- The name’s Bond… Jane Bond? Film producers considered making 007 a female spy and toyed with casting America Daily Mail
- The woman who was nearly Bond: the turbulent life of Susan Hayward The Telegraph
- Before Sean Connery in 1962, ‘Valley of the Dolls’ Actress Was Almost Cast as Female James Bond, Book Claims PEOPLE
- Making James Bond a Woman Was Pitched Before 1962’s ‘Dr. No’ Got Made; Ian Fleming Met Sean Connery and Said: ‘I Want an Elegant Man, Not This Roughneck’ Variety
- Hollywood producers wanted a female James Bond before Sean Connery was cast Yahoo Entertainment
