Claim: Auric Goldfinger (whose persona is based on gold mining magnate Charles W. Engelhard Jr.) is a character created by Ian Fleming that appeared as the main villain in the Goldfinger novel and movie..
Evidence: Ian Fleming According to a 1965 Forbes article and The New York Times, the Goldfinger persona was based on gold mining magnate Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. Goldfinger (1959 novel) Goldfinger (1964 film) Villain (Former; regular) Auric Goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Ian Fleming's 1959 seventh James Bond novel, Goldfinger, and the 1964 film it inspired (the third in the James Bond series).