Biography
Harry Saltzman (1915–1994) was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best known for co-producing the first nine films in the James Bond series with Albert R. Broccoli: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965, as executive producer), 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).
Before entering film production, Saltzman worked in theatre and early television. In the late 1950s he produced several British social dramas for Woodfall Films, including Look Back in Anger (1959), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) and The Entertainer (1960). He later produced the Harry Palmer spy films starring Michael Caine: The Ipcress File (1965), Funeral in Berlin (1966) and Billion Dollar Brain (1967).
Saltzman sold his interest in the Bond franchise to United Artists in 1975. He lived for most of his life in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England.
