Michael G. Wilson
Michael G. Wilson, the longest-serving member of the James Bond film franchise, is receiving an honor from Pinewood Studios.
A road in an expansion area of Pinewood will be called Michael G. Wilson Road, Pinewood said in a tweet.
Wilson, 77, has worked for the franchise full-time since 1972 when he joined Danjaq/Eon as a lawyer. In that capacity, he was part of negotiations when co-founder Harry Saltzman sold off his interest in the franchise because of financial difficulties.
Wilson’s first on-screen credit in a Bond film was as special assistant to producer for The Spy Who Loved Me. He took on the title of executive producer for Moonraker through Octopussy. He then shared the producer title with his stepfather, Albert R. Broccoli for A View to a Kill through Licence to Kill.
Wilson has shared the producer’s title with his half-sister Barbara Broccoli since 1995’s GoldenEye.
Pinewood also said another street in the expansion area will be called Skyfall Avenue, named after the 23rd film in the Eon Bond series.
The announcement was part of James Bond Day (apparently a new name, shortened from Global James Bond Day). Here’s the Pinewood tweet.
Coming soon: two new roads at our Pinewood expansion will be named in honour of @007 #JamesBondDay pic.twitter.com/uqc5nS4Kep
— Pinewood Studios (@PinewoodStudios) October 5, 2019
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The Spy Command 
a well Deserved Honor, to Michael G. Wilson his Dedication to the Family film Franchise is something to admire. i. like his Alfred Hitchcock Style Cameos in the Bond films. Congratulations.
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