His wife Jo had a mansion on the New York / Vermont border which is the
setting for two of Ian Fleming's James Bond stories, "For Your Eyes Only"
and "The Spy Who Loved Me".
The "Diamonds Are Forever" James Bond novel is co-dedicated to Ivar
Bryce (as "j.f.c.b") along with two other friends of Ian Fleming.
After Ian Fleming visited Jamaica in 1944 and decided he wanted to live
there, Bryce home-hunted the island to find him a residence and
discovered "Goldeneye" for him.
Ian Fleming named his James Bond character's CIA agent friend after Ivar
Bryce's middle name, Felix. His surname was named after another of
Fleming's friends, Tommy Leiter.
Was involved in the early stages of the development of the James Bond
movie Thunderball (1965).
He was married to A&P Supermarket heir Huntington Hartford's sister,
Josephine Hartford. Huntington Hartford was the original owner and
developer of Paradise Island in the Bahamas.