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Lay Off Lazenby! An Appreciation Of The Aussie Actor's Performance In On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Lay Off Lazenby! An Appreciation Of The Aussie Actor's Performance In On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Is there a name more tattered in the annals of big-movie casting choices than George Lazenby?

Notice I say “choice” rather than “mistake,” because for all the static about the admittedly somewhat wooden Lazenby’s shortcomings, he managed to hold his own as the steady center of what James Bond fans have gradually come to recognize as one of the hidden highlights of the series, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

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