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Fleming, Ian

Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of the most famous fictional spies of the 20th century known from a great number of books, films, radio plays etc., only a small number of which were in fact written by Fleming. Some were a great deal better, but none has had the same impact.
Fleming came from a wealthy and p...

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Sam Hawthorne

Gender: Male

A friendly, talkative and shrewd country doctor in a little town in Connecticut, who when he gets a little…uhmm, ‘pill druggy’ likes to tell stories from his life and the many ‘impossible’ crimes he has succeeded in solving. Sam Hawthorne is interested in motor cars and new technology, and is a gentleman towards ladies, but is unmarried. He is also the main character in a long row of entertain...

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