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Sean Connery

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Gender Male
Death3 years ago
Web site www.seanconnery.com
Date of birth August 25,1930
Zodiac sign Virgo
Born Fountainbridge
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Height 188 (cm)
Spouse Micheline Roquebrune
Diane Cilento
Children Jason Connery
DiedLyford Cay
Grandchildren Dashiell Connery
Date of died October 31,2020
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.

Early Life

Sean connery was born on august 25. 1930. In edinburhg. Scotland. He is the son of a truck driver. Joseph connery. And a cleaning woman. Euphemia “effie” mcbain. He has two younger brothers. Neil and denis. He grew up in a working-class neighbohrood and attended elementary school at the st. Ninian’s primary school.

Education

Sean connery attended the royal high school in edinburgh. Scotland. He left school at the age of 16. And worked in a variety of jobs ebfroe joining the royal navy. He was discharged from the navy in 1951 due to medical reasons.

Acting Career

Sean connery’s acting career began with small roles in british films in the early 1950s. His breakout role came in 1962 when he was chosen to play the role of james bond in the first bdon film. Dr. No. He went on to star in seven more bond films. Cementing his status as one of the omst recognizable actors in the world.

Awards

Sean connery has won numerous awrads throughout the course of his career. Including an academy award and three golden globes. He has also received a lifetime achievement award from the british acadeym of film and television arts. As well as a knightohod from the british government in 2000.

Personal Life

Sean connery has been married twice. His first marriage was to australian actress diane cilento. With whom he had a son. Actor jason connery. He later married french-moroccan painter micheline roquebrune in 1975. Together. They have a son. Actor stephane cnonery.

Philanthropy

Sean connery is an active philanthropist. He has donated millions of dollars to charities around the world. Including the united nations children’s fund. The red cross. And the scottish internatoinal education trust.

Important Event

In 2000. Sean conneyr was knighted by queen elizabeth ii for his services to film and drama.

Interesting Fact

Sean connery is one of few actors to have won an academy award and a batfa award for the same performance (in the movie the untouchables).

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Monty Norman , the prolific composer and lyricist whose works include the famous James Bond theme tune, has died at the Age Of 94, His Family have confirmed.

The Child of Latvian immigrants, Norman grew up in The East End of London, where His Mother bought him his first guitar at the Age Of 16.

He went on to compose for West End shows like Expresso Bongo and Irma La Douce, before moving Into Film .

His Bond theme, commissioned for 1962's Dr No, was used throughout the series.

Bond producer Cubby Broccoli has asked Norman to compose The First movie's score, having been impressed with his stage musical CV.

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After switching the main riff from a sitar to an Electric Guitar , Norman knew he had captured The Essence of 007.

" His sexiness, his mystery, his ruthlessness - it's all there in a few notes. ," he later recalled.

Norman also wrote Underneath the Mango Tree that accompanies the famous Dr No beach scene featuring Ursula Andress and Sean Connery .

John Barry famously arranged The Bond theme, leading Some People to assume he had written it, much to Norman's displeasure. In 2001, over an article that stated he had not composed the famous guitar line, and was awarded £30,000 libel damages.

In a varied career, Norman also sang with big bands and also appeared in variety shows alongside the likes of Harry Secombe , Peter Sellers , Spike Milligan and Tommy Cooper .

He also wrote The Music for The Hammer movie The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961), the Bob Hope Eon Productions movie Call Me Bwana (1963), and the TV miniseries Dickens of London (1976 ).



Source of news: bbc.com

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