Bond (Roger Moore) also was a Maverick

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By BARBARA RIXSTINE / For the Lincoln Journal Star

 (“My Word Is My Bond” by Roger Moore, Harper Collins, 333 pages, $27.95).

Even heroes age.

The man who uttered the words “Bond, James Bond” possibly more than any other Bond (seven Bond films to Sean Connery’s six) is now in his 80s and looks back at not only his fictional spy life, but life in general since being born in 1927 in London.

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Moore’s memoir is written with Gareth Owen, but his voice certainly rings true throughout the book.

Of course, he talks about the Bond movies. But he also fills us in on being Beauregarde Maverick, English cousin of James Garner’s Brett Maverick; his television series “The Saint” (and did you know that Lois Maxwell, Miss Moneypenny of the Bond films, appeared in two episodes?); and his television series “The Persuaders,” with American movie star Tony Curtis.

In between are stories about celebrities and noncelebrities alike, a great deal about the work behind the scenes and how the movies got made and reflections on his work with UNICEF.

It’s a very entertaining read and a must for anyone who’s a James Bond fan, as I am, and definitely worthwhile for fans of cinema in general.

Read, just read.

Barbara Rixstine still feels that Sean Connery is the ultimate Bond.