Linda Christian, The First Bond Girl, Dead at 87
Hollywood said goodbye to Linda Christian, a starlet of the 1940s.
The first ever “Bond” girl passed away Friday in Palm Desert, according to her daughter, after battling colon cancer.
Born in Mexico, Christian pursued an acting career in Los Angeles, eventually signing on with MGM Studios.
She made her film debut in the 1944 musical comedy “Up In Arms.”
In 1949 Christian married Tyrone Power, one of hollywood’s most popular leading men.
She would go on to star as James Bond’s love interest in the television adaptation of the novel “Casino Royale.”
Linda Christian was 87.
