Literary characters introduced in 1959

Norman Bates is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 horror novel Psycho, and later the main protagonist of the Psycho franchise. He has an alter ego, Mother, who takes the form of his abusive mother, and later victim, Norma, who in his daily life runs the Bates Motel.

Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the protagonist in the novel of the same name, by Emmanuelle Arsan, written in 1959 and published in 1967.

fictional James Bond villain

fictional character from the James Bond film series

fictional character

Xiaolongnü () is the fictional female protagonist of the wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. In the novel, her physical appearances is described as follows: "skin as white as snow, beautiful and elegant beyond convention and cannot be underestimated, but appears cold and indifferent". She trains the protagonist Yang Guo in martial arts, and they eventually fall in love.

fictional character in The Return of the Condor Heroes

Oddjob (often written as "Odd Job") is a fictional character in the espionage novels and films featuring James Bond. He is a henchman to the villain Auric Goldfinger in Ian Fleming's 1959 James Bond novel Goldfinger and its 1964 film adaptation. In the film, Oddjob was played by the Japanese-American actor and professional wrestler Harold Sakata. Oddjob, who also appears in the James Bond Jr. animated series and in several video games, is one of the most popular characters in the Bond series.

character in wuxia fiction

fictional character

fictional character

fictional wuxia master

character in the wuxia novel

fictional wuxia master

character in wuxia fiction