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Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. In both, Leiter works for the CIA, and assists Bond in his various adventures. In further novels Leiter joins Pinkerton Detective Agency and in the film Licence to Kill he transfers to the DEA. The name "Felix" comes from the middle name of Fleming's friend Ivor Bryce while the name "Leiter" was the surname of Fleming's friend Marion Oates Leiter Charles, then wife of Thomas Leiter. In the 1954 Climax! television adaptation of Casino Royale, which featured Barry Nelson as CIA agent Jimmy Bond, his opposite number became British secret agent Clarence Leiter, played by Australian actor Michael Pate. Felix Leiter makes his first appearance and introduction to James Bond in the first Bond novel, Casino Royale. He is a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps, now working for the CIA and stationed in Paris: a tall, lanky, blond Texan. He quickly befriends Bond, and funds the secret... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by ejt_bot Jun 25, 2008

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