However, the world was fast approaching World War II. However, he knew there wasn’t a lot of money to be had in journalism-at least not for him-and he decided to pursue a career as a stockbroker. He later enjoyed a stint working for Reuters, where he learned basic journalism skills and covered a case about a Russian spy. He first tried to establish himself in the military, followed by an attempt to become a foreign diplomat-both were unsuccessful. In this way, he didn’t differ much from Bond himself. He was known to be a “womaniser,” not that the ladies seemed to mind-apparently they thought him very attractive. He would later learn to ski and climb the mountains, perhaps not surprising given his athletic history, which would also set the stage for some of his yet-to-be-conceived character in the James Bond books.įleming jumped from career to career almost as often as he switched girlfriends. After Eton, he attended Sandhurst and chose to study in Munich and Geneva, where he had the Alps as a backdrop. Fleming was supposedly a master of athletics. Born to a wealthy family in London, he and his three brothers were educated at Eton College, the same school Princes William and Harry attended. Today I found out the man who gave the world one of the most enduring fictional characters of all time, James Bond, also wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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