Barbara Broccoli

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name = Barbara Broccoli
birthname = Barbara Dana Broccoli
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birthplace = Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
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occupation = Film Producer
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Barbara Dana Broccoli OBE (born June 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California) is the daughter of the famous James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli. She majored in motion picture and television communications at Loyola Marymount University prior to working in the casting and production departments at EON Productions, the production company responsible for the official James Bond series of films dating back to 1962. Currently she co-produces Bond films with her half brother Michael G. Wilson. She is married to producer Frederick Zollo and they own an independent production company called Astoria Productions. She is the youngest of four children raised by Cubby and Dana Broccoli, the Half-sister of Michael G. Wilson (mother Dana, born: 1943), and Tina Banta (mother Nedra Clark-Broccoli, born: 1958) and Tony Broccoli (adopted by Cubby and Nedra Clark-Broccoli, ca. 1956-57)

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.

James Bond franchise

Broccoli started in the Bond franchise at the age of 22 as an assistant director on "Octopussy" in 1983. Soon after she had worked her way up further to become an associate producer on the film "The Living Daylights" in 1987. However, her most notable role was being a producer of the Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

Following her father's death in 1996, Broccoli created the stage musical version of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" based on the 1968 musical film starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes. Broccoli rehired the original songwriters from the film to write the new material for the stage version. The Sherman Brothers wrote six new songs for the show which debuted on April 16 2002. The show ran at London's largest free house, the London Palladium and was the most financially successful show to have ever played there, breaking numerous other impressive records as well. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" went on to play successfully in both the United States and throughout the United Kingdom.

Filmography

Assistant Director

*"Octopussy" (1983)
*"A View to a Kill" (1985)

Associate Producer

*"The Living Daylights" (1987)
*"Licence to Kill" (1989)

Producer

*"GoldenEye" (1995)
*"Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997)
*"The World Is Not Enough" (1999)
*"Die Another Day" (2002)
*"Casino Royale" (2006)
*"Quantum of Solace" (2008)
*"Bond 23" {2010}

External links

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* [http://www.cubbybroccoli.com The Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli Tribute]