Sir Sean Connery - The Definitive Biography: 1930 - 2020

John Parker

ISBN 10: 1789464587 / ISBN 13: 9781789464580

Editore: John Blake Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2020

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He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond. Sir Sean Connery - a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a working-class family - died at home in the Bahamas on 31 October 2020. He left behind him a legacy to rival any actor. Connery bestrode Hollywood like a Colossus. He commanded some of the highest fees in the industry and was lauded by critics and the public alike. In July 2000, his unique contribution to the world of film was recognised when he was accorded a knighthood. John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh. The part of 007 became a monster that threatened to kill Connery as an actor; he escaped to establish himself as one of the world's most magnetic and commanding character actors, winning an Oscar for his role in iconic crime drama The Untouchables. The author has drawn on reminiscences of famous friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy and Eric Sykes, to create an authoritative and entertaining portrait of a talented, complex actor - and, above all else, a magnificent man. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR011110881

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Titolo: Sir Sean Connery - The Definitive Biography:...

Casa editrice: John Blake Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, London

Data di pubblicazione: 2020

Legatura: Paperback

Condizione: Very Good

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He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond.

Sir Sean Connery—a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a working-class family—died at home in the Bahamas on October 31, 2020. He left behind him a legacy to rival any actor. Connery bestrode Hollywood like a Colossus. He commanded some of the highest fees in the industry and was lauded by critics and the public alike. In July 2000, his unique contribution to the world of film was recognized when he was accorded a knighthood.

John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh. The part of 007 became a monster that threatened to kill Connery as an actor; he escaped to establish himself as one of the world's most magnetic and commanding character actors, winning an Oscar for his role in iconic crime drama The Untouchables. The author has drawn on reminiscences of famous friends and colleagues, including Honor Blackman, Robert Hardy, and Eric Sykes, to create an authoritative and entertaining portrait of a talented, complex actor—and, above all else, a magnificent man.

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John Parker has been a writer and journalist all his working life, in a career that has taken him from local newspapers to Life magazine. He spent twenty years in Fleet Street and his books include a biography of Jack Nicholson, a biography of the Duke of Windsor, and the widely praised Five for Hollywood, a study of the movie industry of the 1950s.