John Pearson (author)

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John Pearson (born May 10, 1930) is a writer best associated with James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Pearson was Fleming's assistant at the London Sunday Times and would go on to write the first biography of Ian Fleming, 1966's The Life of Ian Fleming. Pearson would also become the third official James Bond author of the adult-Bond series, writing in 1973 [[James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007]], a first-person biography of the fictional agent James Bond. Although the canonical nature of this book has been debated by Bond fans since it was published, it was officially authorised by Glidrose Publications, the official publisher of the James Bond chronicles. Glidrose reportedly considered commissioning Pearson to write a new series of Bond novels in the 1970s, but nothing came of this.

Preceded by:
Kingsley Amis
1968 James Bond writer
1973 Followed by:
John Gardner
1981-1996

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