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May 27, 2017 · A new documentary looks at the colorful life of one-and-done James Bond actor George Lazenby. Sean Connery was finished with James Bond. After five films in the role, which catapulted him to a ...
Nov 24, 2022 · George Lazenby is James Bond. This was an indisputable fact in 1968 when the young Australian model convinced producer Albert R. Broccoli to let him pick up the reins from Sean Connery. Whilst Lazenby is notorious for being the only actor to play 007 on just the one occasion, the film in which he starred, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, is ...
Yet, when Sean Connery stood down from the role of 007 after his fifth consecutive adventure, "You Only Live Twice", Lazenby's agent suggested he attend an audition for Bond. With a bit of spunk and a large wallet, George Lazenby prepared himself for his audition and his first true brush with cinema by visiting the tailor preferred by Connery and purchasing the most expensive suit on offer.
Jan 25, 2021 · Connery publicly announced he was leaving the role of James Bond in 1967's You Only Live Twice, citing a lack of privacy, relatively low salary compared the films' blockbuster success, and a contentious relationship with producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli. With the film franchise still a tremendous hit among audiences and critics, the producers decided to keep the franchise going ...
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Nov 30, 2021 · Broccoli and Saltzman balked at Connery's demands, however, and the role of Bond ultimately shifted to Lazenby, an Australian import and car salesman turned model/commercial actor whom Broccoli ...
May 27, 2017 · Even Lazenby himself has told the story both ways. In Becoming Bond , he insists that he was offered a six-film contract plus a generous signing bonus, a package he declined on the advice of his ...
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Aug 25, 2023 · To help himself along, George Lazenby nabbed one of Sean Connery’s unclaimed suits from his tailor, as well as got his hair cut at the same place the outgoing 007 did: The Dorchester hotel ...
