Bondmaker: Shaken not Stirred  The lives and times of Ian Fleming A new dramatic encounter to celebrate 2008’s centennial of the birth of the man who gave us James Bond Written and performed by Howard Burnham   It is 1964, the last year of the author’s life. On a final visit to his beloved United States, Ian Lancaster Fleming – embittered second son, athlete, bon viveur, womanizer, failed journalist, unsuccessful banker, wartime intelligence officer, and finally best-selling novelist – is promoting the upcoming third Bond movie, Goldfinger. He reviews his eventful life – or rather lives: a drop-out at both Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, his ‘salvation’ with private tutors in Austria, his early adventures in pre-war Stalin’s Russia, his wartime exploits under the original of ‘M’, his first visits to America and meetings with J. Edgar Hoover and ‘Wild Bill’ Donovan, his minor but memorable role in the establishment of the CIA, his love of Jamaica and the creation of his home ‘Goldeneye’, his marriage that led directly to the writing of Casino Royale and indirectly to the  penning of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, and finally the creation of the fabulous James Bond franchise.                              HOWARD BURNHAM was born in Bournemouth, England, 1946. Came to the United States in the 1998. He is of American descent. Six times great grandfather, Thomas Burnham, was an attorney in Hartford CT in the 1670s; three times great grandfather, Abner Burnham, served in the CT line in the Revolution and was pensioned in 1832. A namesake distant cousin was killed on day one of Chickamauga, commanding Battery H 5th US Artillery. The present Howard is noted for his entertaining and accurate historical and literary characterizations, which range from Shakespeare to Alfred Hitchcock by way of ‘Gentleman Johnny’ Burgoyne, Thomas ‘Gamecock’ Sumter and approximately thirty others. He works extensively with the National Parks Service, libraries, schools, resort hotels, retirement communities and churches. Fee negotiable. Details on request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   205 Charles Towne Court Columbia, SC 29209-3075 803 783-0378 hburnham@sc.rr.com www.howardburnham.com