Monday, August 25, 2014

Great Scot: Happy 84th Birthday To Sean Connery


As Biography.com notes, today is actor Sean Connery's birthday. He is 84.

Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Scotland.

In the 1950s, he was cast in numerous films and television programs. In the early 1960s, he landed the lead role of James Bond in Dr. No.

He continued to work regularly in film thereafter, and in 1987, won an Academy Award. Connery appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1990. In 2003, he starred in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

You can watch read the rest of the piece and watch a film clip of Sean Connery's bio via the below link:

http://www.biography.com/people/sean-connery-9255144?et_cid=55754966&et_rid=704027439&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.biography.com%2fpeople%2fsean-connery-9255144

You can also watch a video of Sean Connery in his introduction as James Bond in Dr No via the below link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDj3NRYTU8

And you can read an earlier post on Sean Connery's top ten films via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/03/look-back-at-sean-connerys-top-ten.html

Note: The above photo shows the cover of Sean Connery's book On Being a Scot.

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