Caractacus Pott of The Book
In the original 1964 book, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car, Caractacus Pott's wife and the mother of his children is alive and a part of the story; her name is Mimsie. Caractacus is a Commander in the Royal Navy, which is reflective of Fleming's own history as well as that of Fleming's James Bond character.
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