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| My Word is My Bond: A Memoir | 
 enlarge | Author: Sir Roger Moore
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 11354
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0061673889
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
EAN: 9780061673887
ASIN: 0061673889
Publication Date: November 1, 2008
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One of the most recognizable big-screen stars of the past half-century, Sir Roger Moore played the role of James Bond longer than any other actor. Beginning with the classic Live and Let Die, running through Moonraker and A View to a Kill, Moore brought his finely honed wit and wry charm to one of Hollywood's most beloved and long-lasting characters. Still, James Bond was only one in a lifetime of roles stretching back to Hollywood's studio era, and encompassing stardom in theater and television on both sides of the Atlantic. From The Saint to Maverick, Warner Brothers to MGM, Hollywood to London to extreme locations the world over, Roger Moore's story is one of the last of the classic Hollywood lives as yet untold. Until now. From the dying days of the studio system and the birth of television, to the quips of Noel Coward and David Niven, to the bedroom scenes and outtakes from the Bond movies, Moore has seen and heard it all. Nothing is left out—especially the naughty bits. The "special effects" by which James Bond unzipped a dress with a magnet; the spectacular risks in The Spy Who Loved Me's opening scene; and Moore's preparation for facing down villains (he would imagine they all have halitosis): the stories in My Word is My Bond are priceless. Throughout his career, Moore hobnobbed with the glamorous and powerful, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Seymour, and Cary Grant among his contemporaries and friends. Included are stories of a foul-mouthed Milton Berle, a surly Richard Burton, and a kindhearted Richard Kiel, infamous as Bond enemy Jaws. As much as it is Moore's own exceptional story, My Word is My Bond is a treasure trove of Hollywood history.
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 Old Jokes but interesting gossip December 31, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Quite a good read for film buffs. But the recycled old jokes, dear oh dear and clearly a very vain guy. He's a lovable character in the biz though and although has made many turkeys (poor chap cannot act bless him!) its good for Bond history etc.
 Better than I thought! December 24, 2008
This is indeed a very good book. I was not sure what to expect but I find that it is hard to put down. Roger Moore certainly makes it very interesting and does not allow the reader (or at least me that is!) to get bored. I was a fan when I lived in the UK and used to watch The Saint as a kid and have enjoyed seeing them all again on BBC America. He certainly is not the best actor in the world but he is interesting. Worth a read in my opinion.
 Autobiography of a Devilish Saint December 15, 2008
Impute: Fall to Sin
Unlike many critics and people, I loved Roger Moore's James Bond. This is a suave, British, tongue in character, so much more like The Saint than the violent Connery portrayal. (Once Timothy Dalton took over, good bye to Bond as depicted by Ian Fleming.) The current one, as NY Times critic described him, is sad. Yes, I feel sad, for the early Bond books were great. When Roger stepped in Live and Let Die (the second Bond), the series got a new lease of life. Those movies made money and Roger is not ashamed to state that he got a percentage.
Like his characters, the book is full of charm and fun. A sense of self deprecation that is rarely seen in successful actors is here: like saying that he was an actor because his passport said so (before his first major 'acting' role in the Man Who Haunted Himself.
It is a fast moving book, almost like it has been edited like a movie. The colloquial curses do detract, one doesn't expect that from Sir Roger, CBE. But it does not seriously damage the flow of the book. There are a parade of British and American actors that flit through the book, some who acted with him, such as Bernie Schwartz, I beg your pardon, Tony Curtis. He provides one the most hilarious line in the book, shouting to Walter Mathau in Hollywood after they were both in the same acting school, that he had actually conquered Hollywood, 'I slept with Yvonne De Carlo' except he does not use the word sleep.
There is a poignant piece when he visits a dying David Niven that displeased his wife.
His work in UNICEF, to which he was introduced by the great Audrey Hepburn, is narrated with pride. Why not, that part of his life gave brought him the CBE and the Sir.
The reader will be struck by one omission in this otherwise pretty open autobiography is the dismissal of the mother of his 3 children, Luisa, in one sentence. The time had come to separate. And the next sentence he is happy beyond words with new girl friend. Well those things happen. But one pauses and reflects. He is now over eighty and this book is well worth reading. Not the life of a great actor but one who had fun in his life and evidently that enjoyment spills over in this slight but attractive book.
By the way, the last line in the book is hilarious follows a puzzling long list of physicians who had treated him.
Like the Saint.
A MUST for Moore Maniacs December 13, 2008
I'm just about at the halfway point, and thought I'd be bored until the Bond chapters came. NOPE---it's great from the get go, and who knew Moore was this funny? Very insightful and so far I've learned more about one of my favorite actors than I had expected to considering the 007-centered title.
Roger Moore revealed! December 11, 2008
My first Bond film experience was back in 1973 with the release of Live and Let Die; therefore, for me Roger Moore is Bond... James Bond.
We come from Cuba and I left the Island alone, still a child in 1968 when I traveled to the USA through Mexico. I arrived in the US in 1969 so by 1973 I spoke English but did not fully comprehend all the expressions of Shakespeare's language. Coming from Cuba, I had seen action films from France; "Fantomas" where a criminal mastermind with a thousand faces survives during amazing adventures. But when I saw Roger Moore in action, I became hooked on the best series of movies of all time.
Still remember the wonder created by Bond, we sat spell bound by the speed of all transportation used by Bond, by the ease with which he escapes such peril, and by the fun of watching him in some of the sequences of Live & Let Die.
So, when I received the book from Amazon, I immersed into a world written by one of my favorite characters and I am enchanted to have lived through his expressive emotion all that his life has entailed, a life for the most part, dedicated to bring to us some of the best moments in film history.
We own The Saint Collection, all of the Bond films and now, after reading his insight on many of the films, we have expanded our collection thanks to his input on how these evolved. The book takes the reader through experiences while filming Maverick; it travels the Roger Moore days from Warner Brothers to MGM... from Brazil, to the Caribbean, to the USA and Canada... It shares adventures that take place from London to France and the rest of Europe and Asia.
The book is written with candor, revealing a personality behind our hero that is respectful of others while filled with a childish and boyish desire to play tricks, always in search of living life to its fullest and to have fun at doing what he seems to have been born to do.
We read about the great friendships, David Niven for example. We are given the gift of understanding the relationships that evolve during the filming of our favorite movies and we learn about the character of the man we know as The Saint and James Bond.
Some of the details provided by Roger Moore are funny, others are deliciously naughty, others will bring tears to your eyes and many will leave you in admiration of the man who takes on the cause of UNICEF to bring hope to the lives of millions of children around the world.
It seems that Roger Moore has traveled all over the world and has interfaced at all levels of society, from Royalty to the poorest people on Planet Earth.
We are going to read some of the stories on particular films and then watch these to understand the "behind the scene" tid bits of information shared by the author.
If you want to delve into film history, there is no better way, if you are a James Bond fan... this book will "shake and stir" your soul. Don't miss it!
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