 The Sylvan Whittingham Mason / Jonathan Whittingham CBn Interview, CBn Interviews Jack Whittingham's heirs. |
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Commodore RNVR Group: The Admiralty Enlisted: 8 October 2001 From: 38.6902N - 89.9816W  |
22 June 2006 - 13:52
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From CBn’s front page:
   Somewhere early morning in a hotel room there’s a guy starting to realise that eternal fate has turned its back on him. It’s 2 a.m. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 20 July 2002 From: Washington D.C.. USA |
22 June 2006 - 14:16
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A fascinating read. Thanks doubleboughtspy!
 Robert Brown was Admiral Hargreaves in TSWLM, OP, AVTAK, TLD and LTK damnit Enforcer, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Roger Moore Proud defender of Barbara Bach, Carole Bouquet, Barbara Carrera, Maryam D'Abo, A View to a Kill, Never Say Never Again and The Spy Who Loved Me. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 23 August 2001 From: England |
22 June 2006 - 14:25
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Marvellous stuff.
I do hope the book about the life and times of Thunderball gets finished and finds a publisher. Is there any news on this? I understand this is being worked on at present. Thanks again. ________________________________________________
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 21 March 2001 From: Trier/Germany |
22 June 2006 - 14:26
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This is one of the most amazing and best recherched articles I have ever read on CBn. And on James Bond in general.
Outstanding job, Charles!  |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 2 August 2001 From: Oxfordshire |
22 June 2006 - 14:55
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Spectacular; thank you Charles.
 "There was a violent cruelty, a pathological desire to wound, quite near the surface in the man." CBn: ...we have people everywhere Only James Bond is James Bond. |
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Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 20 February 2003 From: London |
22 June 2006 - 15:20
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A most fascinating read.
Thoroughly enjoyed the recollections of life back in the 1960s, as well as Mr Whittingham's [Jr.] opinions on the continuation novels and the modern pictures. Thank you very much indeed; an article of the highest calibre.  "Critics rarely remark on how well written the James Bond stories are. I suppose that with a man as civilized and amusing as Mr Fleming, good writing is taken for granted." Eric Ambler |
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 10 November 2002 From: Montreal, Canada |
22 June 2006 - 15:27
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top marks for scoring this interview! a wonderful read
 Daniel no longer uses this account. |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 18 September 2002 From: USA |
22 June 2006 - 16:05
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Thanks everyone. As I told Sylvan, this was my favorite CBn interview that I've conducted. They were both so forthright and the anecdotes were just amazing.
I can remember building model bombers with my father - so I can totally picture what went on with Jonathan and Jack. McClory in an amphibious car? Wow. Jack Whittingham is sort of a footnote in Bond history, but I think this interview helps change that a little bit. I hope so anyway.  |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
22 June 2006 - 16:05
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Wow! This is an excellent interveiw! I never really even knew who Jack Whittingham was. McClory tends to dominate the Thunderball tale. But now I see Whittingham was a major creative force here. It's nice to see that Fleming and Whittingham stayed friends, even though the trail. McClory, as always, is a snake-in-the-grass.
You know, I wonder if any of those first edition Thunderball's had that slip of paper crediting Whittingham, etc. That would be a nice find. And "M" stands for Mother? Did we know this? That's cool. Fantastic work, doublenoughtspy. This is one of CBn's finest and a major contribution to the world of Bond.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 2 August 2001 From: Oxfordshire |
22 June 2006 - 16:22
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QUOTE(zencat @ 22 June 2006 - 17:05)  McClory, as always, is a snake-in-the-grass. Quite a litigious one, though. Doucement, my lovely, doucement. "There was a violent cruelty, a pathological desire to wound, quite near the surface in the man." CBn: ...we have people everywhere Only James Bond is James Bond. |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 20 January 2005 From: Illinois |
22 June 2006 - 16:47
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However, the biggest misconception which is the misconception that upsets us most of all, is the one where people have claimed that Jack “due to financial problems, backed out of the Main court Case and sold his part of the rights to Kevin McClory”. I quote from a letter that I send out recently which addresses this issue. Well, I can confirm that she actually sent that letter  Heh. True story. I received it. But don't look at me for starting that one, that was my good buddy Mr. Benson. Nice one.  
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Commander RNR Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 14 December 2001 From: USA |
22 June 2006 - 20:06
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Excellent, Charles. Very, very interesting and informative. I quite enjoyed reading the wonderful recollections of the magnificent 60's.
 'It reads better than it lives.' |
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Commander RNR Group: Veterans Reserve Enlisted: 7 March 2003 From: Bronx,NY |
22 June 2006 - 23:36
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Doublenought does it again!
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Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 9 May 2005 From: Stafford, Virginia (near Washington DC) |
23 June 2006 - 00:56
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Charles,
This has got to be the single best interview I have ever read on CBn. Dr. Shatterhand  |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 30 July 2002 |