Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica (56 page)

starts having affair with Hugh Gaitskell 209–10

1957

renews her marriage vows, continues affair with Hugh Gaitskell 222

returns to Jamaica with Caspar 222

attacked by moray eel 223

irked by Blanche Blackwell, returns to England 224

invites Blanche to lunch at Victoria Square 240–1

relationship with Ian deteriorates 241

1958

Ian returns to Jamaica 241

checks into Enton Hall health farm 242

1959

visits Ian in Jamaica, irked by Ian’s affection for Blanche 252

returns to England, receives letter from Peter Quennell 252–3

1960

visits Goldeneye with Caspar, Mona and Hugh Gaitskell 253–6

rips out Blanche’s plants at Goldeneye and throws them off the cliff 254

goes rafting on the Rio Grande with Hugh Gaitskell 255

hounded by the press over affair with Hugh Gaitskell 255

returns to England 255–6

1961

returns to Jamaica, Ian suffers with bronchitis 264

plans to buy house in Sevenhampton, urges Ian to sell Goldeneye 265

1962

visits
Dr No
set at Laughing Waters beach 280

returns to England from Jamaica, upset over Ian’s relationship with Blanche 271

refurbishes house in Sevenhampton, embarrassed by Bond novels 268

entertains Duke and Duchess of Devonshire in London 285

has severe row with Ian 290–1

attends private screening of
Dr No
289

Ian continues affair with Blanche 294

Hugo becomes ill, death of Mary Rose 294

Hugh Gaitskell hospitalised 294

1963

death of Hugh Gaitskell 294

attends wedding of Raymond and Georgina Douglas-Scott
313

1964

visits Ian in Jamaica 302–6

bored by guests at Goldeneye, attends beach barbeque at Frenchman’s Cove hotel 305–6

returns to England, Ian’s illness worsens 306, 307

Fionn and John have first child 307

death of Ian 307, 313

disillusioned with post-independence Jamaica 307–8

1973

Caspar attempts to commit suicide at Goldeneye 314–15
1975

suicide of Caspar 315

1981

death 315–16

Fleming, Caspar 139–40,
139,
168, 187, 195, 222, 223, 253–4, 273, 289, 290, 291, 307, 313–15

Fleming, Eve 8,
8,
11, 63, 122, 306–7

Fleming, Ian
8, 13, 37, 39, 43, 66, 78, 85, 96, 112, 139, 161, 176, 178, 202, 205, 207, 225, 253, 269, 274, 281, 298, 303, 313

1908–33

birth 7

father (Valentine Fleming) elected as MP for Henley 7

father volunteers for service with Oxfordshire Hussars 9

meets Ivar Bryce at Bude beach, Cornwall 10

studies at Durnford School 9, 119

death of father at Guillemont Farm, Picardy 9

begins studies at Eton 9

loses virginity in Royalty Kinema, Windsor 10

visits British Empire Exhibition, Wembley 10

leaves Eton a term early 10

studies for Sandhurst Military Academy examination 11

contracts gonorrhea from a prostitute 11

leaves Sandhurst Military Academy 11

spends a year in the Austrian Tyrol 11

studies for Foreign Office entrance examination in Munich and Geneva 11

works at Reuters, visits Moscow and Berlin 11

1933–1942

death of grandfather (Robert Fleming) 11

works in a merchant bank in the City of London 11–12

Peter Fleming publishes
Brazilian Adventure
12

series of affairs with women 12

meets Ann at Le Touquet resort 13

works as personal assistant to Admiral Sir John Godfrey 12

1943

first visit to Jamaica with Ivar Bryce 1, 15

stays in Bellevue Great House
1–4

1944

death of Muriel Wright 13

carries out affair with Ann 13–15

1946

plans to build a house in Jamaica 16

buys land in St Mary 17

arrives in Jamaica 19–20

begins building Goldeneye 20–2

stays with William Stephenson in Hillowtown 22–3

carries out affair with Millicent Huddleston Rogers 50

meets Lord Beaverbrook 23

meets Molly Huggins 51

completion of Goldeneye 37

visits cardiac specialist after experiencing ‘constricting pain in the heart’ 93

1947

begins working for the
Sunday Times
36

returns to Jamaica to live in Goldeneye 37

drinks Vespers with ‘The Colonel’ in Duncans 39

dives around reef near Goldeneye 40

hires Violet Cummings as housekeeper 41

returns to England, writes for piece for
Horizon
magazine 53, 54–5, 59–60, 69, 79, 105, 118, 120, 155, 310

continues affair with Ann, secret rendezvous in Dublin 61

1948

Ann’s first stay at Goldeneye 61–7

goes shark hunting with Aubyn Cousins 67–8

writes short article for the
Gleaner
70

returns to England, finds that Ann is pregnant 70

Noël Coward rents Goldeneye 70–2

birth and death of Mary 75

receives dressing down from Lord Kemsley 77

1949

returns to Jamaica with Ann 76–7

goes rafting on the Rio Grande with Ann, Noël and Graham 77

stays at the Sunset Lodge with Ann, Noël and Graham 90

returns to England, Ann receives orders to desist from affair 92

stays with Ann in St Margaret’s Bay ‘love nest’ 92

suffers with painful kidney stones, heart pain returns 94

buys naturalist’s notebook 96

returns to Jamaica to recover 93

spots two barracudas, christens them Bicester and Beaufort 96

dines with Noël on Christmas Eve 95

shoots Beaufort with spear gun 97

1950

Ann returns to Jamaica for a visit 97–8

Ann leaves after furious row 98

continues affair with Ann 110

1951

Ann returns to Jamaica for a visit 111

Ivar Bryce’s yacht wrecked on reef 112–13

1952

Ann and Esmond agree to a divorce, Ann becomes pregnant again 124

plans to marry Ann 124–5

arrives in Jamaica with Ann for wedding 125

trip with Ann to spa hotel on Milk River 126–7

Ann’s divorce finalised 127

begins writing
Casino Royale
128, 130

marries Ann 137–8

Casino Royale
accepted for publication 139

birth of Caspar 139–40

publication of
Casino Royale
140–2

1953

heads back to Jamaica via Florida with Ann 142, 149–50

begins writing
Live and Let Die
149

witnesses a voodoo funeral 151

Ann’s parents and Lucien Freud come to Jamaica to visit 151–3

visits Graham Greene at the Tower Isle Hotel 152

returns to England, moves into house in Victoria Square with Ann 167–8 < relationship with Ann deteriorates 167–8

visits Caspar in St Margaret’s Bay 168

1954

returns to Jamaica with Ann 171

Peter Quennell visits 175–9

begins writing
Moonraker
177, 179

writes about Jamaican tourist boom in
Sunday Times
column 173

publication of
Live and Let Die
165

sends copy of
Live and Let Die
to Winston Churchill 166

marriage troubles, Ann embarrassed by James Bond novels 186

summer holiday with the Bryces in Vermont, Ann goes to Greece 187

Casino Royale
broadcast on CBS 226

1955

returns to Jamaica with Ann, Ann reluctant to leave England 187

begins writing
Diamonds are Forever
184–5, 188

Peter Quennell and Evelyn Waugh come to visit 188

publication of
Moonraker
185

sells
Casino Royale
film rights, buys Ford Thunderbird 226

1956

returns to Jamaica, Ann checks into Enton Hall health farm 195

begins writing
From Russia, with Love
195, 199

correspondence with Ann, relationship rekindled 199

builds mini-rock pool at Goldeneye for Caspar 199

Truman Capote comes to stay at Goldeneye 199–200

stays in Negril with Noël and Graham 200–1

trip to the Blue Mountains with Graham, Cole Lesley and Barbara Cargill 201

meets Blanche Blackwell 201–6, 222

returns to England via the Bahamas 208

suffers from sciatica and heavy cold, checks into Enton Hall 208

painful kidney stones return 208

publication of
Diamonds are Forever
185

Ann starts having affair with Hugh Gaitskell 209–10

Anthony Eden stays at Goldeneye 212–18, 224, 240, 318

1957

returns to Jamaica 222

Ann renews marriage vows, continues affair with Hugh Gaitskell 222

starts affair with Blanche Blackwell 222, 224–6

Ann returns to Jamaica with Caspar for visit 222

Ann returns to England 224

visits Kingston and Cayman Islands with Blanche 226

begins writing
Dr No
226–7

interviews John Collard in Tangier 235–6

publication of
From Russia, with Love
238

Blanche returns to England to visit 240–1

relationship with Ann deteriorates 241

1958

returns to Jamaica 241

begins writing
Goldfinger
241

Pitman family come to visit 242

trip to Pedro Cays with Blanche 242–3, 248

Blanche stays at Goldeneye 243

travels to Seychelles to write for the
Sunday Times
247

publication of
Dr No
239–40

works on film script with Kevin McClory and Ernie Cuneo, genesis of
Thunderball
256

1959

returns to Jamaica, persuades Ann to join him 252

writes
For Your Eyes Only
short story collection 248

takes world tour to write
Thrilling Cities
249

gives up
Sunday Times
job 262

1960

returns to Jamaica, Ann visits with Caspar, Mona and Hugh Gaitskell 253–6

irked by Mona Potterton 254–5

Ann hounded by the press over affair with Hugh Gaitskell, visits Blanche at Bolt cottage 255

writes
Thunderball
256

Graham Greene stays at Goldeneye 259–60

has dinner with John F. Kennedy 260–1

spends a week at ‘liver cure resort’ in Brittany 264

1961

returns to Jamaica with Ann, suffers with bronchitis 264

Ann plans to buy house in Sevenhampton, urges him to sell Goldeneye 265

writes
The Spy Who Loved Me
266

publication of
Thunderball
and court case 256, 268, 272

has a heart attack, convalescence at south-coast hotel 268

writes
Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
268

1962

writes
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
269–70,
269

filming of
Dr No
271–82,
274, 278, 281,
320

meets Sean Connery 274,
274
visits
Dr No
set at Laughing Waters beach 280

attends private screening
of Dr No
289

returns to Jamaica, writes Octopussy’ 291

publication of
The Spy Who Loved Me
266

continues affair with Blanche 294

visits Japan to research
You Only Live Twice
294–5

1963

returns to Jamaica, interviewed for the
Gleaner
293–4

writes
You Only Live Twice
294

attends wedding of Raymond O’Neill and Georgina Douglas-Scott
313

flies to Istanbul for filming of
From Russia, with Love
297

attends premiere
of From Russia, with Love
297

court case over
Thunderball
reopened 297

1964

Ivar Bryce comes to stay at Goldeneye 297–8

writes
The Man with the Golden Gun
299, 303

Ann comes to Jamaica to visit 302–6

ornithologist James Bond visits Goldeneye 305

bored by guests at Goldeneye, attends beach barbeque at Frenchman’s Cove hotel 305–6

meets Winston Stona 306

publication of
You Only Live Twice
297

returns to England, chest pains worsen 306, 307

death of mother (Eve Fleming) 306–7

death 307, 313

Works:

Casino Royale
13, 19, 117, 119, 124, 128, 130–7, 140–2,
140,
196, 208, 260

Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang
268

Diamond Smugglers, The
174, 183, 197, 236

Diamonds are Forever
46, 61, 93, 99, 141, 157, 158–9, 167, 182–6, 188, 208, 238, 256

Dr No
19–20, 25, 26, 42, 46, 53, 81, 94, 100, 105, 141, 157, 187, 194, 204, 224, 225, 227–35, 236–7, 239–40, 256, 272

‘For Your Eyes Only’ 53, 73, 84–5, 122, 250–1

From Russia, with Love
21, 50, 94, 99, 117, 195–8, 204, 208–9, 238–9,
239,
260, 262

Goldfinger
46, 95, 114, 158, 243M, 300

‘Hildebrand Rarity, The’ 248–9

Horizon
article 53, 54–5, 59–60, 69, 79, 105, 118, 120, 155, 310, 311

‘How to Write a Thriller’ 110

Ian Fleming Introduces Jamaica
160, 309, 310

Live and Let Die
1, 46, 53, 54, 68, 70, 100, 115, 117, 149, 150, 151, 153–66, 186, 187, 208

Man with the Golden Gun, The
36, 41, 46, 53, 94, 138, 187, 197, 261, 299–302, 304, 308–9

Moonraker
45, 53, 65–6, 115, 157, 158, 173, 175, 179–82, 185, 186–7, 208, 224, 257

‘Octopussy’ 25, 291–3

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
114, 117, 132, 173, 269–71, 280, 293