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- A whole new section on what collectors of Len Deighton's books should know (incomplete)
- A new gallery of rare Ipcress File film posters
- A new gallery with rare examples of Len Deighton's work as an illustrator
- More background information on Deighton's connection to the world of Bond, including a .pdf of his Warship script which transformed into Never Say Never Again
- A new section on the music associated with the films of Deighton's works
- Galleries of some rare items of interest to collectors:
- The Assassination of President Kennedy
- Pictures of the rare 'Hitler stamps' designed by Ray Hawkey for SS-GB
- The contents of the secret dossier laid in with An Expensive Place to Die
There's plenty more that's been updated and improved - hope readers find it interesting.
Nice! Thanks for the additions.
ReplyDeleteI noticed one significant typo: On the SS-GB stamps page, toward the end of the first paragraph, you give the year of the British surrender to the Nazis as 1914, rather than 1941.
Great. I'll address that
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DeleteAlso, I have one remarkably dumb question after reading Deighton's novels for over 35 years... perhaps you could add the answer to the Biography page. How does Len pronounce his last name? Day-ton? Dye-ton? Dee-ton? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteDay-ton (the last syllable is pronounced flat, rather than with an emphasis on the 'o'. The name is from Yorkshire)
DeleteHi Rob, great new material. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBTW the link to the Kennedy assasination bit is broken. Can you re-ecan the magazine article various bits are lost.
I'll address that
DeleteTo be clear, which article?
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DeleteUnderstand the Deighton related material. But am puzzled about the relevance of "Assassination of President Kennedy" here. Unless ofcourse, there is Deighton's comments on it. Person of my vintage, who often visited the US in those decades, have seen the CBS footages in various angles of that incidence as well as the incidences leading to it.
ReplyDeleteSimon, it's included as Deighton wrote much of the content. He told me recently over lunch some interesting stories about the Kennedy government and the scandals around Marilyn Monroe and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Ray Hawkey put Deighton in touch with the lead police officer on both cases who helped him on Violent Ward.
ReplyDeleteMentioned here as I can't think of a better place to put it your fascinating SS-GB stamp section let me to find this:
ReplyDeletePropaganda and Espionage Philately http://www.psywar.org/stamps.php