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Sean Connery
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Thomas Sean Connery was born
in the Fountainbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland on August 25,1930.
Connery was a bodybuilder, model, and chorus boy before moving on to repertory,
TV, and film work in the 1950s. He was chosen to play James Bond in 1962's
Dr.
No. Connery beat out many far bigger (and more expensive) names
to play Ian Fleming's super spy James Bond, which made him a major 60s
icon. The film was a success and led to 4 more Bond films during the next
5 years. Tired of being identified only as 007, Connery quit after You
Only Live Twice, though he was lured back for one more film, Diamonds Are
Forever, and then left the series. However, he returned 12 years later
for a final appearance in Never Say Never Again.
Connery has played many varied
roles in films over the years, working with directors such as Alfred Hitchcock,
John Huston and Brian De Palma. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor in 1987, for his role as the Irish cop Malone in The Untouchables.
Voted the sexiest man alive in 1990, Connery is still appearing in successful
films, despite suffering from various throat ailments. Connery is an avid
golfer (he learned the game for 1964's Goldfinger) and in 1996 won the
Lexus Challenge golf tournament with pro Hale Irwin. In 1997, Connery was
honored by the Film Society at Lincoln Center in New York. He was honored
by the Kennedy Center in December 1999. |
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The
Films of Sean Connery - by Lee Pfeiffer, Philip Lisa (Contributor)
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The films of Sean Connery
from "No Road Back" to "Dragonheart", just read and find out more. His
interest in bodybuilding led to a small part in a British roadshow of South
Pacific, which led to larger parts on stage and TV, his first big role
being the punch-drunk lead in Requiem for a Heavyweight. Paperback Revised
edition (Feb.1997) |
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