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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]])] | 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]])] |
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| ===== Father ===== |
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| 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]])] |
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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://www.scotlandmag.com/sir-sean-connery-scottish/|scotlandmag]])] |
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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 "Tommy".[([[https://www.radioswissclassic.ch/en/music-database/musician/2874100acc792cf0e2a014052c8ee75f2373b/biography?app=true|radioswissclassic]])] |
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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://www.britannica.com/biography/Sean-Connery|Britannica]])] |
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===== Death ===== | ===== Death ===== |
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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]])] |
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===== Jobs ===== | ===== Known For ===== |
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He was a Scottish producer and actor.[([[https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/s/Sean_Connery.htm|mcgill]])] | He was a Scottish producer and actor.[([[https://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~rwest/wikispeedia/wpcd/wp/s/Sean_Connery.htm|mcgill]])] |
===== James Bond ===== | ===== James Bond ===== |
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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]])] |
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===== Before Bond ===== | ===== Before Bond ===== |
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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]])] |
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===== Films ===== | ===== Films ===== |
===== Awards ===== | ===== Awards ===== |
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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]])] |
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===== Kennedy Center Honor ===== | ===== Kennedy Center Honor ===== |
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]])] | 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]])] |
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===== Headline ===== | ===== Royal Navy ===== |
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| 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]])] |
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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's model at the Edinburgh College of Art.[([[https://edinburghsaintsandsinners.blogspot.com/2012/05/big-tam-fae-fountainbridge.html|edinburghsaintsandsinners]])] |
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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://www.facebook.com/kufotv/posts/tribute-to-sean-conneryjames-bondthomas-sean-connery-named-thomas-after-his-gran/679593259635512/|Facebook]])] |
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| ===== Soccer ===== |
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| Connery was an avid player who had previously played for Bonnyrigg Rose.[([[https://www.factotum.co.uk/2020/12/18/sean-connery-edinburgh/|factotum]])] |
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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 "dark-haired beauty with a ballerina's body", but was discouraged by her Jewish family.[([[https://factrepublic.com/facts/14805/|factrepublic]])] |
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| ===== Julie Hamilton ===== |
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| 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]])] |
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| ===== In A Kilt ===== |
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| 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]])] |
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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://filmyupdates.wordpress.com/tag/james-bond/|filmyupdates]])] |
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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://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8903403/Sean-Connerys-Australian-wife-Diane-Cilento-never-stop-Mrs-James-Bond.html|dailymail]])] |
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| ===== Son ===== |
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| 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]])] |
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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://people.com/movies/sean-connerys-romantic-past-his-troubled-first-marriage-and-comments-on-domestic-violence/|people]])] |