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Just for the sake of the line, I was heartbroken when they rejected it." Broccoli called in Tom Mankiewicz to rewrite Maibaum's screenplay and, in the process, Goldfinger's brother was scratched, and Ernst Stavros Blofeld, the mastermind behind SPECTRE, returned. And, Maibaum says, his "smash ending" became "an interminable thing on an oil rig."
Mar 8, 2024 · Maibaum, who wrote and produced O.S.S., wanted Paramount to cast real-life OSS officer and Hollywood heartthrob Sterling Hayden as the lead. Hayden, however, was still serving in uniform at the time, so the role went to Ladd. O.S.S. was released in theaters May 26, 1946, and the film was so successful that other studios were quick to jump on the OSS bandwagon.
According to Wikipedia, Timothy Dalton's second and final outing "... was the fifth consecutive, and final, Bond film to be directed by John Glen, as well as the ... final Bond film to utilize the services of screenwriter Richard Maibaum, title designer Maurice Binder and producer Albert R. Broccoli" Contrary to popular belief, Albert was only a consulting producer and presenter for GoldenEye.
Richard Maibaum (May 26, 1909 – January 4, 1991) was an American film producer, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his screenplay
The Richard Maibaum Papers: The personal papers series contains an actors file, biographical material on Maibaum, clippings and correspondence; the film projects series includes materials such as screenplays and treatments, many of which Maibaum co-authored with Cyril Hume, clippings, reviews and correspondence; the Stage project series has playscripts, clippings and correspondence; the ...
Jan 9, 1991 · Richard Maibaum, who wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for a dozen James Bond films, died on Friday at St. John's Hospital and Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 81 years old and lived ...
Richard Maibaum. Writer: Thunderball. The name is "Maibaum, Richard Maibaum".....the brilliant screenwriter who adapted the Ian Fleming 007 novels into the highly entertaining screenplays of nearly every James Bond film from Dr.
