Margaret Nolan, an actress who appeared in Goldfinger and A Hard Day’s Night, has died, according to director Edgar Wright.
Wright reported her passing on Twitter:
Nolan was 76, according to her entry on Wikipedia.
Nolan had a small role as Dink in Goldfinger, a woman James Bond (Sean Connery) meets in Goldfinger. But it was the film’s main titles, designed by Robert Brownjohn, where Nolan made her biggest impact.
In Ian Fleming’s 1959 novel, Auric Goldfinger has a fetish of having women painted gold. Brownjohn jumped on the idea for his main titles. Nolan, clad in a bikini, was painted gold, with scenes from the movie (as well as scenes from Dr. No and From Russia With Love) projected onto her body.
Brownjohn’s visuals of Nolan coupled with the title song written by John Barry and lyricists Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, helped make Goldfinger a huge hit. The lyrics referred to a “Golden Girl.” Both the song and the images captured the imaginations of audiences in 1964.
She also had a small role in A Hard Day’s Night starring The Beatles. Bond fans could spot her instantly.
Below is an image from her brief appearance in Goldfinger outside of the main titles.
And below is one of the Goldfinger posters with the Nolan image.
UPDATE (Oct. 12): The official 007 Twitter feed took note of Nolan’s passing this morning.
Filed under: James Bond Films, James Bond Music | Tagged: A Hard Day's Night, Anthony Newley, Edgar Wright, Goldfinger, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, Margaret Nolan, Robert Brownjohn, The Beatles |
The Spy Command 
Connery should attend her funeral so he could give her a good bye smack on the ass !