"Pussy Galore Pussy Galore is a fictional character in the 1959 Ian Fleming James Bond novel ""Goldfinger"" and the 1964 film of the same name. In the film, she is played by Honor Blackman. The character returns in the 2015 Bond continuation novel ""Trigger Mortis"" by Anthony Horowitz, set in the 1950s two weeks after the events of ""Goldfinger"". Blanche Blackwell, a Jamaican of Anglo-Jewish descent, is thought to have been the love of Fleming's later life and his model for Pussy Galore. In Fleming's 1959 novel ""Goldfinger"", Pussy Galore is the only woman in the United States known to"
"figure, but she did damn all for empowering women. She didn’t surround herself with any women whatsoever or encourage women to come into politics or do anything in particular. She could have been a quite wonderful role model."" Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in ""The Avengers"" (1962–64), Bond girl Pussy Galore in ""Goldfinger"" (1964), Julia Daggett in ""Shalako"" (1968) and Hera in ""Jason and the Argonauts"" (1963). She is also notable for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom ""The Upper Hand"" (1990–1996)."
"Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song) ""Goldfinger"" is the title song from the 1964 James Bond film ""Goldfinger"". Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release. The single release of the song gave Bassey her only ""Billboard"" Hot 100 top forty hit, peaking in the Top 10 at No. 8 and No. 2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and in the United Kingdom the single reached No. 21. The song finished at"
"Honor Blackman Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925) is an English actress, widely known for the roles of Cathy Gale in ""The Avengers"" (1962–64), Bond girl Pussy Galore in ""Goldfinger"" (1964), Julia Daggett in ""Shalako"" (1968) and Hera in ""Jason and the Argonauts"" (1963). She is also notable for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom ""The Upper Hand"" (1990–1996). Blackman was born in Plaistow. Her father, Frederick Blackman, was a civil service statistician. She attended North Ealing Primary School and Ealing County Grammar School for Girls. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and"
"Shirley Eaton Shirley Eaton (born 12 January 1937) is an English actress, model and author. She was a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s, often dubbed the cockney Blonde bombshell for her London accent, blonde hair and sex appeal. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film ""Goldfinger"". Eaton also had notable roles in the early ""Carry On"" films. Preferring to devote herself to bringing up a family, Eaton retired from acting in 1969. Eaton was born on 12"
"musical discography, especially one with any availability in the United States. Shirley Eaton Shirley Eaton (born 12 January 1937) is an English actress, model and author. She was a sex symbol in the 1950s and 1960s, often dubbed the cockney Blonde bombshell for her London accent, blonde hair and sex appeal. Eaton appeared regularly in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and achieved notability for her performance as Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the 1964 James Bond film ""Goldfinger"". Eaton also had notable roles in the early ""Carry On"" films. Preferring to devote herself to bringing up a family,"
"the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth, Eon Productions allowed a second Bond story to be adapted. On 3 April 2010, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a radio adaptation of ""Goldfinger"" with Toby Stephens (who played villain Gustav Graves in ""Die Another Day"") as Bond, Ian McKellen as Goldfinger and Stephens' ""Die Another Day"" co-star Rosamund Pike as Pussy Galore. The play was adapted from Fleming's novel by Archie Scottney, and was directed by Martin Jarvis. Goldfinger (novel) Goldfinger is the seventh novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 23 March 1959. ""Goldfinger"""
"""The Brits would love her because they knew her as Mrs. Gale, the Yanks would like her because she was so good, it was a perfect combination"". During the 1960s, Blackman practised judo at the famous Budokwai dojo. This helped her prepare for her roles as Cathy Gale in ""The Avengers"" and Pussy Galore in ""Goldfinger."" At 38, she was one of the oldest actresses to play a Bond girl,five years older than Sean Connery. In 1968 Blackman appeared opposite John Neville and Hylda Baker in the musical play ""Mr & Mrs"", based on the plays of Noël Coward. In"
"Lili"" (1970) and ""Von Richthofen & Brown"" (1971). A Pfalz D.XII which is now in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C., was flown in ""The Dawn Patrol"" (1930), ""Hell's Angels"" (1930), and ""Men with Wings"" (1938). The STOL-capable Pilatus Porter was depicted in the 1990 film ""Air America"", loosely recounting the exploits of the Central Intelligence Agency proprietary airline in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and early 1970s. The character Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond film ""Goldfinger"" is the leader of ""Pussy Galore's Flying Circus"", a group of women who fly Piper Cherokees, trained acrobats turned"
"Gloria Hendry Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949), also known inaccurately as Gloria Henry, is an American actress and former Playboy model. She is best known for her roles in films from the 1970s, most notably: portraying Rosie Carver in 1973's James Bond film ""Live and Let Die"", which was Roger Moore's first Bond film; and Helen Bradley in the blaxploitation film ""Black Caesar"", and the sequel, ""Hell Up in Harlem"". Hendry began her acting career in the 1968 Sidney Poitier film ""For Love of Ivy"", followed by a small role in the 1970 film ""The Landlord"". In 1973 she"
"Helen Mirren's 2007 memoir, Mallet was a ""loyal and generous person"" who was supporting her mother and paying for her brothers' education with her income as a model. Tania Mallet Tania Mallet (born 19 May 1941) is an English model and actress who is best known for her appearance as Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"" (1964). Tania Mallet was born in Blackpool, to English father Henry Mallet, and Russian mother Olga Mironoff. Tania is cousin of actress Helen Mirren. Her mother and Helen's father were brother and sister. Mallet attended the Lucy Clayton's School Of Modelling, and"
"and her experiences as an African American woman during the 1960s. Gloria Hendry Gloria Hendry (born March 3, 1949), also known inaccurately as Gloria Henry, is an American actress and former Playboy model. She is best known for her roles in films from the 1970s, most notably: portraying Rosie Carver in 1973's James Bond film ""Live and Let Die"", which was Roger Moore's first Bond film; and Helen Bradley in the blaxploitation film ""Black Caesar"", and the sequel, ""Hell Up in Harlem"". Hendry began her acting career in the 1968 Sidney Poitier film ""For Love of Ivy"", followed by a"
"Tania Mallet Tania Mallet (born 19 May 1941) is an English model and actress who is best known for her appearance as Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"" (1964). Tania Mallet was born in Blackpool, to English father Henry Mallet, and Russian mother Olga Mironoff. Tania is cousin of actress Helen Mirren. Her mother and Helen's father were brother and sister. Mallet attended the Lucy Clayton's School Of Modelling, and started working as a model at just 16 years of age in 1957, becoming one of the most recognisable and famous models of the late 1950s and early"
"Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine is a 1965 American International Pictures comedy film, made in Pathécolor, directed by Norman Taurog. It stars Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Dwayne Hickman, Susan Hart and Jack Mullaney, and features Fred Clark. It is a parody of the then-popular spy film trend (the title is a spoof of two James Bond films: the 1962 film ""Dr. No"" and the 1964 hit ""Goldfinger""), made using actors from AIP's beach party and Edgar Allan Poe films. Despite its low production values, the film has achieved a certain cult status for"
"there is no relationship of a more intimate nature between them, and tells Bond, ""You can turn off the charm. I'm immune."" She is the leader of Pussy Galore's Flying Circus, a group of women aviators connected with Goldfinger's ""Operation Grand Slam"" (played in certain scenes by stuntmen in blonde wigs). In a later scene, Pussy uses judo to attack Bond after she catches him eavesdropping on Goldfinger's plan, and turns him over to Goldfinger. However, Bond corners Galore in a barn and forcibly holds her down (while she tries hard to fight him off) and kisses her. The film"
"Gert Fröbe Karl Gerhart ""Gert"" Fröbe (; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a West German film and stage actor. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"", as Peachum in ""The Threepenny Opera"", as Baron Bomburst in ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"", as Hotzenplotz in ""Der Räuber Hotzenplotz"" and ""Colonel Manfred von Holstein"" in ""Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines"". Fröbe was born in Oberplanitz, today part of Zwickau. He was initially a violinist, but he abandoned it for Kabarett and theatre work. He joined the"
"be running an organised crime gang. Initially trapeze artists, her group of performing catwomen, ""Pussy Galore and her Abrocats"", is unsuccessful, and so the women train as cat burglars instead. Her group evolves into an all-lesbian organisation, based in Harlem, known as the Cement Mixers. In the novel, she has black hair, pale skin, and (according to Bond) the only violet eyes that Bond has ever seen. She is in her thirties, her voice low and attractive. Pussy tells Bond that she became a lesbian after she was sexually abused by her uncle at the age of 12. Auric Goldfinger"
"1960s. According to Mallet, she was given the part of Tilly Masterson when someone sent a photo of her in a bikini to Bond producer Cubby Broccoli. The character was killed off during the film when Oddjob (Harold Sakata) hurled his steel rimmed hat at her. Mallet grabbed Broccoli's attention before ""Goldfinger"": she was tested for the lead Bond girl role, Tatiana Romanova in ""From Russia with Love"". Even though her mother is Russian, Mallet did not receive the Russian role, supposedly because of her provincial British accent. This is ironic however, considering that the Italian actress Daniela Bianchi, who"
"Munich in September 1988 at age 75 from a heart attack. He was buried in Waldfriedhof cemetery, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausener, Bavaria. !colspan=""3"" style=""background:#C1D8FF;""| James Bond Gert Fröbe Karl Gerhart ""Gert"" Fröbe (; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a West German film and stage actor. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his work as Auric Goldfinger in the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"", as Peachum in ""The Threepenny Opera"", as Baron Bomburst in ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"", as Hotzenplotz in ""Der Räuber Hotzenplotz"" and ""Colonel Manfred von Holstein"" in ""Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines"". Fröbe was"
"girl names, calling it ""The most famous Bond Girl name, and also the rudest – US censors almost cut it from ""Goldfinger""."" The 1997 parody film """" features a character named Alotta Fagina in an apparent reference to Galore (and perhaps also to the many other double-entendre named Bond girls, such as Octopussy and Holly Goodhead). The Rolex GMT-Master reference 6542 is nicknamed ""Pussy Galore"" because the movie character wears this particular watch. Her name is also the inspiration for a character, Pussy LaGore, in the ""Carmageddon"" video game series. Pussy Galore Pussy Galore is a fictional character in the"
"success, a second story was adapted and on 3 April 2010 BBC Radio 4 broadcast ""Goldfinger"" with Stephens again playing Bond. Sir Ian McKellen was Goldfinger and Stephens' ""Die Another Day"" co-star Rosamund Pike played Pussy Galore. The play was adapted from Fleming's novel by Archie Scottney and was directed by Martin Jarvis. In 2012 the novel ""From Russia, with Love"" was dramatized for Radio 4; it featured a full cast again starring Stephens as Bond. In May 2014 Stephens again played Bond, in ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", with Alfred Molina as Blofeld, and Joanna Lumley as Irma Bunt."
"Lois Maxwell Lois Maxwell (born Lois Ruth Hooker, 14 February 1927 – 29 September 2007) was a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 ""James Bond"" films (1962–1985). She was the first actress to play the part. The films in which she played Miss Moneypenny were ""Dr. No"" (1962), ""From Russia with Love"" (1963), ""Goldfinger"" (1964), ""Thunderball"" (1965), ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967), ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969), ""Diamonds Are Forever"" (1971), ""Live and Let Die"" (1973), ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974), ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977), ""Moonraker"" (1979),"
"popular British 1960s pinup model Margaret Nolan (aka Vicky Kennedy) who also appeared as ""Dink"", the golden girl during the opening credits of the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"", later that same year. The film premiered at the Pavilion Theatre in London on 6 July 1964—the eve of Ringo Starr's 24th birthday—and the soundtrack was released four days later. ""A Hard Day's Night"" set records at the London Pavilion by grossing over $20,000 in the first week, ultimately becoming so popular that more than 1,600 prints were in circulation simultaneously. Reviews of the film were mostly positive; one oft-quoted assessment was"
"underneath the table to which Bond was strapped. The opening credit sequence was designed by graphic artist Robert Brownjohn, featuring clips of all James Bond films thus far projected on Margaret Nolan's body. Its design was inspired by seeing light projecting on people's bodies as they got up and left a cinema. Visually, the film uses many golden motifs, reflecting the novel's treatment of Goldfinger's obsession with the metal. All of Goldfinger's female henchwomen in the film except his private jet's co-pilot (black hair) and stewardess (who is Korean) are red-blonde, or blonde, including Pussy Galore and her Flying Circus"
"1961. The adaptation was written by Henry Gammidge and illustrated by John McLusky. ""Goldfinger"" was reprinted in 2005 by Titan Books as part of the ""Dr. No"" anthology, which in addition to ""Dr. No"", also included ""Diamonds Are Forever"" and ""From Russia, with Love"". ""Goldfinger"" (1964) In 1964, ""Goldfinger"" became the third entry in the James Bond film series. Sean Connery returned as Bond, while German actor Gert Fröbe played Auric Goldfinger. The film was mostly similar to the novel, but Jill and Tilly Masterton (renamed Masterson for the film) have shortened roles and earlier deaths in the story. The"
"beckoned; appearing in numerous television shows, theatre productions and films. The latter included ""A Hard Day's Night"" with the Beatles, ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" with Gerry and the Pacemakers and Marcel Carné's ""Three Rooms in Manhattan"". In 1964, Nolan played the small role of Dink, Bond's masseuse, in the James Bond film ""Goldfinger"". She was painted gold and wore a gold bikini for Robert Brownjohn's title-sequence, advertisements and soundtrack-cover (not Shirley Eaton as in the narrative of the film). This led to photographs in ""Playboy"" magazine's ""James Bond's Girls"" edition of November 1965. In the 1971 film ""Carry On at"
"show ""Ready Steady Go!"". Following the closure of ""Kiki Byrne"" in the mid-1960s, when it was bought out by Jaeger, Kiki designed for other labels including Frank Usher. Alongside the fashion work, Byrne had success as a film costume designer. She created the golden bikini worn by Margaret Nolan in the title sequence of the 1964 James Bond film ""Goldfinger"", which was art-directed by her then boyfriend, Robert Brownjohn. Other films which she costumed included ""Fathom"", ""Perfect Friday"", and, with Gina Fratini, ""Stop the World – I Want to Get Off"". Following the breakdown of her first marriage, Byrne was"
"Sarin, which had been discovered by the Nazis. Goldfinger has an obsession with gold to the extent that academic Elizabeth Ladenson says that he is ""a walking tautology"". Ladenson lists both his family name and his first name as being related to gold (""Auric"" is an adjective pertaining to gold); his clothes, hair, car and cat are all gold coloured, or a variant thereof; his Korean servants are referred to by Bond as being ""yellow"", or yellow-faced""; and he paints his women (normally prostitutes) gold before sex. Elizabeth Ladenson thought the character of Pussy Galore to be ""perhaps the most"
"Filming of James Bond in the 1960s Ian Fleming, the writer who created the fictional character James Bond, lived to see the success of his novels depicted on screen before he died. All fourteen books in the series created by Fleming went on to be huge successes on screen. ""Goldfinger"", one of the most epic stories in the James Bond saga, became a fan favorite with Shirley Bassey singing the iconic song, ""Goldfinger"", that was played for the fiftieth anniversary of the Bond series at the Oscars in 2012. Bond was played by Sean Connery and George Lazenby in the"
"Molly Peters Molly Peters (14 March 1939 – 30 May 2017) was an English actress best known for her role in the James Bond film ""Thunderball"". Mollie Peters started out as a model and was discovered by film director Terence Young. She appeared in several films during the 1960s. Her best-known appearance was the role of Bond girl, Patricia Fearing or Pat, a nurse who takes care of James Bond (Sean Connery) while he is on holiday at her health clinic in ""Thunderball"" (1965). Peters was the first Bond girl to be seen taking her clothes off on screen in"
"Teri Hatcher Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress, voice-actress, writer, singer, YouTuber, and former National Football League cheerleader. She is best known as Lois Lane on the television series """" (1993–97), as Paris Carver in the James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", and as Susan Mayer on the television series ""Desperate Housewives"" (2004–12), for which she won the Golden Globe Award for , three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Teri Lynn Hatcher was born on December 8, 1964 in Palo Alto, California, the"
"as Plenty O'Toole, following a suggestion of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz. Denise Perrier, Miss World 1953, played ""Marie"", the woman in the bikini who is forced by Bond to disclose the location of Blofeld. A cameo appearance by Sammy Davis, Jr. playing on the roulette table was filmed, but his scene was eventually deleted. Initially, the character of Miss Moneypenny did not feature in the movie, partly because Lois Maxwell had held out for a pay increase, but it was decided during production to add the scene where disguised as a customs officer, Moneypenny gives Bond his travel documents at the"
"Goldfinger (soundtrack) Goldfinger is the soundtrack for the 1964 film of the same name, the third film in the James Bond film series, directed by Guy Hamilton. The album was composed by John Barry and distributed by EMI. Two versions were released initially, one in the United States and the United Kingdom, which varied in terms of length and which tracks were within the soundtrack. In 2003, Capitol-EMI records released a remastered version that contained all the tracks within the film. John Barry had composed the previous James Bond soundtracks for ""From Russia with Love"". Due to Barry's increased ""compositional"