, Rear-Admiral John Godfrey. He also wrote several non-fiction books and the well-known children's story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.īefore becoming a famous author, Fleming worked as a journalist and stockbroker up until the outbreak of World War II. He is best remembered for creating the James Bond character whose adventures he depicted in several novels and short stories. Ian Fleming, born in Mayfair, London, England, was a famous author and journalist.
