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===== Birth ===== | ===== Birth ===== | ||
- | He was born on August | + | Thomas Sean Connery |
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+ | ===== Mother ===== | ||
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+ | His mother, Euphemia " | ||
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+ | ===== Father ===== | ||
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+ | Joseph Connery, Connery' | ||
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+ | ===== Origin ===== | ||
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+ | His maternal great-grandparents were native Scottish Gaelic speakers from Fife and Uig on Skye, while the rest of his family was Scottish.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Name ===== | ||
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+ | 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 " | ||
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+ | ===== Height ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
===== Death ===== | ===== Death ===== | ||
- | He died on 31 October 2020.[([[https:// | + | He died on 31 October 2020.[([[https:// |
- | ===== Jobs ===== | + | ===== Known For ===== |
He was a Scottish producer and actor.[([[https:// | He was a Scottish producer and actor.[([[https:// | ||
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===== James Bond ===== | ===== 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:// | + | Sean Connery |
===== Before Bond ===== | ===== Before Bond ===== | ||
- | Connery had previously worked in minor theatrical and television shows before landing his big break with the Bond movie.[([[https:// | + | Sean Connery had previously worked in minor theatrical and television shows before landing his big break with the Bond movie. [([[https:// |
===== Films ===== | ===== Films ===== | ||
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===== Awards ===== | ===== Awards ===== | ||
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===== Kennedy Center Honor ===== | ===== 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:// | Connery was knighted in the New Year Honours List of 2000 for his contributions to cinematic drama.[([[https:// | ||
+ | ===== The Greatest Living Scot ===== | ||
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+ | Connery was voted "The Greatest Living Scot" in a survey conducted by The Sunday Herald in 2004.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Scotland' | ||
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+ | In a EuroMillions poll in 2011, he was named " | ||
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+ | ===== Sexiest Man ===== | ||
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+ | People magazine named him the " | ||
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+ | ===== Royal Navy ===== | ||
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+ | Connery entered the Royal Navy at the age of 16 in 1946.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Jobs ===== | ||
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+ | 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' | ||
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+ | ===== Bodybuilder ===== | ||
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+ | Connery began bodybuilding at the age of 18 after a proposal from former Mr. Scotland, Archie Brennan, a coffin polisher.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Soccer ===== | ||
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+ | Connery was an avid player who had previously played for Bonnyrigg Rose.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Carol Sopel ===== | ||
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+ | During the development of South Pacific in the mid-1950s, Connery dated Carol Sopel, a " | ||
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+ | ===== Julie Hamilton ===== | ||
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+ | He then dated Julie Hamilton, the daughter of feminist documentary director Jill Craigie.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== In A Kilt ===== | ||
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+ | Given Connery' | ||
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+ | ===== Maxine Daniels ===== | ||
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | ===== Diane Cilento ===== | ||
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+ | Connery married actress Diane Cilento from 1962 until 1973, but the couple divorced in 1971.[([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Son ===== | ||
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+ | They have a son named Jason Connery, who is an actor. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Abusement? ===== | ||
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+ | In her book, published in 2006, she claimed that he tortured her both psychologically and physically during their relationship.[([[https:// |