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Two sons.?

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I thought Fleming only had one son Casper, the info box says two children, who was the other? 2.27.34.120 (talk) 20:14, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The other child was his daughter Mary, by Ann Rothermere as she then was. Mary was born prematurely by caesarean section in Edinburgh on 27 August 1948 and died the same day of lung complications. Seemingly Lord Rothermere, Ann's husband at the time, believed the child was his, but she was conceived on Ann's visit to Ian at Goldeneye that January. Ann's daughter Fionn, by Lord O'Neill, said it would be strange if Rothermere didn't know, but Mary 'definitely wasn't his.' Rothermere was hoping for a son, who would then inherit the Daily Mail, and had no idea that the child was actually Ian Fleming's. (Shakespeare 2023, pp.432-4)Khamba Tendal (talk) 19:05, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 September 2023

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Request that Robert Fleming (financier) be added as Ian Fleming's grandfather under "relatives" DingleTingles (talk) 00:38, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. voorts (talk/contributions) 02:48, 8 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Ian Fleming is listed as Robert Fleming's grandson on Robert Fleming's page. isn't that enough?PhilomenaO'M (talk) 20:05, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No. Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources. Nikkimaria (talk) 05:04, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of Flemming estate name Goldeneye.

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The 1941 Carson McCullers novel Goldeneye is set on a US Army base in the state of Georgia. There is no reference to the use of British naval bases in the Caribbean by the US navy (ref 67). I did check the book. 2001:999:50C:847E:5F6F:B612:CED1:1C4F (talk) 09:04, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 August 2024

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Add the following, currently missing information:

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The movies The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Operation Mincemeat both depict Fleming, working as naval intelligence officer, as a minor character. Swedishreview100 (talk) 17:18, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: This article currently has no "In popular culture" subsection. Per WP:POPCULTURE, adding such a section should be treated with care, and adding minor character appearances might be considered unencyclopedic trivia. Do you have sources to reference that discuss in more detail his specific appearance in the films? Consider in which existing section they're better suited, and if it is actually relevant to include in the article. CloakedFerret (talk) 02:17, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]