The face of Hoagy Carmichael was later used on the cover of the the James Bond comic PERMISSION TO DIE released in 1989.Ī few weeks back Dynamite Entertainment in the US released their third out of six continuation comics called VARGR written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Jason Masters. You can read more on Wikipedia about Hoagy Carmichael here. Jazz-oriented" of the hundreds of writers composing pop songs in the That he was the "most talented, inventive, sophisticated and He is best known for composing the music for " Stardust", " Georgia on My Mind", " The Nearness of You", and " Heart and Soul", four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.Īmerican composer and author Alec Wilder wrote of Carmichael in American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900–1950 Howard Hoagland "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22,ġ899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer,Īctor, and bandleader. So who was this Hoagy Carmichael then as you can see to the right. Thats all you can find about James Bond's apperence within the 14 books by Ian Fleming. Not much of Hoagy Carmichael there thought Bond, as he filled a flat light gunmetal box with fifty of the Morland Cigarettes with the triple gold band".Īnd that's it. Whit the thin vertical scar down his right cheek the general effect was faintly piratical. His grey-blu eyes looked calmly back with a hint of ironical inquiry and the short lock of black hair which would never stay in place slowly subsided to form a thick comma above his right eyebrow. "As he tied his thin double-ended, black satin tie, he paused for a moment and examined himself levelly in the mirror. He reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless in his."Īnd on page 66 the description continues: On page 49 in the Casino Royale novel you can read: What is your comments on this book? Something to look forward to or.? The reason that I have not yet read the book is that no Swedish publisher ever bought it so it has never been published in Sweden. The value of used James Bond books is not high if they are not early editions of the original Fleming books. A really great price but it also tell us something.
EENADU SUNDAY BOOK 31 JANUARY 2016 PLUS
5 years later I bought it on Ebay paying the exact same price plus £10 for postage to Sweden. The white version cost £19:99 when it was released and then it was signed. I might get the black version (same cover but white has shifted to black) if the price is right but it is nothing I am hunting. When this book was released in 2011 many different versions where made trying to suck more money out of us fans. What you cant fake is the FOYLES sticker to put on your book (well you can but you will never get your money back). The other reason is that Jeffery Deavers signature is such a lame signature that anyone can fake it. This is also one of two reasons that I have not been in a hurry to get this book to the collection. I have not yet read the book but I know from fellow James Bond fans that this is not supposed to be one of the best books. Added to my collection now is the first edition of 2011 James Bond Novel CARTE BLANCHE written by Jeffery Deaver.
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