A yellow 5x3 card signed by Bernard Lee (1908-1981), the English actor best known for his role as 'M' in the first eleven James Bond movies. Born in London, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and during the 1930s he acted mostly on stage, but after World War II developed a successful film career. Notable movies include The Third Man (1949), The Blue Lamp (1950), Beat the Devil (1953), The Battle of the River Plate (1956), Dunkirk (1958), Web of Evidence (1959), Whistle Down the Wind (1961) and The L-Shaped Room (1962). He is the grandfather of British actor Jonny Lee Miller. In January 1981, Lee died after a battle with stomach cancer, an illness which ruled him out of the filming of For Your Eyes Only after he had been cast to appear in the film; he died while it was still being filmed. Out of respect, no new actor was hired to assume the role of M. In the film, M's lines were transferred to the Minister of Defence and Bill Tanner, M's Chief of Staff.