Editing Ian Fleming (section)

== Legacy ==
[[File:Ian-Fleming-bronze-bust-by-sculptor-Anthony-Smith.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bronze [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of Fleming by sculptor [[Anthony Smith (sculptor)|Anthony Smith]], commissioned by the Fleming family in 2008 to commemorate the [[centenary]] of the author's birth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Commissions |url=http://anthonysmithart.co.uk/?page_id=31 |website=Anthony Smith Sculpture |access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref>]]

In the late 1950s, the author [[Geoffrey Jenkins]] had suggested to Fleming that he write a Bond novel set in South Africa, and sent him his own idea for a plot outline which, according to Jenkins, Fleming felt had great potential.<ref name="KKBB: PFO" /> After Fleming's death, Jenkins was commissioned by Bond publishers [[Ian Fleming Publications|Glidrose Productions]] to write a [[continuation novel|continuation]] Bond novel, ''[[Per Fine Ounce]]'', but it was never published.{{sfn|Lane|Simpson|2000|p=433}} Starting with Kingsley Amis's ''[[Colonel Sun]]'', under the pseudonym "[[Robert Markham]]" in 1968,<ref>{{cite web |title=Colonel Sun |url=http://www.ianfleming.com/the-books/colonel-sun/ |work=The Books |publisher=[[Ian Fleming Publications]] |access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> several authors have been commissioned to write Bond novels, including [[Sebastian Faulks]], who was asked by [[Ian Fleming Publications]] to write a new Bond novel in observance of what would have been Fleming's 100th birthday in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Faulks pens new James Bond novel |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6289186.stm |access-date=13 December 2011 |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |location=London |date=11 July 2007}}</ref>

During his lifetime Fleming sold thirty million books; double that number were sold in the two years following his death.<ref name="Lycett (DNB)" /> In 2008 ''[[The Times]]'' ranked Fleming fourteenth on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".<ref>{{cite news |last=Macintyre |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Macintyre |title=The 50 greatest British writers since 1945 |quote=14. Ian Fleming |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=5 January 2008 |location=London |page=12 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-50-greatest-british-writers-since-1945-ws3g69xrf90 |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 July 2024 |ref=none}}</ref> In 2002 Ian Fleming Publications announced the launch of the [[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]] award, presented by the [[Crime Writers' Association]] to the best thriller, adventure or spy novel originally published in the UK.<ref name="Cork Bookseller" />

The Eon Productions series of Bond films, which started in 1962 with ''Dr. No'', continued after Fleming's death. Along with two non-Eon produced films, there have been twenty-five Eon films, with the most recent, ''[[No Time to Die]]'', released in September 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210928-five-stars-for-no-time-to-die |title=Five stars for No Time To Die |publisher=BBC |last=Barber |first=Nicholas |date=28 September 2021 |access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> The Eon Productions series has grossed over $6.2 billion worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing film series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Movie Franchises |url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/franchisesW.php |work=The Numbers |publisher=Nash Information Services, LLC |access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref>

The influence of Bond in the cinema and in literature is evident in films and books including the ''[[Austin Powers]]'' series,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |title=A wild and crazy spy |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=9 May 1997 |issue=378 |page=56 |issn=1049-0434}}</ref> ''[[Carry On Spying]]''<ref>{{cite web |last=Angelini |first=Sergio |title=Carry On Spying (1964) |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/466477/ |work=[[Screenonline]] |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=3 July 2011}}</ref> and the [[Jason Bourne]] character.<ref name="Cork Bookseller" /> In 2011 Fleming became the first English-language writer to have an international airport named after him: [[Ian Fleming International Airport]], near [[Oracabessa]], Jamaica, was officially opened on 12 January 2011 by Jamaican Prime Minister [[Bruce Golding]] and Fleming's niece, Lucy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ian Fleming International Airport opened in Jamaica! |url=http://www.ianfleming.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=128 |work=News & Press |publisher=[[Ian Fleming Publications]] |access-date=14 December 2011 |date=17 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722035913/http://www.ianfleming.com/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=128 |archive-date=22 July 2012}}</ref> The [[Lilly Library]] at [[Indiana University]] houses a collection of Fleming manuscripts and first editions as well as his personal library of rare books.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bongiovanni |first=Domenica |date=2 November 2017 |title=Why this James Bond collection is in Indiana and the secrets you'll find |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/11/02/why-james-bond-collection-indiana-and-secrets-youll-find/810245001/ |work=IndyStar |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>

In 2023, it was reported that Fleming's ''[[James Bond]]'' series was being re-published, removing a number of racial slurs and references. A disclaimer was added at the beginning of each book, reading "This book was written at a time when terms and attitudes which might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace. A number of updates have been made in this edition, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=James Bond Books Edited To Avoid Offense To Modern Audiences – Report |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/james-bond-books-rewritten-to-avoid-offense-to-modern-audiences-1235271892/ |website=Deadline |date=26 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Simpson |first=Craig |date=25 February 2023 |title=James Bond books edited to remove racist references |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/25/james-bond-books-edited-remove-racist-references/ |accessdate=16 April 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Most of the original versions are available from [[Project Gutenberg Canada]].

Fleming's life is the subject of the 2024 biography, ''Ian Fleming: The Complete Man'', that spans 864 pages and was completed with the help of Fleming's estate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weingarten |first=Marc |date=4 April 2024 |title=James Bond's creator lived a life to rival the spy's |url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-04-04/ian-fleming-biography-nicholas-shakespeare |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2024 |title=Ian Fleming's Full Life |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/06/ian-flemings-full-life/ |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref> It was written by British novelist and biographer [[Nicholas Shakespeare]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salikof {{!}} |first=Ken |title=The Man with the Golden Pen: PW Talks with Nicholas Shakespeare |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/94093-the-man-with-the-golden-pen-pw-talks-with-nicholas-shakespeare.html |access-date=22 May 2024 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref>