Happy 87th Birthday To Sir Roger Moore

Happy 87th birthday to British actor Sir Roger Moore.

The former star of seven James Bond films and The Saint and The Persuaders on TV is also the author of a new memoir called One Lucky Bastard: Tales From Tinseltown. 

As I noted on this site before, I don't care for Sir Roger Moore's lighthearted portrayal of Ian Fleming's iconic character James Bond, but as a teenager I very much enjoyed him as Leslie Charteris' character Simon Templar in The Saint on TV. I also liked him in The Persuaders.

According to Biography.com, Sir Roger Moore was born on October 14, 1927, in London, England.

You can learn more about Sir Roger Moore via the below link:

http://www.biography.com/people/roger-moore-9413743

You can also watch Moore as the cool Simon Templar and the cool intro to The Saint, with Edwin Astley's cool theme song, via the below link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIEblgU_z50

Moore Of The Same Please: Sir Roger Moore Has No Plans To Retire

Simon Edge at the British newspaper the Express offers a piece on actor Sir Roger Moore and his new book (called One Lucky Bastard in the US and Last Man Standing in the UK).

"Retirement is when the phone stops ringing," he says. 

"Actors don't retire. We've never had to work very hard in our lives so we may as well go on doing it."

His latest project is a book, his third venture into print, in which he says he wants to share some of the fun he has experienced with showbiz folk in his long and illustrious career. 

It is a hilarious read but it is not all suitable for publication in a family newspaper. 

An anecdote on the first page about Grace Kelly complaining her face has been airbrushed on to Ava Gardner's body - "I do not have t*** like that!" - sets the pace and then we are racing through stories about Lana Turner effing and blinding, Joan Collins sneering at movie boss Darryl Zanuck's desktop mould of his own member ("I've seen bigger things crawl out of cabbages"), then fast-cutting to lavatorial stories about Tallulah Bankhead, Diana Dors and Dirk Bogarde, the last involving a lost denture. And that's just the first couple of chapters.

Couldn't he have told some tales I can actually repeat? 

"That's nothing," he says, and proceeds to tell me a story he didn't include about Tony Curtis, his co-star in 1970s TV series The Persuaders, insulting Collins with the rudest word in the English language.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/511075/007-james-bond-star-Roger-Moore-lifts-lid-on-hollywood-friends

Note: I enjoyed Sir Roger Moore's previous two books and I look forward to reading this one.

Sir Roger Moore Is "One Lucky Bastard"

Sir Roger Moore was interviewed by Kirsty Nutkins at the British newspaper the Express about his new book, called Last Man Standing in the UK and One Lucky Bastard in the US.

Best known for playing James Bond, Sir Roger Moore was the longest-serving 007, starring in seven films between 1973 and 1985. He also appeared in TV series such as The Saint and The Persuaders!

The 86 year old retired from acting in 2009 and has since written two books – the latest, Last Man Standing: Tales From Tinseltown, has just been published. Roger and his wife Kristina ‘Kiki’ Tholstrup divide their time between their homes in Monaco and Switzerland. 

Your new book features colourful tales from your life in showbiz. Can you reveal any juicy stories?

If I did you wouldn’t buy the book!

You can read the rest of the interview via the below link:

http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/507275/James-Bond-actor-Sir-Roger-Moore

You can also read an earlier post on Sir Roger Moore via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2013/10/happy-86th-birthday-to-roger-moore.html

Note: Although I disliked Sir Roger Moore's lightweight performance as James Bond, I was a huge fan of his when I was a teenager and he was so cool as The Saint on TV. I also liked him in The Persuaders!

And, I have to admit, his James Bond films were good, lighthearted spy films. I simply preferred to see Ian Fleming's iconic James Bond character portrayed in a darker light in a true thriller.

I've read Sir Roger Moore's earlier books and found them to be intelligent, amusing, and self-deprecating -  like the author himself.