This excerpt from the new book by former Sun-Times reporter and “Masters of Sex” author Thomas Maier details the Bond ...

Loelia Ponsonby, a character from Fleming's novels ... (Loelia) was written out of the books after the 1961 novel Thunderball when she married a member of the Baltic Exchange.

Ian Fleming's 1961 James Bond novel, Thunderball, was based on an original screenplay he co-wrote with Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham. Realizing he and Whittingham didn't receive credit for ...

Based on the books by Ian Fleming, the MI6 agent was inspired ... Broccoli and Saltzman wanted Thunderball to be the first Bond film, but due to a legal dispute between Fleming and producer ...

Few James Bond adventures have had as many legal headaches attached to its legacy as "Thunderball ... McClory collaborated ...