By Lee Pfeiffer
Former James Bond George Lazenby has finally fulfilled his plans to write his autobiography. The book, titled The Other Fella, will be released in hardback in 2012 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the 007 film series. It should be quite a read. Lazenby is not known for being delicate when it comes to his relationship with legendary Bond producers Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli, for whom he made his only 007 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969. Over the decades, Lazenby has used public appearances to counter a lot of urban myths about his brief stint as Bond, including the notion that he was fired. In fact, he quit the series before the movie was even released, thinking Bond wouldn't last into the 70s. Lazenby has seen public and critical appreciation of the movie increase dramatically and, despite the awkward relationship between him and Eon Productions, which makes the Bond movies, Lazenby did accept their invitation to attend the royal premiere of Die Another Day in 2002. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the series and Lazenby joined fellow Bond actors Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton at the Albert Hall for the festivities and each actor was personally introduced to Queen Elizabeth. He told me at the after party that he was very pleased and moved by how graciously the Broccoli family treated him. Whether that new-found cordiality remains will have much to do with the contents of Lazenby's book. For more click here