The Life of Ian Fleming The Life of Ian Fleming The Life of Ian Fleming is a biography of Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond and author of the children’s book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang". The biography was written by John Pearson, Fleming’s assistant at the London "Sunday Times," in 1966. Pearson later wrote the official, fictional-biography "" in 1973. "The Life of Ian Fleming" was one of the first biographies of Ian Fleming and is considered a collectible book by many James Bond fans, since Pearson would become the third, official James Bond author. Future editions of "The Life of Ian Fleming" were
Ann Fleming and he had demanded three-month vacations from his employer to enjoy his holiday home. The two spent three months of every year together in Jamaica; her new husband thought she was in Jamaica to visit Noël Coward. In 1951 she was divorced by Lord Rothermere and the following year she finally married Ian Fleming. The marriage is said to be the reason that Fleming wrote the first James Bond novel "Casino Royale". Ann had a £100,000 divorce settlement and Ian sought additional sources of revenue to add to his salary from "The Sunday Times". The book and its sequels were