James Bond First Editions

[You Only Live Twice, United Artists, 1967] Related documents.

[Ian Fleming / Bondiana] PULMAN, Jack (1924-1979), DAHL, Roald (1916-1990).

UK, 30th March 1967. [James Bond film history] Typed arbitration decision by screenwriter Jack Pulman, regarding a dispute over the credits of the film You Only Live Twice between script writers Roald Dahl and Harold Jack Bloom. A detailed six-page arbitration including two pages of synopsis of Bloom's treatment compared with Dahl's treatment, with a covering letter from The Writer's Guild of Great Britain, regarding the decision to credit Bloom. Typed stapled sheets and 1pp. letter in fine condition. Eon Productions invited Harold Jack Bloom on a reconnaissance trip to Japan to contribute to the script for You Only Live Twice. His work was ultimately rejected, but since several of his ideas appeared in the final screenplay by Roald Dahl, he was given an official writing credit of "Additional Story Material", as adjudicated by the Writer's Guild. Among these elements were the opening scene with Bond's faked death and burial at sea, and the ninja attack on Blofeld's volcano. Item #66876

From the James Bond collection of Ian Fleming bibliographer Jon Gilbert, with accompanying provenance.

Price: £750.00