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OldTigerCub · 30th September 2007, 04:58 PM

It was with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of Lois Maxwell, best known for her roll of Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond movies.
The "Original Bond Girl" has passed at the age of 80
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070930/...jiLugkNBKs0NUE

I, for one, will miss her dry witticisms, even though she has not appeared since "A view to a Kill", but along with the late Desmond Lleweland, she added a continuity that made the "Bond" movies a classic in our time. My one comfort is the thought that Heaven has hired the best secretary Earth had to offer. We will miss you, Lois.

Brown · 1st October 2007, 12:22 PM

She was underrated in her performances. She also--very quietly--established the role of the important, independent woman in cinema. Without Lois Maxwell, it's doubtful that Judi Dench would be playing Bond's boss today.

Plus, Lois Maxwell got to dub her own voice, which is something many Connery-era Bond women were not allowed to do.

30th September 2007, 04:58 PM	#1
OldTigerCub Striped Shapeshifting Reptoid Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Steeler Nation, Pa. Posts: 1,633	Miss Moneypenny has accepted her final mission It was with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of Lois Maxwell, best known for her roll of Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond movies. The "Original Bond Girl" has passed at the age of 80 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070930/...jiLugkNBKs0NUE I, for one, will miss her dry witticisms, even though she has not appeared since "A view to a Kill", but along with the late Desmond Lleweland, she added a continuity that made the "Bond" movies a classic in our time. My one comfort is the thought that Heaven has hired the best secretary Earth had to offer. We will miss you, Lois.
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1st October 2007, 12:22 PM	#2
Brown Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Twin Cities, Canada Posts: 12,293	She was underrated in her performances. She also--very quietly--established the role of the important, independent woman in cinema. Without Lois Maxwell, it's doubtful that Judi Dench would be playing Bond's boss today. Plus, Lois Maxwell got to dub her own voice, which is something many Connery-era Bond women were not allowed to do.
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