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Richard Maibaum

Writing 81 (deceased) years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.3
Born: May 26, 1909
Died: January 4, 1991

Biography

The name is "Maibaum, Richard Maibaum".....the brilliant screenwriter who adapted the Ian Fleming 007 novels into the highly entertaining screenplays of nearly every James Bond film from Dr. No (1962) through to Licence to Kill (1989).

Maibaum attended New York University, then studied acting at the University of Iowa. By the time he was in his late twenties, Maibaum was a well established Broadway actor and playwright. He entered films as a screenwriter in 1937, spending the war years with the army's Combat Film Division. In 1946, he joined Paramount as both screenwriter and producer, contributing to such films as The Big Clock (1948) and The Great Gatsby (1949).

From advice that making films abroad was an excellent tax shelter, Maibaum formed a partnership in the 1950s with producers Irving Allen and Albert R. Broccoli This led to his involvement in the phenomenally successful James Bond series of the 1960s and 1970s and, after Ian Fleming, Maibaum has arguably been the person most responsible for shaping the image of the screen's most famous spy!

Filmography

Writing Credits (45)

Ransom
Ransom Original Story 1996
Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill Screenplay 1989
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights Screenplay 1987
A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill Screenplay 1985
Octopussy
Octopussy Screenplay 1983
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only Screenplay 1981
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert Writer 1980
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me Screenplay 1977
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun Screenplay 1974
Jarrett
Jarrett Writer 1973
Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever Screenplay 1971
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service Screenplay 1969
Thunderball
Thunderball Screenplay 1965
Goldfinger
Goldfinger Screenplay 1964
From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love Screenplay 1963
Dr. No
Dr. No Screenplay 1962
Battle at Bloody Beach
Battle at Bloody Beach Screenplay 1961
Battle at Bloody Beach
Battle at Bloody Beach Story 1961
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England Adaptation 1960
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Killers of Kilimanjaro Story 1959
The Bandit Of Zhobe
The Bandit Of Zhobe Story 1959
Tank Force!
Tank Force! Writer 1958
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Writer 1957
Zarak
Zarak Writer 1956
Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life Screenplay 1956
Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life Story 1956
Ransom!
Ransom! Screenplay 1956
The Cockleshell Heroes
The Cockleshell Heroes Writer 1955
The United States Steel Hour
The United States Steel Hour Writer 1953
The Red Beret
The Red Beret Screenplay 1953
Song of Surrender
Song of Surrender Screenplay 1949
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby Screenplay 1949
See My Lawyer
See My Lawyer Writer 1945
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Ten Gentlemen from West Point Writer 1942
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings Screenplay 1941
Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent Screenplay 1940
20 Mule Team
20 Mule Team Screenplay 1940
The Ghost Comes Home
The Ghost Comes Home Screenplay 1940
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams Screenplay 1939
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Screenplay 1939
The Lady and the Mob
The Lady and the Mob Screenplay 1939
Stablemates
Stablemates Writer 1938
The Bad Man of Brimstone
The Bad Man of Brimstone Screenplay 1937
Live, Love and Learn
Live, Love and Learn Screenplay 1937
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun Screenplay 1937

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