She was born the daughter of Neil McLean and Helen Forbes Ross, and named after her father's mother, Euphemia McBain, wife of John McLean and daughter of William McBain from Ceres in Fife.
His mother, Euphemia McBain "Effie" McLean, was a cleaning woman. 176 Fountainbridge, a block which has since been demolished. Thomas Connery was born at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 25 August 1930 he was named after his paternal grandfather. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. In 1987, he was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France, and he received the US Kennedy Center Honors lifetime achievement award in 1999. His achievements in film were recognised with an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (including the BAFTA Fellowship), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. Connery officially retired from acting in 2006, although he briefly returned for voice-over roles in 2012. He also appeared in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), Finding Forrester (2000), and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). Their films in which Connery appeared included Marnie (1964), The Hill (1965), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). Although he did not enjoy the off-screen attention the role gave him, the success of the Bond films brought Connery offers from notable directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and John Huston. Ĭonnery began acting in smaller theatre and television productions until his break-out role as Bond. Following his third appearance as Bond in Goldfinger (1964), in June 1965 Time magazine observed "James Bond has developed into the biggest mass-cult hero of the decade". No, Connery played Bond in six of Eon Productions' entries and made his final Bond appearance in the non-Eon-produced Never Say Never Again if non-Eon-produced Bond movies are included, Connery shares the record for the most portrayals as James Bond with Roger Moore (with 7 apiece). He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 19. Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor.
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