Sir Sean Connery was a Scottish actor who died in his sleep on 31 October 2020, aged 90

 Sir Sean Connery was a Scottish actor who died, he was 90. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.^[2][3][4] Originating the role in Dr. No, Connery played Bond in six of Eon Productions' entries and made his final appearance in the Jack Schwartzman–produced Never Say Never Again.

                                            

        ( 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) 

Connery began acting in smaller theatre and television productions until his breakout role as Bond. 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. 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). 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), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery officially retired from acting in 2006, although he briefly returned for voice-over roles in 2012.

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. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. 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. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.^[5]

Connery died in his sleep on 31 October 2020, aged 90, at his home in the Lyford Cay community

of Nassau in The Bahamas.^[2][3] His death was announced by his family and Eon Productions;^[147] although they did not disclose the cause of death, his son Jason said he had been unwell for some time.^{[148][149][150]} A day later, Connery's wife Micheline Roquebrune explained he had dementia in his final years.^[151] Connery's death certificate was obtained by TMZ a month after his death, showing that he died of pneumonia and heart failure, and the time of death was listed as 1:30 a.m.^[152] He was cremated after his death, and his ashes will be scattered in Scotland at a date yet to be determined.^[153]

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