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Sir Sean Connery: The Definitive Biography
He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond.

Sir Sean Connery—a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a working-class family—died at home in the Bahamas on October 31, 2020. He left behind him a legacy to rival any actor. Connery bestrode Hollywood like a Colossus. He commanded some of the highest fees in the industry and was lauded by critics and the public alike. In July 2000, his unique contribution to the world of film was recognized when he was accorded a knighthood.

John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh. The part of 007 became a monster that threatened to kill Connery as an actor; he escaped to establish himself as one of the world's most magnetic and commanding character actors, winning an Oscar for his role in iconic crime drama The Untouchables. The author has drawn on reminiscences of famous friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy, and Eric Sykes, to create an authoritative and entertaining portrait of a talented, complex actor—and, above all else, a magnificent man.
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Sir Sean Connery: The Definitive Biography
He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond.

Sir Sean Connery—a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a working-class family—died at home in the Bahamas on October 31, 2020. He left behind him a legacy to rival any actor. Connery bestrode Hollywood like a Colossus. He commanded some of the highest fees in the industry and was lauded by critics and the public alike. In July 2000, his unique contribution to the world of film was recognized when he was accorded a knighthood.

John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh. The part of 007 became a monster that threatened to kill Connery as an actor; he escaped to establish himself as one of the world's most magnetic and commanding character actors, winning an Oscar for his role in iconic crime drama The Untouchables. The author has drawn on reminiscences of famous friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy, and Eric Sykes, to create an authoritative and entertaining portrait of a talented, complex actor—and, above all else, a magnificent man.
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Sir Sean Connery: The Definitive Biography

Sir Sean Connery: The Definitive Biography

by John Parker
Sir Sean Connery: The Definitive Biography

Sir Sean Connery: The Definitive Biography

by John Parker

Overview

He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond.

Sir Sean Connery—a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a working-class family—died at home in the Bahamas on October 31, 2020. He left behind him a legacy to rival any actor. Connery bestrode Hollywood like a Colossus. He commanded some of the highest fees in the industry and was lauded by critics and the public alike. In July 2000, his unique contribution to the world of film was recognized when he was accorded a knighthood.

John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh. The part of 007 became a monster that threatened to kill Connery as an actor; he escaped to establish himself as one of the world's most magnetic and commanding character actors, winning an Oscar for his role in iconic crime drama The Untouchables. The author has drawn on reminiscences of famous friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy, and Eric Sykes, to create an authoritative and entertaining portrait of a talented, complex actor—and, above all else, a magnificent man.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789464580
Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
Publication date: 08/01/2021
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 674,066
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

John Parker has been a writer and journalist all his working life, in a career that has taken him from local newspapers to Life magazine. He spent twenty years in Fleet Street and his books include a biography of Jack Nicholson, a biography of the Duke of Windsor, and the widely praised Five for Hollywood, a study of the movie industry of the 1950s.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Note vii

Preface ix

Chapter 1 Stairway 1

Chapter 2 Lucky Break 17

Chapter 3 Movie Star 35

Chapter 4 Bridge to The Moon 57

Chapter 5 Brink of Obscurity 81

Chapter 6 Onwards and Upwards 103

Chapter 7 Wanting A Bigger Share 125

Chapter 8 Bondmania 137

Chapter 9 Never Again (1) 153

Chapter 10 'he'll Regret It' 171

Chapter 11 Never Again (2) 187

Chapter 12 New Beginnings 203

Chapter 13 Recession 223

Chapter 14 Never Say Never 241

Chapter 15 Bond Revisited 257

Chapter 16 Turning Point 275

Chapter 17 More Accolades 289

Chapter 18 A Second Wind 301

Chapter 19 Knighted At Last! 313

Filmography 331

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