Biography
Albert R. Broccoli was an American film producer best known for his work on the James Bond series. Born in New York City in 1909, he co-founded Eon Productions and Danjaq with Harry Saltzman. Together they produced the first Bond film, Dr. No (1962), followed by From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
After the partnership with Saltzman ended in 1975, Broccoli continued as the primary producer of the Bond films. His credits include The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989). He received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1981. Broccoli died in Beverly Hills in 1996; his daughter Barbara Broccoli and stepson Michael G. Wilson later produced further entries in the series.
