Sixty-five years ago today, Ian Lancaster Fleming could have celebrated his birthday in anticipation of creating one of the most phenomenal IPs of all time [1].

Did he?

I seriously doubt it. Almost seven weeks prior to that Sunday, he had suffered a major heart attack. He was in litigation over rights to his latest book to feature Agent 007, Thunderball. His six-month option with Harry Saltzman to secure major studio backing for a … continued