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Roald Dahl also wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film "You only live twice", which was almost completely rewritten from the novel, about which Dahl said
by LeoPanthera 4y ago
Roald Dahl also wrote the screenplay for the James Bond film "You only live twice", which was almost completely rewritten from the novel, about which Dahl said "Fleming's worst book, with no plot in it which would even make a movie", comparing it to a travelogue of Japan.
- StrictDabbler 4y agoYou probably know this, but for those who don't: Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming were both actual British spies who knew each other well and shared story ideas. Fleming partially based Bond on Dahl's work in the war. Dahl's job in WWII was sleeping with rich American women to gather intelligence data.
- reitanqild 4y agoFor some reason I thought Roald Dahl was a fighter pilot, but maybe that was just one of his stories, or maybe I misremember.
- pm215 4y agoHe was, for the first few years of the war. His wikipedia article has the details of his wartime career. You're probably thinking of "A Piece of Cake", which was his first published story and based on a plane crash he'd been in in 1940.
- jdsnape 4y agoYou are right, he was a fighter pilot but was injured and ended up in Canada and America doing diplomatic/intelligence work.
- alexdong 4y agoGoodness me. Got pointers for me to read? Thanks.
- dano 4y agoThe Irregulars https://www.amazon.com/Irregulars-Roald-British-Wartime-Washington/dp/0743294599 https://www.amazon.com/Irregulars-Roald-British-Wartime-Wash...
- BeetleB 4y agoCurious. He also wrote the screenplay for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - another Ian Fleming novel.