by Michael Freedland (Author)
Sean Connery has been more bankable at the box office over the last few years than he ever was as the thirty-year-old James Bond. But the man himself remains something of a mystery: extremely attractive and intensely private and, according to many, unforgiving. Michael Freedland's biography is the first detailed search behind the brogue and the bravado. Drawing on interviews with over a hundred people who have known and worked with Connery, the author charts an extraordinary life from his childhood in Edinburgh and his earliest working days in a steel mill to the feted superstar of today.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 03 Jul 1995
ISBN 10: 1857978714
ISBN 13: 9781857978711
Book Overview: An excellent biography of one of cinema's most popular icons Revised and updated for the 2003 edition The original edition reprints regularly Sean Connery was voted as 'the sexiest man alive' by PEOPLE magazine He has won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in THE UNTOUCHABLES and a BAFTA Lifetime Achievement award He is a strong supporter of Scotland's independence and in 2000 he was knighted He is more popular today than he has ever been Star of many classic James Bond films He also starred in THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, FINDING FORRESTER and ENTRAPMENT with Catherine Zeta-Jones His latest film, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMAN is currently in production, scheduled for release in 2003