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Chapter 18

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Jackson)

The juxtaposition of treasure and trash aptly describes the connection of Dad with the movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (OHMSS). Four Japanese typewriters used as props in one scene in the previously produced James Bond movie, You Only Live Twice, languished. Meanwhile, my Dad had unsuccessfully tried to import Japanese typewriters. He somehow found out about the hidden treasures in Pinewood studios. My Dad helped finance OHMSS by paying £100 to purchase these typewriters.

In OHMSS, Tracy Di Vicenzo marries James Bond (007) and drives the Mercury Cougar pictured above to help her husband escape from Irma Bunt and her henchman. In real life, a Secret Service Agent’s encounter with ...

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• We Shall Fight in the Streets
• Family Identity
• Medicating Pain
• Keep Calm and Carry On
• Baby It's Cold Outside
• All Wet
• Steal My Purse
• On a Wing and a Prayer
• A Sticky Wicket
• Anne
• Love Is All You Need
• Showing Up
• Stepping Stones
• A Track to Run On
• Junk or Treasure?
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• Tackle Low - Tackle Hard - Fearlessly
• Rome - The Eternal City
• Stand by Me