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'Barry Nelson, the first actor to play James Bond on screen, has died aged 89.
Nelson played the famous spy in a one-hour TV adaptation of Casino Royale in 1954.
He signed to MGM in the 1940s and went on to appear in several of the studio's films including Shadow of the Thin Man and A Yank on the Burma Road.
His wife Nansi said Nelson died on 7 April while travelling in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She said the cause of death was not yet known.'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6555523.stm
Nelson played the famous spy in a one-hour TV adaptation of Casino Royale in 1954.
He signed to MGM in the 1940s and went on to appear in several of the studio's films including Shadow of the Thin Man and A Yank on the Burma Road.
His wife Nansi said Nelson died on 7 April while travelling in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She said the cause of death was not yet known.'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6555523.stm