Thomas Sean Connery (1930 - 2020)

Born 25 Aug 1930 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Diane (Cilento) Shaffer — married 29 Nov 1962 (to 2 Aug 1974) in England, United Kingdom

Died 31 Oct 2020 at age 90 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

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Biography

Sean Connery is Notable.

Sean Connery was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Connery originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). Connery made his final appearance in the franchise in Never Say Never Again (1983)

Sean Connery was born in Scotland.

Sean Connery died 31 October 2020 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.^[1] He is best known as a Scottish actor who played James Bond in films between 1962-1983.^[2] In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock.

He was knighted in Scotland by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 July 2000,^[3] and received the Kennedy Center Honors in the US.

Sources

1. ↑ Sean Connery, his personal website, updated 31 October 2020 by his family: "It's with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Sir Thomas Sean Connery at the age of 90 on October 31, 2020. Sir Sean died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family." Permalink: https://web.archive.org/web/20201031171155/https://www.seanconnery.com/ (accessed 31 Oct 2020).
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Portrayal of James Bond in film," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portrayal_of_James_Bond_in_film&oldid=986385024 page version ID 986385024 (accessed 31 Oct 2020).
3. ↑ Ed Cropley, ABC. "Sean Connery Knighted in Scotland." ABC News, 5 January 2000. Permalink: https://web.archive.org/web/20201031162827/https://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=83263&page=1 (accessed 31 Oct 2020).

• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP1Z-P13H : 18 July 2020), Sean Connery, 1971.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KTWD-NFN : 18 December 2019), Thomas S Connery, 2001.

See also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery

• Wikidata: Item Q4573, en:Wikipedia

• Scottish Roots - Sean Connery