Bond Is 81?

I couldn’t believe it when I read it.

James Bond is an octogenarian.

Actually, the original James Bond – superspy of Ian Fleming’s novels – is much older. The first James Bond book, “Casino Royale,” was published in 1953, featuring what one might assume was someone already in his late 30s or early 40s.

That book version of James Bond would be in his late 90s by now.

No, I’m talking about the movie version of James Bond, first brought to life on the screen by Scottish actor Sean Connery in the 1962 film “Dr. No.”

I was too young in ’62 to see…