Today we celebrate International Women's Day!

International Women's Day is a holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement. IWD gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. (Wikipedia)  

My favorite women are all the Bond girls from the Sean Connery era and I celebrate all of them!

Goodbye, Pussy Galore...

Today we lost one of my favorite James Bond leading ladies.
Honor Blackman passed away at age 94. I still remember the first time I saw her, back in 1965, when GOLDFINGER opened in my hometown. Her first scene with Sean Connery featured this by now classic exchange:
-Bond: Who are you?
-Pussy: My name is Pussy Galore.
-Bond: [looks away and smiles] I must be dreaming.

Honor Blackman was also the star on THE AVENGERS TV show, playing Cathy Gale with Patrick Macnee (1922-2015) as John Steed. She was replaced by Diana Rigg when she signed to play Pussy Galore in GOLDFINGER.

After GOLDFINGER, she starred in many other features, including another one with Sean Connery : SHALAKO (1968).

Other credits include:

JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS

LIFE AT THE TOP

BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY and many TV series.

Full list here:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000303/

But in spite of her many credits, I guess she'll be forever remembered as Pussy Galore, which is pretty good, actually!