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Sean Connery has fans all over the world, regardless of gender. In the eyes of many loyal “007” audiences, he is the romantic and invincible British agent James Bond, the perfect embodiment of Western agents during the Cold War. He died at his home in the Bahamas on October 31, at the age of 90, and the news immediately spread to the world through social media and traditional media.
When Connery was a child, his family squeezed into a room in an apartment building, with shared bathrooms and no public hot water. He dropped out of school at the age of 13, without an academic certificate, first working part-time and then enlisting in the navy. Three years later, he returned to his hometown due to a gastric ulcer. He got “Long Live Scotland” and “Mom and Dad” tattooed on his body. He soon earned a reputation as a “tough guy” in Edinburgh because he once repelled six thieves from the underworld by himself. At the time, connery, a veteran, worked as a truck driver, security guard, and model for the Edinburgh College of Art in order to earn a living, practice fitness, and play soccer in his spare time.
Due to his excellent skills, he was once invited to join Manchester United on a weekly salary of £ 25, but Connery fell in love with acting while working in a community theater and chose the former between art and football. He later proudly said that this was one of the wisest life decisions he made.
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Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland, his father was a factory worker and his mother was a domestic cleaner. He dropped out of school when he was 13 years old and did small jobs like delivering milk, laying brick walls, and painting and polishing coffins.
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When she worked as a model for art students at Edinburgh College of Art, a student later recalled that Connery was “beautiful beyond words”.
On the 1957 BBC television series Blood Money, Connery’s performance won praise. Before that, he heard that the musical “South Pacific” was recruiting extras when he entered the Mr. Universe contest in London in 1953. He tried his luck and succeeded. The following year, he began playing Lieutenant Buzz Adams. “Blood Money” originally cast the American actor who played the lead role in London and did not want to come to London. The director’s wife recommended Connery, saying “The girls will like it …”.
American actor Robert Henderson encouraged Connery to work hard at self-education and provided him with the opportunity to act in plays by Ibsen, Shakespeare, and Bernard Shaw. “Blood Money” allowed him to attract the attention of film critics and film and television circles, and he later stopped performing on stage, screen, and television series. He played Count Vronsky in the BBC’s “Anna Karenina” in 1961.
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In 1958, Connery teamed up with Hollywood actress Lana Turner in “Another Time, Another Place” (Another Time, Another Place), and his star fortune increased. Then came the 007 Bond series. In 1962, the first Bond series “Dr. No” (“Intelligence Seven”, Dr. No) came out and Connery became the first 007. When casting the actor for Bond, the wife of another producer strongly recommended Connery to her husband. The original author, Fleming, was not optimistic about the “stunt man” born into a worker’s family in Edinburgh at first, but immediately changed his mind after seeing the film. In his later work, he established a medium Scottish background for 007.
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“Love from Russia” director Terence Young directs the sex scene at the rehearsal location. How did truck driver, bricklayer, and fitness man Connery play lead agent 007, who graduated from aristocratic Eton College? The gestures, accents, expressions, and body language in the eyes are all “aristocratic gentlemen,” and beauty agents can’t resist the charm? The answer is that his director friend, Terence Young, specializes in taking him in and out of various high-level venues, and instructs him in his gestures and conversations.
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Connery is the first of the leads in the 007 special agent film series, and has played 6 in total. But after the filming of “Goldfinger”, he grew bored with the popularity and the resulting riots, and in 1967 he decided to withdraw from the series.
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“Thunder Valley” (Thunder Valley of 007, King Kong Eternal Breaking Rocket Ridge, You Only Live Twice, 1967) basically fixed the image of Merry Agent 007. Connery made 6 Bond movies, as well as a 007 extra, “Never Say Never “. Later, he gradually grew bored with this role and became more and more concerned that his playing path was becoming increasingly narrow and stereotyped.
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In 1967, Connery decided not to play 007, but the producer did his best to persuade him. In 1971, he filmed “Diamond” for a record salary. He and his wife used the money to establish the Scottish International Education Trust to fund new Scottish artists who are still struggling. “In the Name of the Rose” is one of Connery’s efforts to get rid of Agent 007 and avoid being stereotyped, and is considered a success in terms of effect. This role earned him the BAFTA award. Later, he won an Oscar for best supporting actor.
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He also played a role in such films as “Indiana Jones”, “The Hunt for Red October” (The Hunt for Red October), “The Rock” and “The Avengers”. The performance in China won the British and American Academy Awards and Golden Globes or nominations. The image shows a shot of The Avengers.
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In 1988, Connery was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, and a British Academy of Film and Television Award for “The Untouchables.”
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In 2006, Connery received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Academy from the protagonist and partner Harrison Ford of “Bear and Ambition.” However, he does not like Hollywood nor does he like the Hollywood lifestyle.
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In 2008, Connery published “Being A Scot”. Connery lived in mansions in Spain, Portugal, Greece and the Caribbean for a long time during his life, but he insisted that his heart for Scotland has never changed. Due to his outspoken support for Scottish independence, his knighthood was delayed and lasted until 2000.
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Connery admitted that he was short-tempered and irritable, which was related to his Celtic genes. He and his first wife, Australian actress Diane Silanto, divorced in 1975. There were rumors of domestic violence and several derailments. The second wife was the artist Micheline Rockbrunn whom he met in Morocco.
Connery Agent 007 has entered the history museum. If measured by today’s standards, politically incorrect details are not lacking, but it was mainstream of the time at the time, and its performing arts also left a strong page in 20th century film history.
