Quiz #2

peter_j

Which famous film was named after an architect?

Clues: The author of the book on which the film was based objected to a certain building by the architect. The publication of the book under the architect's name led to an out-of-court settlement.

dharma bum

Goldfinger . . . Auric Goldfinger.

I think the story goes that Ian Fleming was pissed-off about some modernist tower built near his home in London by the architect Erno Goldfinger, and used the name for his latest super-villain as a thinly-veiled swipe.