An English film actor of Scottish descent - Sir Thomas Sean Connery - was born on August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh. He is an Oscar winner , a two-time winner of BAFTA (the British Academy of Motion Picture and Television Arts), and the holder of three Golden Globe Awards. In addition to working in the cinema, he was engaged in the production of theatrical productions and television projects.
Confession
Sean Connery, whose filmography contains more than seventy films, gives a special place in this list to the plots of "Bond", based on the works of Jan Fleming. Fascinating novels of the writer have become excellent material for the film adaptation. The best films with Sean Connery are stories about superagent-007. The adventures of James Bond became for the actor a matter of his life, but at the same time he did not refuse other roles. For the played policeman named Jim Malone in the gangster film “The Untouchables”, the actor won the 1988 Academy Award (for the supporting role). Initially, the highest award of the cinema was predicted by another performer, but Sean Connery turned out to be the laureate. Oscar has become for him a well-deserved reward and recognition of talent.
Connery began his acting career at the Edinburgh Royal Theater, where he entered at the end of 1951. Then the young actor seriously engaged in bodybuilding and in 1953 even took third place in the competition of bodybuilders under the loud name "Mr. Universe".
Los Angeles
In the movie, Sean made his debut in the film "Another time, another place." Already becoming a Hollywood actor, the future James Bond “figured out” in the spirit of agent-007 with one of the local gangsters, a certain Johnny Spomatpatano, who had once arrived in Los Angeles and was jealous of his mistress, actress Lana Turner , to Sean. Connery did meet the girl, but decided not to retreat under the onslaught of the gangster and simply threw him from the set, where he came with a revolver in his hands to punish the offender. This skirmish was noticed by the directors and producers who were at that moment in the pavilion. They looked at each other, and soon the first scripts about the adventures of James Bond were written.
Sean Connery, photo which was published in absolutely all newspapers and magazines, throughout his career in the cinema was the ultimate dream of a huge number of women. Even at age 59, according to People magazine, he was recognized as the titled sex symbol of the planet. Sean Connery was skeptical of this recognition, noting that young and beautiful men breathe in the back of his head. Nevertheless, the same magazine, exactly ten years later, again called Connery the sexiest man of the 20th century. To this, the actor only smiled, expressing the idea that the persistence of the editor of the magazine is worthy of better application.
"Bondiana"
The first five films about the secret agent-007, which were released at the box office between 1962 and 1967, made Sean Connery a super popular actor. For objective reasons, he could not participate in the filming of the next James Bond film, and he was replaced on the set by actor George Lazenby. The new film just failed. The public was outraged, moviegoers demanded the return of "real agent-007"
Return
Actor Sean Connery returned to work on "Bond" in 1971, starring in the movie "Diamonds Forever." However, the age of the actor was already making itself felt, and Sean at the age of 53 starred in his last film about James Bond, which was called "Never Say" Never "."
Then, Sean Connery took part in the psychological thriller “Marnie” based on the novel by Alfred Hitchcock and in the film adaptation of the detective Agatha Christie “Murder on the Orient Express”. The actor starred less and less, explaining that he feels a "decline in moral strength," but read his dictum as a "decline in moral principles" in the world around him.
Abandonment of the role
In 2001, Sean Connery, whose photo no longer made an irresistible impression on the female gender, refused to participate in the filming of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, explaining his decision by the fact that he was not impressive enough. Later, the actor rejected the proposal of Sam Mendes to shoot in the next James Bond film called Skyfall Coordinates. Sean Connery, whose filmography is so vast, could afford to abandon any project. Moreover, even then the actor wrote his book about Scotland.
Personal life
Sean Connery was married to Diane Silento , an actress from the Australian continent. The couple married at the end of 1962 and lived together for 11 years. In 1963, they had a son, Jason, and then, after 34 years, the grandson of Dashill Quinn Connery.
The second wife of the actor was the French artist Micheline Roquebrune. The wedding was played on May 6, 1975. Michelin is one year older than Sean.
The popular actor has been passionate about golf all his life. Many years ago, he acquired a large flat area in France, which he then converted into a field for a full-fledged game at the level of international standards. In 1999, Connery decided to part with his passion and sold the field to German industrialist Dietmar Hopp.
In addition to golf, the actor was interested in football; he is still a fan of the Rangers club.
Martial arts was another passion of Sean for a long time, he enthusiastically practiced judo and even received the First Dan.
Social activity
In July 2000, Queen Elizabeth II of England granted Sean Connery a knighthood.
War veterans in the UK accepted the world famous actor into their ranks, giving him the status of an honorary member of the association. This happened in 2003.
Meanwhile, Connery began writing memoirs. But first, from his pen came a book about his native country called Being A Scot, in which he shared with his readers his observations about Scottish culture and history.
The actor is a member of the National Party of Scotland and an ardent supporter of the country's separation from the UK. In the spring of 2014, he announced his desire to return to his native Edinburgh if Scotland regains independence.
Health status
The character of Sean Connery - James Bond - never complained about feeling unwell. The actor himself was also distinguished by excellent health, a sporty lifestyle helped him to be in great shape.
Regular classes on the tatami, on the golf course and football fields only increased his tone.
However, Connery began to complain more and more about mental fatigue, explaining this by the fact that he left a lot of energy on the set. By this he caused some distrust from the general public. There were rumors that the popular actor is seriously ill, suffers from laryngeal cancer and is in the oncology department of a hospital in London. Some Japanese media outlets, followed by South African newspapers, published information about the death of Sean Connery. He even once had to go live on David Latterman’s evening show to refute the rumors.
However, in October 2009, while interviewing Wine Spectator magazine, Connery admitted that he had cardiac problems. He did not specify what kind of heart disease is involved, but made it clear that the disease is serious.
In August 2013, the media published information about the actor developing Alzheimer's disease, about the failures in his memory and that Sean Connery completely forgot about his fame as agent-007. The information corresponded supposedly from the words of Sean's closest friend, Michael Kane. However, Kane himself soon denied this information, calling it unreliable nonsense.