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Did Prince Philip Save the James Bond Franchise?
The name, of course, was Pussy Galore, played by Honor Blackman opposite Sean Connery in 1964’s
As
Filmstories notes, Galore s character was taken straight out of Ian Fleming’s 1959 novel; but Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman already knew it would be a tall order to earn approval in the States, where censors were then much more prudish than in the U.K. In fact, they’d considered a change to Kitty Galore before going ahead with the original name, meaning that a late-stage censorship demand could have been expensive.
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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has
died at 99, with Buckingham Palace announcing that he passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness will be remembered for many things his affiliation with over 800 charities, his efforts to modernize the staid monarchy, his often-controversial remarks but as we commemorate his life, we must be sure to credit one of his biggest, but lesser known deeds: saving James Bond. Related Story
In 1964,
Goldfinger came to American shores. Starring Sean Connery as Bond and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, the film almost didn’t see the light of day in the United States, as censors found the double entendre of Pussy Galore’s name distasteful. With Goldfinger at risk of being banned in one of the world’s biggest movie markets, the studio’s publicity team