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[Royal Dalton]

http://www.julieege.no/bestilling.html

The Norwegian actress, who played the Scandinavian girl in OHMSS, has died at the age of 64.

http://img176.images...julieegezp5.jpg

[DamnCoffee]

Very sad news ... Have you any idea of the cause of death? It is rather young!

[Royal Dalton]

I would imagine it was cancer-related.

[DamnCoffee]

Yes, thats what I thought, it is probably cancer related. I'll try and find an article.

[Piz Gloria 1969]

Heard she'd battled cancer for many yrs so I'm not really surprised as to the cause of death....still a damn shame though

[lazenbyland]

Very sad to hear this news. A beautiful actress who appeared in many films including several Hammer classics.

www.angelfire.com/nm/lazenbyland

[Major Tallon]

How terribly sad: one of the loveliest of Blofeld's angels. RIP

[Aces High]

Sad news,condolences to her family & friends.

[yolt13]

I'm very sorry to hear this. Besides the Bond connection, Miss Ege was the star of one of my favorite guilty pleasures, THE CREATURES THE WORLD FORGOT. May she rest peacefully.

[Qwerty]

Sad to hear. Best wishes to her family.

[DaveBond21]

Found this article:-



Norway's favourite Bond girl and nurse is no longer with us.

Julie Ege died on the 29th of April 2008, 64 years old. She had had complications with both breast cancer and lung cancer for several years.

Julie Ege is the only Norwegian who has played a 007 James Bond girl. This was in the 007 movie " On Her Majestys Secret Service " Julie Ege became a model in the 1960's and competed in the Miss Norway and Miss Universe contests. She was a fashion model for several years.

She flew between London, New York and Miami often and also became a centerfold in Penthouse Magazine.

In the 70's she became one of the most well known sex symbols in the UK. She had roles in several films, amongst them " Every Home Should Have One " with Marty Feldman, however, her perhaps most famous role was in the James Bond film " On Her Majestys Secret Service " ( 1969 )

Although Julie didn't have any lines in the movie, she stood out as one of the most beautiful actresses in a Bond film.

Unlike many of the Bond girls who tried to use their fame to earn money from James Bond appearances, Julie quickly became tired of signing autographs and felt that the role and effort wasn't much to talk about. She rarely attended any autograph events.

She trained to become a nurse in 1995.

In February 2008 her house in Norway burned to the ground, killing a male companion.

[Cruiserweight]

R.I.P.

[Craig is 007]

It's very sad. She was great.

[sharpshooter]

Terrible news. RIP.

[Mr. Somerset]

RIP

[dodge]

I'll miss her. Of all my Piz Gloria daydreams, she was near the top of the list.

[dodge]

Quick question for top experts: My memory has drawn one blank...which food aversion had her character been cured of?

[Scottlee]

I can't for the life of me picture her in my head when I try to remember the film (My work computer is too slow in bringing up those links grr).

Anyway, always sad to hear of a passing. I wouldn't call sixty-four a young age though. In the crazy world we live in, anything above sixty is a decent innings.

[Gabriel]

Scotlee said 'Anyway, always sad to hear of a passing. I wouldn't call sixty-four a young age though. In the crazy world we live in, anything above sixty is a decent innings.'

Um. With all due respect, are you completely barking?!!! In the Western world it's not uncommon these days for people to live well into their 70s, even into their 80s. At it's best in the UK, average life expectancy is 80.8 years for men and 85.8 for women.

64 years old is 64 years young these days. The baby boomer generation, which is now 60 accounts for one of the most active, not to mention financially secure sections, of our society!

To condemn, effectively, anyone over the age of 60 to the scrapheap is actually completely sick in this day and age! Where do you live? With Logan-3 from Logan's Run?!!!

Wait to you hit your 30s! You won't be so dismissive then!

[col_007]

Scotlee said 'Anyway, always sad to hear of a passing. I wouldn't call sixty-four a young age though. In the crazy world we live in, anything above sixty is a decent innings.'

Um. With all due respect, are you completely barking?!!! In the Western world it's not uncommon these days for people to live well into their 70s, even into their 80s. At it's best in the UK, average life expectancy is 80.8 years for men and 85.8 for women.

64 years old is 64 years young these days. The baby boomer generation, which is now 60 accounts for one of the most active, not to mention financially secure sections, of our society!

To condemn, effectively, anyone over the age of 60 to the scrapheap is actually completely sick in this day and age! Where do you live? With Logan-3 from Logan's Run?!!!

Wait to you hit your 30s! You won't be so dismissive then!

yeah my parents are nearly in there 60s and there still active as ever

[Scottlee]

I'm almost 30 now.

64 is technically 'old', and some people are unlucky enough to die decades younger.

[col_007]

I'm almost 30 now.

64 is technically 'old', and some people are unlucky enough to die decades younger.

30 is old to me mind you am only 7 years off 30

[Gabriel]

64 is technically 'old', and some people are unlucky enough to die decades younger.

Not really. Julie Ege sadly, had been fighting cancer for many years. I take it you're preparing yourself for the Rite of Carousel: you only have three years to go! Of course, if you're going in book terms, there's a sandman out to get you!

But 64 is not what I'd class as 'old' now! Middle age pretty much stretches to 65 now and 'old' blurs between there and 70! I just went to the funeral of my 85-year-old grandfather: twenty years older than Julie Ege. And he was still writing for the Daily Telegraph into his 70s! My Dad is a very active 71-year-old now, who can pass for someone in his 50s! Hell, he's probably in better shape than I am!

Wait until you get old(er) and then you'll resent being patronised by some kid doing the whole 'live fast die young' Jame Dean bull[censored]!

In dismissing the death of Julie Ege at 64 as something 'normal' you are patronising millions of 60(ish)-year-olds, millions of middle-aged people, and, from my point of view, taking the piss out of my parents! Sadly, I think you'll only understand how ignorant, callous and thoughtless your sick remarks are when you get a little older and grow up a bit!!!

GRRRRRRR!!!!! Rant over!!!!!!

PS Once you turn 30 and realise that it's not so bad, you actually discover you're hitting the prime of your life and the first 29 years seem like crap compared with what you know you're capable of next! Turning 30 was the best thing that ever happened to me!

Edited by Gabriel, 02 June 2008 - 12:53 AM.

[Scottlee]

(Sorry, haven't logged in for a while)

I think you're taking the whole thing a bit too seriously by writing all that. What is this, a debate on what age counts as 'old'? It's a subjective thing at the end of it all, and some of those remarks towards me are a bit off mate.

[Major Tallon]

Well, I'm probably the oldest geezer on here, and I credit James Bond for helping me stay young!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

I think 64 is not old at all. Not by today's standards with better health care and people being active and fit. Considering more people are living to and past 100 years old, 64 is a drop in the bucket. I consider 70+ middle-age as well.

I once had a conversation with Lillian Muller (Playmate of the year 1976) I was about to hit 30 and I told her I hoped to be in as good a shape as she was now. She said to me '30 is a baby!'. I'm 32 and people mistake me for being in my mid twenties. I'm in the best shape of my life and no one would call me old.

64 is still too young to die.

[Fiona Volpe lover]

A great shame. I also like Julie from The Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires, a great so-bad-it's-good film.