inspirations james_bond number real life inspirations suggested james_bond fictional character created british author journalist officer bond appeared novels short stories number continuation novels films seven actors playing role bond stories characters fictional number elements real life background taken people knew events aware included spy took american james_bond code number referred breaking world war german diplomatic code aspects bond character tastes replicate origins morning february started writing book estate jamaica words morning directly experiences imagination finished work manuscript month completing march took character american james_bond caribbean bird expert author definitive field guide birds west indies keen copy bond guide later explained wife struck brief masculine needed second james_bond born occasion said wanted simplest sounding find better interesting like exotic things happen neutral figure anonymous blunt instrument government department met wife described charming couple joke referred film die day bond picking copy birds west indies posing character inspirations second world war personal assistant director admiral reached rank commander rank subsequently gave fictional creation special operations unit 30th bond tastes traits including sharing golf handicap taste eggs brand bond tastes taken behaviour bond love golf gambling creator experiences espionage career aspects life inspiration writing including names school friends acquaintances relatives lovers books bond cigarettes buying custom 1930s added gold bands filter war mirror naval commander rank average bond cigarettes day cut day visit health farm smoked eighty cigarettes day apart bond tastes based fictional creation number individuals came time intelligence admitting bond compound secret agents commando types met war literary inspirations real life individuals james_bond inspired characters secret agent based late friend inspiration number assigned james_bond influenced number sources films novels prefix indicates bond licence kill executing duties bond number assigned reference british naval intelligence key achievements world war breaking german diplomatic code german documents cracked read british telegram coded factors led entering war subsequently material graded meant highly classified journalist pointed intelligence history highest achievement british military intelligence
Inspirations for James Bond