Sir Roger Moore would have been 91 years today (14 October 2018)

Remembering Sir Roger Moore

Born: 14 October 1927, London, England
Died: 23 May 2017, Switzerland

Roger Moore´s Bond films:

Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)

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In Memoriam: Al Matthews (1942-2018)

Al Matthews as Gunnery Sergeant Apone
in "Aliens" (1986)
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Who: Al Matthews
Born: 21 November 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 22 September 2018, Orihuela, Spain

Alexander Basil Matthews (November 21, 1942 – September 22, 2018) was an American actor and singer based in Spain, best known for his appearance as Gunnery Sergeant Apone in the James Cameron film "Aliens" (1986). He reprised his role 27 years later, providing the voice of Apone for the video game "Aliens: Colonial Marines" (2013). Matthews' portrayal of Apone was the inspiration for Sgt. Avery Johnson of the Halo franchise.

He had a role of Master Sergeant 3 in 007 movie "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997)

Our deepest sympathies go out to Mr. Matthews and his family. 

In Memoriam: Stanley Morgan (1929-2018)

Who: Stanley Morgan
Born: 10 November 1928, Liverpool, England
Died:  August 2018

Stanley Morgan (10 November 1929 – c. August 2018) was an English writer and actor. He wrote fiction, in the comedy and thriller genres and had more than 40 books published between 1968 and 2006.

He had a small part as Concierge in Casino in first James Bond film "Dr. No" (1962)

007 Travelers is deeply saddened by the loss. Our condolences.

Sean Connery as James Bond and
Stanley Morgan as Concierge in Casino in Dr. No (1962)
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In Memoriam: Count Prince Miller (1935-2018)

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Who: Count Prince Miller
Born: 1935, Jamaica
Died: 16 August 2018, London, England

Clarence Linberg Miller better known as Count Prince Miller (1935 – 16 August 2018) was a Jamaican-born British actor and musician.

He had a small part as Nightclub dancer in first James Bond film "Dr. No" (1962)

007 Travelers express our sincere sympathy to his family.

In Memoriam: Robert "Bob" Dix (1938-2018)

Who: Robert Dix
Born: 8 May 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 6 August 2018, Tucson, Arizona, USA

According to Hollywood Reporter Robert "Bob" Dix has passed away. He had a respiratory failure at a hospital in Tucson, Arizona.

Bond world knew him of a little part in "Live and Let Die" (1973), where he played a role of agent Hamilton.

Mr. Dix and his family are in our hearts and minds.

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In Memoriam: The first official Bond girl Eunice Gayson (1928 - 2018)

Who: Eunice Gayson
Born: 17 March 1928
Died: 8 June 2018


Words seem inadequate to express the sadness 007 Travelers feels about the death of the first official Bond girl Eunice Gayson (1928 - 2018), who played Sylvia Trench in "Dr. No" (1962) and "From Russia with Love" (1963) with Sean Connery as James Bond.

Source: The Official Eunice Gayson Website

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In Memoriam: Michael D. Ford (1928 - 2018)

007 Travelers is sorry to inform that set decorator Michael Dickins Ford has passed away on 31st of May 2018.

He had worked on three Bond films: "The Living Daylights" (1987), "Licence to Kill" (1989) and "GoldenEye" (1995).

His other work included such hits as "Star Wars - Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), "Star Wars - Episode VI - Return of the Jedi" (1983) and "Titanic" (1997).

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Remembering Sir Roger Moore (1927-2017)

The first anniversary of Sir Roger Moore's death. (23rd of May)

"Always loved...

never forgotten...

forever missed <3"

Roger Moore as James Bond 007:

Live and Let Die (1973)

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The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Moonraker (1979)

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For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Octopussy (1983)

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A View to a Kill (1985)

In Memoriam: Bill Gold (1921-2018)

Bill Gold
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Graphic designer Bill Gold has passed away.

Born: 3 January 1921 Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Died: 20 May 2018, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

007 Travelers sends condolences to his family and friends.

William Gold was an American graphic designer best known for thousands of film poster designs

His first film poster was for "Yankee Doodle Dandy" (1942), and his.final work was for "J. Edgar" (2011).

During his 70-year career he worked with some of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, including Laurence Olivier, Clint Eastwood, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Elia Kazan, Ridley Scott, and many more. Among his most famous film posters are those for "Casablanca" and "A Clockwork Orange".

Bond fans remember his posters of "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) and "Never Say Never Again" (1983)

In Memoriam: Soon-Tek Oh (1933 - 2018)

Soon Tek-Oh, Korean-American actor, who played Lieutenant Hip in "The Man with the Golden Gun" has passed away at the age of 84.

007 Travelers sends condolences to his family and friends.

Born: 29 June 1933, Mokpo, Japanese Korea (now South Korea)
Died: 4 April 2018 Los Angeles, California, USA

Source: youmyomf.com

Soon-Tek Oh (Lieutenant Hip) and Hervé Villechaize (Nick Nack) in
"The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
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Soon-Tek Oh with Roger Moore (James Bond)
in "The Man with the Golden Gun" (1974)
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In Memoriam: Lewis Gilbert (1920 - 2018)

Lewis Gilbert, the director of three Bond movies ("You Only Live Twice", 1967, "The Spy Who Loved Me", 1977 and "Moonraker", 1979) has passed away at the age of 97.

007 Travelers sends condolences to his family and friends.

Born: 6 March 1920, London, England.
Died: 23 February 2018, Monaco

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In Memoriam: Albert Moses (19 December 1937 - 15 September 2017)

Albert Moses as Sadruddin in
"Octopussy" (1983)
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007 Travelers sends condolences to the family and friends of Albert Moses, who sadly passed away on 15 September 2017.

Born: 19 December 1937 Gampola, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Died: 15 September 2017 London, England

Bond world remembers him as Barman in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and Sadruddin, Head of Station I in India in "Octopussy" (1983). In both films he starred with Roger Moore as James Bond 007.

In Memoriam: Mark Milsome

Mark Milsome
Photo: Mirror / Princestone

Sad news: Mark Milsome has passed away. 

He was born in 1963 in London, England. He is known for his work on "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), "The Theory of Everything" (2014) and "Quantum of Solace" (2008), where he was "Camera operator "b" camera in main unit". 

He died on November 18, 2017 in Ghana.

007 Travelers sends condolences to his family and friends.

In Memoriam: Hugh Hefner

007 Travelers is sad to hear about the death of Hugh Marston Hefner 

Born: 9 April 1926
Died: 27 September 2017

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Hefner was an American magazine publisher, editor, businessman, and playboy. He was best known as the editor-in-chief and publisher of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953. He was also the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises, the publishing group that operates the magazine. A multi-millionaire, his net worth at the time of his death was over $43 million due to his success as the founder of Playboy. Hefner was also a political activist and philanthropist active in several causes and public issues.

He appeared also in the world of James Bond. 007 met him in Raymond Benson's Bond short story "Midsummer Night's Doom" (1999).

" "Excuse me, Mr. Hefner," Lisa said, stepping up to the group.

He turner to her and beamed. "Lisa! he said, interrupting his conversation to give her a hug. "You look lovely."

"Thank you. May I introduce Mr. Bond?"

He held out his hand to Bond and said. "Hugh Hefner."

"Bond, James Bond." The handshake was firm and dry.

The founder and publisher of Playboy magazine looked fit and energetic, and seemed to be taller than Bond remembered. He carried himself with authority and dignity, yet he also exhibited characteristics of playfulness and good humour."

Raymond Benson: "Midsummer Night's Doom" (1999) 


Many Bond girls from the movies have been in the pages of Playboy magazine and Bond himself is a member of the London Playboy Club, which is revealed in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), where Bond (Sean Connery) has a member card.

In "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969) 007 (George Lazenby) reads February 1969 issue of Playboy magazine when he is in Bern, Switzerland.

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In Memoriam: Bernie Casey (8 June 1939 - 20 September 2017)

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007 Travelers is sorry to hear about the death of Bernie Casey 

Born: 8 June 1939, Wyco, West Virginia, USA
Died: 20 September 2017, Los Angeles, California, USA



Bond fans remember him as James Bond's (Sean Connery) CIA ally Felix Leiter in "Never Say Never Again" (1983).

Bernie Casey (Felix Leiter) and Sean Connery (James Bond) in
"Never Say Never Again" (1983)
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In Memoriam: SPECTRE Assistant Location Manager Mexico Carlos Muñoz Portal

007 Travelers is devastated to hear the death of Carlos Muñoz Portal and send condolences to his family.

"SPECTRE"'s (2015) "Assistant Location Manager Mexico" Carlos Muñoz Portal was shot dead in central Mexico on Monday 12 September 2017.

Read more here

Source: Daily Mail
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In Memoriam: William Hoyland and Willie Payne

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Sad news!
Two more Bond film actors have passed away.




Who: William Hoyland (1943 - July 2017) (McGregor in "For Your Eyes Only" (1981)

Obituary of William Hoyland (The Guardian)

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Who: Willie Payne (Johnny (uncredited) in "Dr. No" (1962)

Obituary of Willie Payne (The Guardian)



Source: The Guardian

In Memoriam: Joe Robinson (31 May 1927 - 3 July 2017)

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Sad to report the death of Joe Robinson. Condolences to his family and friends.

Who: Joe Robinson

Born: 31 May 1927, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Died: 3 July 2017, Brighton, East Sussex, England

Known in Bond series: Peter Franks in "Diamonds are Forever" (1971)

Sean Connery (James Bond) and
Joe Robinson (Peter Franks)
fighting in "Diamonds are Forever"
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In Memoriam: Sadanoyama, Jay Milligan and Mona Chong

The world of James Bond has also lost these people:

Who:

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Sadanoyama, (real name Shinmatsu Ichikawa), died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on 27th of April 2017, his family confirmed. He was 79. According to JSA officials, he had been in and out of hospital this year after suffering a heart stroke.

Sadanoyama was a real character in the movie "You Only Live Twice" (1967) Upon his arrival in Japan, Bond (Sean Connery) meets with the sumo wrestler Sadoyanama who gives him tickets to the match. He was played by himself.

Sources: An obituary in The Japan Times, James Bond Wikia

Who:

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Jay Milligan, the driving stunt supervisor of "The Man With the Golden Gun", died in March 2017.
Mulligan had helped to create a stunt where a car would do a full rotation between two ramps, landing right side up on the other side.

Source: Ecfair.org

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Who: Bond girl Mona Chong has passed away, she was one of Blofeld's Angels of Death, in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), Mona Chong's character name was Chinese Girl.

Source: From Sweden With Love Facebook page

In Memoriam: Bond girl Molly Peters (15 March 1942 - 30 May 2017)

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Sad day today. 

Molly Peters (born Mollie Peters) has left us at the age of 75. Peters was born on the 15th of March 1942 and died on the 30th of May 2017. 

To Bond fans she was best known for her performance as Patricia Fearing alongside Sean Connery as James Bond in "Thunderball" (1965).