According to MonkeyFilter user mk1gti and (coincidentally?) Wikipedia,
“Author Ian Flemingonce said that he envisioned British secret agent James Bond as looking like Carmichael.”
Well, naturally! That whole dapper look originated in Bloomington, in the Book Nook, as I recall. Here, have a dab of my brillantine!
Hey Mike – I just got a banjo!
I dare say Fleming was thinking about the young Carmichael rather than the older one.