Albert Romolo Broccoli (/ˈbrɒkəli/; April 5, 1909 – June 27,
1996), nicknamed "Cubby", was an American film producer who made more
than 40 motion pictures throughout his career. Most of the films were
made in the
United Kingdom

United Kingdom and often filmed at Pinewood Studios.
Co-founder of Danjaq, LLC and Eon Productions, Broccoli is most
notable as the producer of many of the
James Bond

James Bond films. He and Harry
Saltzman saw the films develop from relatively low-budget origins to
large-budget, high-grossing extravaganzas, and Broccoli's heirs
continue to produce new Bond films.
Contents
1 Early life
2 UK subsidy and the origins of Bond
3 Family life
4 Later life and honors
5 Death
6 Filmography
6.1 Producer with Harry Saltzman
6.2 Executive producer with Harry Saltzman
6.3 Producer (solo)
6.4 Producer with Michael G. Wilson
6.5 Consulting producer
6.6 Cameos
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Early life[edit]
Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli was born in the borough of Queens, New York
City, the younger of two children of immigrants from the Calabria
region of Italy, Giovanni Broccoli and Kristina Vence.[1] He acquired
his nickname after his cousin, mobster Pat DiCicco, began calling him
"Kabibble," eventually shortened to "Kubbie" and adopted by Broccoli
as "Cubby."[1] The family later bought a farm in Smithtown, New York,
on Long Island,[2] near their relatives the DiCiccos.[3]
UK subsidy and the origins of Bond[edit]
At the beginning of the 1950s, Broccoli moved once more, this time to
London, where the
British government

British government provided subsidies to film
productions made in the UK with British casts and crews. Together with
Irving Allen, Broccoli formed
Warwick Films

Warwick Films that made a prolific and
successful series of films for Columbia Pictures.
When Broccoli became interested in bringing Ian Fleming's James Bond
character into features, he discovered that the rights already
belonged to the Canadian producer Harry Saltzman, who had long wanted
to break into film, and who had produced several stage plays and films
with only modest success. When the two were introduced by a common
friend, screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz, Saltzman refused to sell the
rights, but agreed to partner with Broccoli and co-produce the films,
which led to the creation of the production company EON Productions
and its parent (holding) company Danjaq, LLC, named after their two
wives' first names—Dana and Jacqueline.
Saltzman and Broccoli produced the first Bond movie, Dr. No, in 1962.
Their second, From Russia with Love, was a break-out success and from
then on the films grew in cost, action, and ambition. With larger
casts, more difficult stunts and special effects, and a continued
dependence on exotic locations, the franchise became essentially a
full-time job. Broccoli made one notable attempt at a non-Bond film,
an adaptation of Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in 1968, and
due to legal wrangling over the rights to story elements, ceded
producer credit on Thunderball to Kevin McClory. Nonetheless, by the
mid-1960s, Broccoli had put nearly all of his energies into the Bond
series. Saltzman's interests continued to range apart from the series,
including production of a loose trilogy of spy films based on Len
Deighton's Harry Palmer, a character who operates in a parallel
universe to Bond, with all the danger but none of the glamour and
gadgets. Saltzman and Broccoli had differences over Saltzman's outside
commitments, but in the end it was Saltzman who withdrew from Danjaq
and EON after a series of financial mishaps. While Saltzman's
departure brought the franchise a step closer to corporate control,
Broccoli lost relatively little independence or prestige in the
bargain. From then until his death, the racy credits sequence to every
EON Bond film would begin with the words "Albert R. Broccoli
Presents." Although from the 1970s onward the films became lighter in
tone and looser in plot, at times less successful with critics, the
series distinguished itself in production values and continued to
appeal to audiences.
In 1966, Albert was in Japan with other producers scouting locations
to film the next
James Bond

James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Albert had a
ticket booked on BOAC Flight 911. He cancelled his ticket on that day
so he could see a ninja demonstration. Flight 911 crashed after clear
air turbulence.[4][5]
Family life[edit]
Broccoli married three times. In 1940, at the age of 31, he married
actress Gloria Blondell, the younger sister of Joan Blondell. They
later divorced amicably in 1945[6] without having had children. In
1951, he married Nedra Clark, widow of the singer Buddy Clark, and the
couple were told they had fertility problems and would never have
children. They adopted a son, Tony Broccoli, after which Nedra became
pregnant. She died in 1958, soon after giving birth to their daughter,
Tina. In 1959, Broccoli married actress and novelist Dana Wilson (born
Dana Natol; January 3, 1922 – February 29, 2004).[7] They had a
daughter, Barbara Broccoli. Broccoli became a mentor to Dana's teenage
son, Michael G. Wilson. The children grew up around the Bond film
sets, and his wife's influence on various production decisions is
alluded to in many informal accounts.[8]
Michael Wilson worked his way up through the production company to
co-write and co-produce. Barbara Broccoli, in her turn, served in
several capacities under her father's tutelage from the 1980s on.
Wilson and
Barbara Broccoli
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Barbara Broccoli have co-produced the films since the
Albert Broccoli's death.
Later life and honors[edit]
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In 1981 he was honored with the
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for
his work in film. The award was presented at the 1982 Academy Awards
ceremony by the current
James Bond

James Bond at that time, Roger Moore. Broccoli
also has a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Hollywood Walk of Fame (as Cubby Broccoli).
A thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast, Albert Broccoli owned Brocco,
who won the 1993
Breeders' Cup Juvenile

Breeders' Cup Juvenile at
Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park at
Arcadia, California.
An autobiography was published posthumously in 1999, entitled When the
Snow Melts: The Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli
(ISBN 978-0-7522-1162-6).
The end of
Tomorrow Never Dies
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Tomorrow Never Dies displays the dedication "In loving
memory of Albert R. (Cubby) Broccoli".
The Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre is one of three situated in the
University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts Complex,
completed in 2010.
Death[edit]
Broccoli died at his home in
Beverly Hills

Beverly Hills in 1996 at the age of 87 of
heart failure. He had undergone a triple heart bypass earlier that
year. He was interred in an ornate sarcophagus in the outdoor Courts
of Remembrance section, at Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery in
Los Angeles

Los Angeles following a Funeral Mass at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, Beverly Hills.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Producer with Harry Saltzman[edit]
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Executive producer with Harry Saltzman[edit]
Thunderball (1965) (produced by Kevin McClory)
Producer (solo)[edit]
The Red Beret

The Red Beret (1953)
Fire Down Below (1957)
The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
Jazz Boat
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Jazz Boat (1960)
Call Me Bwana

Call Me Bwana (1963)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy

Octopussy (1983)
Producer with Michael G. Wilson[edit]
A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill (1989)
Consulting producer[edit]
GoldenEye

GoldenEye (1995) (credited as presenter)
Cameos[edit]
Fire Down Below (1957) – Drug smuggler
Moonraker (1979) – Tourist in
Venice

Venice with wife Dana Broccoli
See also[edit]
Biography portal
Ian Fleming
James Bond

James Bond (character)
References[edit]
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^ a b Jackson, Kenneth T. (2000). The Scribner Encyclopedia of
American Lives, Volume 4. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 44.
ISBN 978-0-684-80644-0. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
^ Broccoli, Albert R.; Zec, Donald (1999). When the Snow Melts: The
Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli. Trans-Atlantic Publications.
p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7522-1162-6.
^ Donati, William (2011). The Life and Death of Thelma Todd. McFarland
& Company. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7864-6518-7. Retrieved
November 1, 2012.
^ Slate Magazine: The State of the Ninja - By Grady Hendrix
^ 'Inside You Only Live Twice: An Original Documentary,' 2000, MGM
Home Entertainment Inc.
^ "
Gloria Blondell

Gloria Blondell Granted Divorce". Kingsport News. August 8, 1945.
p. 3. Retrieved May 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Linda J. Wilson (March 10, 2004). "Dana Broccoli, Producer's Widow,
Variety Boys & Girls Club Supporter, Dies".
^ Broccoli, Zec, 1998 Boxtree edition, pp. xi, 171–172, 244,
ISBN 978-0-7522-1162-6
^ "
James Bond

James Bond movie producer Broccoli dies - UPI Archives". Upi.com.
June 28, 1996. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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