: ''For other people by this name, see
Chris Wood.''
'Christopher Wood' (
November 5,
1935 in
London) is an
English screenwriter best known for the
James Bond films ''
The Spy Who Loved Me'' (
1977 with
Richard Maibaum) and ''
Moonraker'' (
1979), as well as for the two novelizations based upon these films.
Wood's novelization of ''The Spy Who Loved Me'', renamed ''James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me'' to avoid confusion with
Ian Fleming's original novel, was the first ever James Bond novelization authorized by
Glidrose Publications. The original novel of the title authored by Fleming and the novelization by Wood actually share nothing in common besides the title. Similarly, the plot of ''Moonraker'', renamed ''James Bond and Moonraker'', is almost entirely written by Wood, although it does share some similarities with the novel, in particular the villain
Sir Hugo Drax.
Wood was also responsible for the ''Confessions'' series of novels and their film adaptations, written under the pseudonym "Timothy Lea".
Wood also created a female counterpart, Rosie Dixon, and these were likewise written in the
first person perspective and published pseudonymously under the name "Rosie Dixon". Although nine Rosie Dixon novels were published, only one was made into a film, ''Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse'' (1978). The other titles were ''Confessions of a Night Nurse'', ''Confessions of a Gym Mistress'', ''Confessions From an Escort Agency'', ''Confessions of a Lady Courier'', ''Confessions From a Package Tour'', ''Confessions of a Physical
WRAC'', ''Confessions of a Baby Sitter'', ''Confessions of a Personal Secretary'', and ''Rosie Dixon, Barmaid''.
He also wrote the
action film '' with
Fred Ward.