{"id":138740,"date":"2018-06-09T20:44:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T20:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/first-james-bond-girl-eunice-gayson-dies-at-90\/"},"modified":"2018-06-09T20:44:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T20:44:05","slug":"first-james-bond-girl-eunice-gayson-dies-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/first-james-bond-girl-eunice-gayson-dies-at-90\/","title":{"rendered":"First James Bond girl Eunice Gayson dies at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Media captionEunice Gayson shared the screen with Sean Connery the first time he introduced himself (Courtesy: EON\/MGM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eunice Gayson - the actress who played the first "Bond girl" - has died at the age of 90.<\/p>\n

She played Sylvia Trench in 007's 1962 debut, Dr No.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

A post on her official Twitter feed said: "She will be very much missed." <\/p>\n

Skip Twitter post by @EuniceGayson <\/p>\n

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We are very sad to learn that our dear Eunice passed away on June 8th. An amazing lady who left a lasting impression on everyone she met. She will be very much missed. pic.twitter.com\/c5kVHs256Y<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eunice Gayson (@EuniceGayson) June 9, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Report <\/p>\n

End of Twitter post by @EuniceGayson<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

"Our sincere thoughts are with her family."<\/p>\n

In her role as Sylvia Trench, Gayson, who died on 8 June, helped to create one of cinema's most enduring catchphrases.<\/p>\n

Meeting 007 over cards at the Le Cercle Club casino, she suggests raising the stakes. Bond replies: "I admire your courage, Miss, er... ?"<\/p>\n

"Trench, Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr... ?"<\/p>\n

"Bond, James Bond."<\/p>\n

Gayson said in 2012 that filming the scene had not been easy as Sean Connery struggled with the line.<\/p>\n

She said: "He had to say Bond, James Bond, but he came out with other permutations like Sean Bond, James Connery. 'Cut! Cut! Cut!'"<\/p>\n

At the instigation of the director, Terence Young, Gayson took Mr Connery for a drink, and he returned to deliver it perfectly.<\/p>\n

Sylvia Trench was due to be a recurring character, but the idea was dropped by the director of Goldfinger, Guy Hamilton.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

As with many of the Bond girls in the 1960s and 1970s, her lines were rerecorded by voiceover artist Nikki van der Zyl.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

After the Bond films, she appeared in several classic TV series such as The Saint and The Avengers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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