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| First James Bond girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90 | First James Bond girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90 |
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| Eunice Gayson - the actress who played the first "Bond girl" - has died at the age of 90. | Eunice Gayson - the actress who played the first "Bond girl" - has died at the age of 90. |
| She played Sylvia Trench in 007's 1962 debut, Dr No. | She played Sylvia Trench in 007's 1962 debut, Dr No. |
| During the filming Gayson helped calm Sean Connery's nerves so he could deliver the spy's most famous catchphrase - giving his name as "Bond, James Bond" - for the first time. | During the filming Gayson helped calm Sean Connery's nerves so he could deliver the spy's most famous catchphrase - giving his name as "Bond, James Bond" - for the first time. |
| A post on her official Twitter feed said: "She will be very much missed." | A post on her official Twitter feed said: "She will be very much missed." |
| Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the Bond series, said in a statement: "We are so sad to learn that Eunice Gayson, our very first 'Bond girl', who played Sylvia Trench in Dr No and From Russia With Love, has passed away. | Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the Bond series, said in a statement: "We are so sad to learn that Eunice Gayson, our very first 'Bond girl', who played Sylvia Trench in Dr No and From Russia With Love, has passed away. |
| "Our sincere thoughts are with her family." | "Our sincere thoughts are with her family." |
| In her role as Sylvia Trench, Gayson, who died on 8 June, helped to create one of cinema's most enduring catchphrases. | In her role as Sylvia Trench, Gayson, who died on 8 June, helped to create one of cinema's most enduring catchphrases. |
| Meeting 007 over cards at the Le Cercle Club casino, she suggests raising the stakes. Bond replies: "I admire your courage, Miss, er... ?" | Meeting 007 over cards at the Le Cercle Club casino, she suggests raising the stakes. Bond replies: "I admire your courage, Miss, er... ?" |
| "Trench, Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr... ?" | "Trench, Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr... ?" |
| "Bond, James Bond." | "Bond, James Bond." |
| Gayson said in 2012 that filming the scene had not been easy as Sean Connery struggled with the line. | Gayson said in 2012 that filming the scene had not been easy as Sean Connery struggled with the line. |
| She said: "He had to say Bond, James Bond, but he came out with other permutations like Sean Bond, James Connery. 'Cut! Cut! Cut!'" | She said: "He had to say Bond, James Bond, but he came out with other permutations like Sean Bond, James Connery. 'Cut! Cut! Cut!'" |
| At the instigation of the director, Terence Young, Gayson took Mr Connery for a drink, and he returned to deliver it perfectly. | At the instigation of the director, Terence Young, Gayson took Mr Connery for a drink, and he returned to deliver it perfectly. |
| Sylvia Trench was due to be a recurring character, but the idea was dropped by the director of Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton. | Sylvia Trench was due to be a recurring character, but the idea was dropped by the director of Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton. |
| But while Gayson is the only woman to appear as the same Bond girl in two movies - Sylvia Trench also appears in a clinch with 007 in From Russia with Love - her voice is not heard in either of them. | |
| As with many of the Bond girls in the 1960s and 1970s, her lines were rerecorded by voiceover artist Nikki van der Zyl. | As with many of the Bond girls in the 1960s and 1970s, her lines were rerecorded by voiceover artist Nikki van der Zyl. |
| Gayson was born in Surrey in 1928. She played a series of screen roles, including in Hammer Horror's 1958 movie The Revenge of Frankenstein, before becoming the first Bond girl. | Gayson was born in Surrey in 1928. She played a series of screen roles, including in Hammer Horror's 1958 movie The Revenge of Frankenstein, before becoming the first Bond girl. |
| After the Bond films, she appeared in several classic TV series such as The Saint and The Avengers. | After the Bond films, she appeared in several classic TV series such as The Saint and The Avengers. |