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Sean Connery dies at 90 / B2-C1

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Sean Connery dies at 90

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Many people think of James Bond when they hear the name Sean Connery, but Connery was more than a mere character in a film. He was a man who came from humble beginnings, a man with talent and an astute businessman.

Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25th, 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His family was so poor that Connery’s crib was the bottom drawer of a dresser! When he was nine years old, Connery worked for four hours every morning delivering milk before he went to school. A far cry from the affluence he would enjoy later in life as a world-famous actor.

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Connery was a keen sportsman who played football semi-professionally and even participated in the Mister Universe bodybuilding competition in London in 1953. His acting career began in the same year. His first role? A sailor in the musical South Pacific1!

Although he is famous for playing her Majesty’s number-one spy in seven James Bond films, Connery acted in more than 70 films, TV series and the theatre. Some of his films include Highlander, The Hunt for Red October2 and The Untouchables3. He also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in the 1964 film Marnie4, and two BAFTA awards, three Golden Globes and a Henrietta Award. Nothing to sniff at!

Sean Connery was married to Diane Cilento from 1962 to 1973, and then to the French painter Micheline Roquebrune in 1975. He had one son called Jason Connery who is also a British actor – they say apples don’t fall far from the tree…

Sean Connery died on October 31st, 2020 at his home in the Bahamas where he lived with his wife Micheline.

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Here are some things you may not know about Sean Connery:

• Although his last Bond film was in 1983, Connery’s voice was used in the 2005 video game called James Bond 007: From Russia with Love5.

• Connery refused to play Gandalf in the film Lord of the Rings6 because he thought the script was too complicated.

• Sean Connery’s title was Sir Sean Connery. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005 for services to film drama.

1Pacific Sud        2À la poursuite d’Octobre Rouge        3Les Incorruptibles        4Pas de printemps pour Marnie        5Bons baisers de Russie        6Le Seigneur des Anneaux

mere = simple

humble beginnings = modestes origines

astute = astucieux

a crib = un lit de bébé

a dresser = une commode

a far cry = ne rien à voir avec

affluence = richesse

keen = assidu

a spy = un espion

nothing to sniff at = ce n’est pas négligeable

apples don’t fall far from the tree = les chiens ne font pas des chats

to knight = faire chevalier

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