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Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90
Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family has said.
The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers.
Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas, having been "unwell for some time", his son said.
His acting career spanned seven decades and he won an Oscar in 1988 for his role in The Untouchables.
Sir Sean's other films included The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Rock.
Jason Connery said his father "had many of his family, who could be in the Bahamas, around him" when he died overnight in Nassau. Much of the Bond film Thunderball had been filmed there.
He said: "We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently, even though my dad has been unwell for some time.
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Sean Connery
Scottish actor (1930–2020)
Sir Sean Connery | |
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Connery in 1964 | |
| Born | Thomas Sean Connery (1930-08-25)25 August 1930 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 31 October 2020(2020-10-31) (aged 90) Lyford Cay, Bahamas |
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| Years active | |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouses | Diane Cilento (m. 1962; div. 1974)Micheline Roquebrune (m. 1975) |
| Children | Jason Connery |
| Relatives | Neil Connery (brother) |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor (2000) |
| Website | seanconnery.com |
Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in motion pictures, starring in sju Bond films between 1962 and 1983.[1][2][3] Connery originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the Eon Productions films Fro
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Sean Connery among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries
Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery and English singer Dame Vera Lynn are among the new entrants in the Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography’s latest update.
The biographies of 276 people, who left their mark on the UK and also died in the year 2020, have been added to the reference collection.
Spy writer John Le Carre, Nobel Peace prize winner John Hume, former footballer Jack Charlton, actresses Dame Diana Rigg and Dame Barbara Windsor and Monty Python troupe member Terry Jones are also among those featured in the new edition.
Sir Sean’s entry says he “left school at 13, taking a succession of labouring jobs, joining the Royal Navy, and winning a bronze medal in the Mr Universe contest before finding his metier as an actor”.
After becoming the first actor to play James Bond on the big screen in Dr No, it says he was “determined not to be typecast” and was a “proud Scotsman, he started the Scottish Internati