{"id":1950481,"date":"2023-06-18T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-epic-story-about-roger-moore-and-the-kid-at-the-airport-who-thought-he-was-james-bond-is-true\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:33:10","slug":"that-epic-story-about-roger-moore-and-the-kid-at-the-airport-who-thought-he-was-james-bond-is-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-epic-story-about-roger-moore-and-the-kid-at-the-airport-who-thought-he-was-james-bond-is-true\/","title":{"rendered":"True story: Roger Moore, mistaken for James Bond by a kid at the airport!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthat-epic-story-about-roger-moore-and-the-kid-at-the-airport-who-thought-he-was-james-bond-is-true%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>That Epic Story About Roger Moore and the Kid at the Airport Who Thought He Was James Bond Is True!<\/h2>\n<p>British actor Sir Roger Moore is most famous the world over for portraying James Bond through the 1970s and 80s, but less known is his interactions with fans, and one boy in particular who\u2019s encounter with the famed \u201c007\u201d was a lovely memory he kept dear.<\/p>\n<p>Moore played the iconic British Cold War spy over seven films from 1973 to 1985, but he also played an independent spy troubleshooter named Simon Templer in a long-running British TV action series, \u201cThe Saint.\u201d The TV series broadcast from 1962 to 1969 made Moore an international star and helped create his sophisticated, suave, wisecracking personae that he carried over into the Bond franchise and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-woods-gives-eyebrow-raising-answer-asked-true-extent-evil-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood<\/a> stardom.<\/p>\n<p>All too often when people encounter a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chris-pratts-advice-young-couples-shows-different-rest-hollywood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star<\/a> and find the experience less than satisfying. And, while you can sympathize to a degree with a star who is best by fans everywhere they go \u2014 and one must realize how exhausting that could be \u2014 it\u2019s a shame that many actors, athletes and other stars just can\u2019t seem to put their ire on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-to-investigate-retail-day-traders-for-possible-market-manipulation\/\" title=\"DOJ to investigate retail day traders for possible market manipulation\">hold long<\/a> enough just to be pleasant to fans, especially young ones.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, after starring in U.S. TV\u2019s famed western \u201cMaverick\u201d and moving on to \u201cThe Saint\u201d and then the Bond series, Moore was internationally famous from 1960 until his passing in 2017, giving him nearly 50 years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/that-epic-story-about-roger-moore-and-the-kid-at-the-airport-who-thought-he-was-james-bond-is-true\/\" title=\"True story: Roger Moore, mistaken for James Bond by a kid at the airport!\">high-profile fame<\/a>. That is a long, long time to have interactions with fans.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, upon his passing in 2017, nearly every tribute to his life and career noted that Moore was one of the industry\u2019s true gentlemen. Stories of his kindness and easygoing demeanor abounded at the time, with headlines such as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/therake.com\/stories\/icons\/sir-roger-moore-man-with-the-golden-heart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Man with the Golden Heart<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2017\/05\/roger-moore-sultan-of-self-deprecation\/527829\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sultan of Self-Deprecation<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2017\/may\/25\/one-of-natures-true-gentlemen-your-roger-moore-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One of Nature\u2019s True Gentlemen<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Airport Encounter<\/h3>\n<p>But one story in particular rose to the top of everyone\u2019s news about Moore\u2019s passing that truly highlighted Roger Moore, the man and the star.<\/p>\n<p>It was a pair of anecdotes about when TV screenwriter Marc Haynes first met Moore when the former was a 7-year-old boy back in 1983, and the time when he was in his thirties that he met the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-bond-books-get-woke-makeover-words-007-cant-say-updated-editions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Bond<\/a> star for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes, who grew up from that shy 7-year-old boy to become a TV scriptwriter, told the story about when he first met the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-woods-posts-photo-of-soaring-beef-price-tweets-lets-go-brandon\/\" title=\"James Woods Posts Photo Of Soaring Beef Price, Tweets \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon!\u2019\">famed actor<\/a> in an airport departures lounge in France, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/radio\/asithappens\/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.4127509\/how-roger-moore-gave-a-young-fan-a-top-secret-james-bond-mission-1.4129212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC<\/a> reported in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The TV professional said he was with his grandfather at the time, walking through Nice international airport, officially known as the Nice C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur Airport, when he spied the spy waiting for a flight. The boy convinced his grandfather to go over and ask for Moore\u2019s autograph on a scrap of paper, a duty that Moore was only too happy to oblige.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe went over, perfectly pleasant, and said, \u2018My grandson says you\u2019re famous. Could you please sign this?\u2019 And he gave him the boarding ticket,\u201d Haynes said of his grandfather\u2019s interaction with the 007 star.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Haynes added that when he got the scrap of paper, it said someone\u2019s name on it that he didn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRoger Moore signed the ticket and he gave it back to me. And it was only as we were walking away that I read the back, and he signed it, \u2018To Marc, Best wishes. Sincerely, Roger Moore.\u2019 I couldn\u2019t work out what the name was. The name I\u2019d been expecting was James Bond and that wasn\u2019t on the ticket. So I said to my grandfather, \u2018I think he signed the wrong name!\u2019 My grandfather went straight back there,\u201d Haynes said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haynes noted that at 7, he simply didn\u2019t grasp that James Bond was just a character on a movie screen and that Roger Moore was an actor hired out to pretend to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/makeup-company-responds-with-facts-that-throw-wrench-into-amber-heard-abuse-claims\/\" title=\"Makeup Company Responds With \u2018Facts\u2019 That Throw Wrench Into Amber Heard Abuse Claims\">super spy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, Haynes and his grandfather went back over to Moore and explained the problem.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when Moore did something both unexpected and exceedingly kind.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMoore looked up and he signaled over to me. I\u2019d sort of hung back a little bit, and he cautioned me over, and as I came over, he leant down and he took it very slowly, and he said, \u2018I have to sign Roger Moore because if I put my name <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-black-bond-girl-not-board-woman-cast-next-007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Bond<\/a> then Blofeld would know I was here,&#8217;\u201d the actor said invoking the name of Bond\u2019s dreaded enemy, Blofeld.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd of course, everything fell into place for me. Of course, this was James Bond, and he\u2019d just essentially given me a secret mission, which was not to reveal that he was in the airport,\u201d Haynes explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m 7 years old and I\u2019m saving James Bond from certain death. My grandfather basically said to me, \u2018Did you get it all sorted out?\u2019 And in the words of a 7-year-old, I effectively said it was a case of mistaken identity,\u201d he said thrilling to the memory.<\/p>\n<p>But that was just part one of the tale. Haynes also met Moore after the actor retired from acting and working as a UNICEF ambassador for children. Moore visited the TV station Haynes was working at to film a segment for his ambassadorship and during their brief second meeting, Haynes quickly related that childhood story and thanked Moore for being so kind back then.<\/p>\n<p>But, showing what a wonderful man Moore was, as he was leaving, he gave Haynes one last heartwarming gift.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen he was leaving to go to his car,\u201d Haynes said wrapping up his story, \u201cI was standing in a corridor by the green room, seeing him off. And as he walked down the corridor, he stopped, and he paused, and he turned to me, and once again leant into me with a low voice, and said: \u2018I do remember when I met you in Nice, but I didn\u2019t say anything in case any of the cameramen were working for Blofeld.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI mean, just a perfect gentleman. To be wowed by him at 7 is one thing. To be wowed by him at 30? I mean, what a pleasure and a privilege,\u201d Haynes concluded.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always such a treat to find out that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-actor-mark-wahlberg-create-hollywood-2-0-announces-location-new-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star<\/a> is such an easy personality with children and fans.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/epic-story-roger-moore-kid-airport-thought-james-bond-true\/\">That Epic Story About Roger Moore and the Kid at the Airport Who Thought He Was James Bond Is True!<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British actor Sir Roger Moore is renowned for his portrayal of James Bond in the 70s and 80s. However, his heartfelt interactions with fans, including a cherished encounter with a young boy, remain relatively unknown. Moore&#8217;s role as the iconic British spy during the Cold War era left a lasting impression on many.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":1950482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[10563,6283,6542,5334,8511,8448,14066,4178,5956],"class_list":["post-1950481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-mistaken","tag-airport","tag-bond","tag-james","tag-kid","tag-moore","tag-roger","tag-story","tag-true"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1950482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}