Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 6, 1940

Posted on December 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

 
 

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  Dec. 6, 1940, Tom Treanor  

Dec. 6, 1940: Latest candidate for the plum lead in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" is Ingrid Bergman, who'll get it if boss David O. Selznick says yes, Jimmie Fidler says.

 

  Dec. 6, 1940, Jimmie Fidler  
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4 Responses to Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Dec. 6, 1940

  1. Barry O'Brien's avatar Barry O'Brien says:
    December 6, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    Sarah Sez: “Hey Hitler, how’s that world conquest thingy workin’ out?”

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  2. Native Angeleno's avatar Native Angeleno says:
    December 6, 2010 at 2:55 pm

    > …Honeychile Wilder is doing Broadway with an East Indian prince.<
    ~ Jimmie Fidler 12/6/40.
    On a hunch, inasmuch as Ian Fleming borrowed the name James Bond from an ornithologist, upon checking at IMDb, "Honeychile Wilder" went straight to "Honeychile Rider", the Ursula Andress character who helps Bond defeat Dr No on Crab Key, off Jamaica.
    If IMDb has nothing, Google has a lot on this fascinating acress/socialite/princess:
    http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENZZ266&=&q=honeychile+wilder&btnG=Google+Search&aq=o&oq=
    And indeed as depicted in the listing from the Esoterica Curiosa, on that Google page:
    “Honeychile still proved to be an inspiration to many, including the author Ian Fleming. Fleming drew on Honeychile’s dynamic personality and after meeting her on one of his jaunts to Mittersill, immortalized her forever in the character of Honeychile Rider from his James Bond novel, Dr. No.”

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  3. Native Angeleno's avatar Native Angeleno says:
    December 6, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    Have no idea why my message was so truncated/garbled. IT SHOULD HAVE READ:
    > …Honeychile Wilder is doing Broadway with an East Indian prince.<
    ~ Jimmie Fidler 12/6/40.
    On a hunch, inasmuch as Ian Fleming borrowed the name James Bond from an ornithologist, upon checking at IMDb, "Honeychile Wilder" went straight to "Honeychile Rider", the Ursula Andress character who helps Bond defeat Dr No on Crab Key, off Jamaica.
    If IMDb has nothing, Google has a lot on this fascinating acress/socialite/princess:
    http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENZZ266&=&q=honeychile+wilder&btnG=Google+Search&aq=o&oq=
    And indeed as depicted in the listing from the Esoterica Curiosa, on that Google page:
    “Honeychile still proved to be an inspiration to many, including the author Ian Fleming. Fleming drew on Honeychile’s dynamic personality and after meeting her on one of his jaunts to Mittersill, immortalized her forever in the character of Honeychile Rider from his James Bond novel, Dr. No.”

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  4. Native Angeleno's avatar Native Angeleno says:
    December 6, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    I’m not giving up. 3rd try.
    Note the notice from the Jimmie Fidler column of Dec 6 1940: “…Honeychile Wilder is doing Broadway with an East Indian prince.”
    On a hunch, inasmuch as Ian Fleming borrowed the name James Bond from an ornithologist, upon checking at IMDb, “Honeychile Wilder” went straight to “Honeychile Rider”, the Ursula Andress character who helps Bond defeat Dr No on Crab Key, off Jamaica.
    If IMDb has nothing, Google has a lot on this fascinating acress/socialite/princess:
    http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENZZ266&=&q=honeychile+wilder&btnG=Google+Search&aq=o&oq=
    And indeed as depicted in the listing from the Esoterica Curiosa, on that Google page:
    “Honeychile still proved to be an inspiration to many, including the author Ian Fleming. Fleming drew on Honeychile’s dynamic personality and after meeting her on one of his jaunts to Mittersill, immortalized her forever in the character of Honeychile Rider from his James Bond novel, Dr. No.”

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