First Bond girl Linda Christian dies at 87 Live

The first-ever "Bond" girl, Linda Christian, has passed away at the age of 87. Christian was one of Hollywood's star icons in the 1940s. Christian's death was confirmed by her daughter, Romina Power, who said that the actress passed away as she gave in to the battle of colon cancer. This form of cancer is also known as bowel cancer; it is marked by neoplasia in the colon, rectum or vermiform appendix. Linda was a Mexican actress who acted in Mexican films as well as in Hollywood movies. The first film she ever acted in was ‘'Up In Arms''- a musical comedy. She co-acted with Danny KayeDanny Kaye in this musical. For this, she entered a seven-year contract with MGM. This was in 1944, a full decade before she became the "Bond Girl". In between, she had minor roles in "Club Havana", "Holiday in Mexico", "Green Dolphin Street", "Tarzan and the Mermaids" and "Showboat". She got her big break in 1954 when she was casted in the James Bond movie, "Casino Royale" (1966). Thus she became the first-ever Bond Girl. Linda Christan was born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She was christened with the name Blanca Rosa Welter, but she changed it later on. Her father was a Dutch engineer and her Mexican-born mother was actually of Spanish, German and French descent thus making Linda an intricate genetic mix. She had three younger siblings. Her younger sister, Andrea Gloria Welter, also acted. Her original aspiration was to be a physician, but that soon changed after she graduated High School and met her screen idol, Errol Flyn. Christian was married to the then famous actor Tyrone Power. He was born in 1914 and died tragically at the age of 44 in 1958. His death was caused by a heart attack. The couple had divorced two years before Power's death. Christian was later also briefly married to the Rome-based British actor (and movie heartthrob) Edmund Purdom. Christian and Power had several opportunities to work together but they always rejected them. One of the more prominent of these opportunities came in 1953 while they were still married in the form of "From Here to Eternity". Like the rest, it was not taken. The couple tended to avoid each other in the workplace. The actress allegedly dated Spanish athlete Alfonso de Portago within 30 days of her divorce. They were often seen being cozy together, although Portago was married at the time and his wife had just given birth to his second child. He was only 28 years old at that time, while her husband was 42. Her flightiness led to the famous Life magazine to nickname her "An Atomic Bomb". Her life ended at the age of 87 when she finally gave in to her disease and ended her struggle. For more details click here >>>