On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the "James Bond" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after "You Only Live Twice", Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once. In the film, Bond faces Blofeld (Telly Savalas),
Pleasance Smith letter from Queen Victoria to "her friend" on her 100th birthday. Pleasance Smith Pleasance Smith (11 May 1773 – 3 February 1877) (née Reeve) was an English letter writer and literary editor. Smith was born in Lowestoft in 1773. She married James Edward Smith. After she married in 1796 she was painted "as a gypsy" by John Opie. After her husband died in 1828 she edited a biography of him which included some of his letters. This was published in 1832. Smith died in Lowestoft having already achieved an age of 100 in 1873. She was said to have retained