Hello DHWP, I am Don's son and wish to start by telling you how pleased and flattered Don is by this web site. Presently, he has no modem, so I am writing in his stead. I am currently in the U.S. to sell the family house, located in the historic district of Santa Fe, NM (Real Estate agent, Shell MacKenzie at email: french@rt66.com, web page: http://www.french-french.com). Don is living in Spain. I am writing to give you additional information, correct some errors and add a few comments (treading on no toes, I hope!) First on his bio: born as Greve Knut Donald Bengtsson Hamilton. Greve is the title of "Count", as this branch of the Hamiltons is a Swedish aristocratic family. Knut is the grandfathers name, then the "given" name, by which one is known, then the fathers name with -sson tacked on, and finally the family name. This was (and still is) the naming formula for the 1st born son. In the U.S., he grew up in Baltimore, MD, and Chicago, IL, with summer trips out West. The B.S. from Chicago University was in Chemistry, at which job he worked in the private sector until WW11, when he entered the Navy, spending the war at the Annapolis Naval Base cooking up weird potions for the government. Don has four children, all living, 2 boys and 2 girls. He has 6 grandchildren (5 of whom are mine). Don and I now buy small ships (one at a time), have them renovated and then sell them. We spent a year in Denmark, one year in Poland, getting the present ship, named "Maagen", worked on. She is now ready for sale, laying in Svendborg, Denmark. for more info on "Maagen" web site: http://www.djurgardsvarvet.a.se/ We moved to Spain to get some sun after two years on the Baltic Sea, and now live in Tarifa, the southern most tip of continental Europe. Lots of sun. I had a friend print out the DHWP, and enjoyed it all, particularly the "who should play Matt Helm" section. My votes are as follows: in the old days, perhaps Max Von Sydow with a hard body (?) joking, just joking...... Don always said (and at one point asked for ) Richard Boone. I agree with the earlier Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. For nowadays, though, I reject the Kilmers, Russels et al, as too soft and too hip. Ditto Gibson. Too nice. Physically, the perfect specimen is Dolf Lundgren, if one could get a good director to "de-woodenize" him. Well, Don has finished what will almost undoubtedly be his last Matt Helm, as he is now 84 years old and wants to retire from that level of concentration. And it is with great embarrassment that I tell you that, for the life of me, I cannot at this moment remember the damned name of the new book. Oh well. With luck, it should hit the stands within the next 12 months. Don loves fan mail, including all of ya'll's weird and wonderful opinions and he replies to all who write to him. Keep it coming! Sincerely, Gordon Hamilton