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And then one day when you're playing your little game you'll suddenly find yourself pinned down like a butterfly.

Ian Fleming

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Ian Fleming
Age: 55 †
Born: 1908
Born: December 28
Died: 1964
Died: August 12
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Journalist
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Mayfair
London
Ian Lancaster Fleming
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