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It is my sad duty to report this morning that Canadian-born, British-employed actress Lois Maxwell, best known to a generation of moviegoers as the MI6 secretary with the forever-unrequited love for James Bond, Agent 007, Miss Moneypenny, has died of cancer at 80 at her home in Perth, Australia. CNN reports the story here.
M's reliable factotum from the very first Bond flick, Dr. No, one year before I was born, Moneypenny could always be counted on for some tart banter lightly touched with sexual innuendo as Bond reported in to the home office, and to shed a forlorn tear on those occasions when Bond was feared killed in action. For decades, she was one of the basic ingredients of a Bond film, right along with cool gadgets, hot women and deadly super-villain henchmen.
What's your favorite pre-Daniel Craig Bond film? Mine is still Moonraker, mainly for the science-fiction elements and Michael Lonsdale's ultra-urbane perf as the villain, Hugo Drax ("Look after Mr. Bond; see that some harm comes to him"). Plus, it had Jaws (Richard Kiel) falling in love and helping Bond escape in the end.
And here's a trivia tidbit for you: What was the original M's real name? (Never mentioned in the films, but was in at least some of the novels.) Answer provided in comments below.
M's reliable factotum from the very first Bond flick, Dr. No, one year before I was born, Moneypenny could always be counted on for some tart banter lightly touched with sexual innuendo as Bond reported in to the home office, and to shed a forlorn tear on those occasions when Bond was feared killed in action. For decades, she was one of the basic ingredients of a Bond film, right along with cool gadgets, hot women and deadly super-villain henchmen.
What's your favorite pre-Daniel Craig Bond film? Mine is still Moonraker, mainly for the science-fiction elements and Michael Lonsdale's ultra-urbane perf as the villain, Hugo Drax ("Look after Mr. Bond; see that some harm comes to him"). Plus, it had Jaws (Richard Kiel) falling in love and helping Bond escape in the end.
And here's a trivia tidbit for you: What was the original M's real name? (Never mentioned in the films, but was in at least some of the novels.) Answer provided in comments below.
