'Miss Moneypenny,' St. Augustine linked



From Staff
Publication Date: 10/06/07
Lois Maxwell, aka Miss Money-penny of James Bond movie fame, had a worldwide following but St. Augustine was never far from her heart.Her favorite niece, Daphne Lois Cameron, lives here. "She was my best friend," Cameron said Friday of her movie star aunt who died last month. In addition to starring in the Bond movies, she was connected to Roger Moore in real life. They attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in England together. She also had a brush with future president Ronald Reagan in 1947. Maxwell was in the movie, That Hagan Girl with Reagan and Shirley Temple. Maxwell visited St. Augustine in 2000 and told Cameron she had a brought a lovely outfit for New Year's. Cameron's response was, "Wear your jeans. We are going to Outback Crab Shack." Maxwell and Cameron were together one last time in February in Australia where Cameron celebrated her 50th birthday in the same week Maxwell celebrated her 80th. "She was a free spirit...we were very close," said Cameron.

Gift ideas few for city's big 4-5-0

We asked readers last week to suggest the best gift for the city of St. Augustine's 450th birthday in 2015. We got a few. Perhaps most people don't think there's any gift to be had when you reach 450. Here's what readers told us:
Editor: Our Minorcan family has lived here for some 230 years. For our 450th, to save St. Augustine, our city needs a national historical park, seashore and scenic coastal highway to showcase to the world and to preserve forever our precious cultural, environmental and wildlife heritage.
Drayton Manucy
St. Augustine

Editor: I support Ed Slavin's Nov. 13, 2006 proposal for a St. Augustine National Historic Park, National Seashore and National Scenic Coastal Highway. This beautiful historic place must be preserved forever (or else our history and heritage and beauty will be destroyed forever). Congress must act swiftly.
David Brian Wallace
St. Augustine

Editor:

The newly formed Theatre Saint Augustine has planned a meeting for all members of the community to develop thoughts on how the artistic and historic community can work together towards events for the 450th celebration. The possible development of a revised Cross and Sword, Florida's state play, will be a focus of discussion at the St. Johns County Main Public Library, 1960 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd., for Oct. 22, at 6 p.m., For additional information visit www.theatresaintaugustine.com
Kiki Tovey
Theatre Saint Augustine
St. Augustine

Those are some good ideas.We'd add, too, that perhaps city officials should visit Kansas City, Mo., where beautiful fountains and bronze statues of all sizes delight visitors and residents alike. Some commemorate events, others people. We've got some statues and fountains already but nothing like you will find in KCMO. The city is proof, you can never have too many fountains or statues.

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