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The Film Career of Sean Connery

Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1930. After competing in the 1953 Mr. Universe competition, he was encouraged to go into acting, he landed parts in a BBC production of Anna Karenina and in the 1959 film, Darby O’Gill and the Little People. Although he was later offered a contract to play football by Matt Busby of Manchester United, he decided to remain in the acting profession. His breakthrough came when he landed the role of James Bond, going onto to star in seven films as the secret agent. After finishing with the Bond franchise he starred mainly in epic productions with ensemble casts with the exception of John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King (1975). He began acting in more serious roles following the successful In the Name of the Rose (1986), landing an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables (1987). During the late 1980s and 1990s he starred in blockbusters including Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Rock (1996) and Entrapment (1999). In more recent years he was involved in several critical and box-office disappointments such as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) but he received very positive reviews for his role in Finding Forrester (2000). He is now retired from making movies, in 2008 he released his auto-biography called Being a Scot. He was married to Australian-born actress Diane Cliento from 1962 to 1973, they have one son, Jason Connery. In 1975 Sean Connery married the French actress, Micheline Roquebrune.

About the Author

Russell Shortt is a travel consultant with Exploring Ireland, the leading specialists in customised, private escorted tours, escorted coach tours and independent self drive tours of Ireland. Article source: http://www.exploringireland.net

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