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 ===== Birth =====
-He was born on August 25, 1930.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sean-Connery|Britannica]])]
+Thomas Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 August 1930.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sean-Connery|Britannica]])]
+===== Mother =====
+His mother, Euphemia "Effie" McBain McLean, worked as a maid.[([[https://m.facebook.com/Thestorybookofdreamsandbeauty/photos/thomas-sean-connery-named-thomas-after-his-grandfather-was-born-in-fountainbridg/3240146866089881/|Facebook]])]
+===== Father =====
+Joseph Connery, Connery's father, was a factory worker and truck driver. In the mid-nineteenth century, his paternal grandfather's parents immigrated to Scotland from Ireland.[([[https://jenniferullmen.wixsite.com/jeniferullmen-author/famous-scottish-actor---sean-connery-007|jenniferullmen]])]
+===== Origin =====
+His maternal great-grandparents were native Scottish Gaelic speakers from Fife and Uig on Skye, while the rest of his family was Scottish.[([[https://www.scotlandmag.com/sir-sean-connery-scottish/|scotlandmag]])]
+===== Name =====
+Connery has stated that he was known as Sean, his middle name, before he became an actor. In his youth, he was commonly referred to as "Tommy".[([[https://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/2874100acc792cf0e2a014052c8ee75f2373b/biography?app=true|radioswissclassic]])]
+===== Height =====
+Although he was short in elementary school, he developed quickly after the age of 12 and reached his full adult height of 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) by the age of 18.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sean-Connery|Britannica]])]
 ===== Death =====
-He died on 31 October 2020.[([[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sean-Connery|Britannica]])]
+He died on 31 October 2020.[([[https://brams.ge/index.php/news/obituary-sean-connery|brams]])]
-===== Jobs =====
+===== Known For =====
 He was a Scottish producer and actor.[([[https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/s/Sean_Connery.htm|mcgill]])]
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 ===== James Bond =====
-He was well renowned for being the first actor to play James Bond in a film. He appeared in seven Bond films between 1962-1983.[([[https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Sean_Connery|James Bond]])]
+Sean Connery was well renowned for being the first actor to play James Bond in a film. He appeared in seven Bond films between 1962-1983.[([[https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Sean_Connery|James Bond]])]
 ===== Before Bond =====
-Connery had previously worked in minor theatrical and television shows before landing his big break with the Bond movie.[([[https://www.mixcloud.com/7591/goodbye-mr-bondthe-007-tribute-to-sean-connery/|mixcloud]])]
+Sean Connery had previously worked in minor theatrical and television shows before landing his big break with the Bond movie. [([[https://www.mixcloud.com/7591/goodbye-mr-bondthe-007-tribute-to-sean-connery/|mixcloud]])]
 ===== Films =====
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 ===== Awards =====
-Connery's accomplishments include one Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of which was a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, which included the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.[([[https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaInfoFM/photos/today-in-history-sir-thomas-sean-connery-was-born-in-1930-he-is-a-scottish-actor/763206200407824/|facebook]])]
+Sean Connery's accomplishments include one Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of which was a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, which included the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.[([[https://www.facebook.com/NigeriaInfoFM/photos/today-in-history-sir-thomas-sean-connery-was-born-in-1930-he-is-a-scottish-actor/763206200407824/|facebook]])]
 ===== Kennedy Center Honor =====
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 Connery was knighted in the New Year Honours List of 2000 for his contributions to cinematic drama.[([[https://maayke-collection.com/product/sean-connery/|maayke]])]
+===== The Greatest Living Scot =====
+Connery was voted "The Greatest Living Scot" in a survey conducted by The Sunday Herald in 2004.[([[https://irishgolfer.ie/latest-golf-news/2020/11/01/sandy-lyle-leads-golfing-tributes-to-the-late-sean-connery/|irishgolfer]])]
+===== Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure =====
+In a EuroMillions poll in 2011, he was named "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure".[([[https://newsnet.scot/archive/sean-connery-voted-scotlands-greatest-living-national-treasure/|newsnet]])]
+===== Sexiest Man =====
+People magazine named him the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century" in 1999.[([[https://tv.apple.com/us/person/sean-connery/umc.cpc.4evle0fvm654u5jqp4xravlgh|Apple]])]
+===== Royal Navy =====
+Connery entered the Royal Navy at the age of 16 in 1946.[([[https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/celebrity-news/who-sir-sean-connery-national-25159336|scottishdailyexpress]])]
+===== Jobs =====
+Following that, he returned to the co-op and worked as a truck driver, a lifeguard at Portobello swimming pools, a laborer, and an artist's model at the Edinburgh College of Art.[([[https://edinburghsaintsandsinners.blogspot.com/2012/05/big-tam-fae-fountainbridge.html|edinburghsaintsandsinners]])]
+===== Bodybuilder =====
+Connery began bodybuilding at the age of 18 after a proposal from former Mr. Scotland, Archie Brennan, a coffin polisher.[([[https://www.facebook.com/kufotv/posts/tribute-to-sean-conneryjames-bondthomas-sean-connery-named-thomas-after-his-gran/679593259635512/|Facebook]])]
+===== Soccer =====
+Connery was an avid player who had previously played for Bonnyrigg Rose.[([[https://www.factotum.co.uk/2020/12/18/sean-connery-edinburgh/|factotum]])]
+===== Carol Sopel =====
+During the development of South Pacific in the mid-1950s, Connery dated Carol Sopel, a "dark-haired beauty with a ballerina's body", but was discouraged by her Jewish family.[([[https://factrepublic.com/facts/14805/|factrepublic]])]
+===== Julie Hamilton =====
+He then dated Julie Hamilton, the daughter of feminist documentary director Jill Craigie.[([[https://factsverse.com/every-woman-sean-connery-dated-or-hooked-up-with/|factsverse]])]
+===== In A Kilt =====
+Given Connery's gruff look and raw appeal, Hamilton first disliked him and was not attracted to him until she saw him in a kilt and declared him to be the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen in her life.[([[https://m.facebook.com/Thestorybookofdreamsandbeauty/photos/personal-lifeduring-the-production-of-south-pacific-in-the-mid-1950s-sean-conner/2167789413325637/|Facebook]])]
+===== Maxine Daniels =====
+He also had feelings for jazz vocalist Maxine Daniels, whom he met at the Empire Theatre. He made a move on her, but she told him she was already happily married with a child.[([[https://filmyupdates.wordpress.com/tag/james-bond/|filmyupdates]])]
+===== Diane Cilento =====
+Connery married actress Diane Cilento from 1962 until 1973, but the couple divorced in 1971.[([[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8903403/Sean-Connerys-Australian-wife-Diane-Cilento-never-stop-Mrs-James-Bond.html|dailymail]])]
+===== Son =====
+They have a son named Jason Connery, who is an actor. [([[https://people.com/movies/sean-connerys-romantic-past-his-troubled-first-marriage-and-comments-on-domestic-violence/|people]])]
+===== Abusement? =====
+In her book, published in 2006, she claimed that he tortured her both psychologically and physically during their relationship.[([[https://people.com/movies/sean-connerys-romantic-past-his-troubled-first-marriage-and-comments-on-domestic-violence/|people]])]

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