“My name is Bond—James Bond,” Sean Connery informed the world’s
movie-goers in 1962. In seven Bond films over a span of 21 years,
ff14 gilthe tall, dark Scot come to embody the suave secret agent whose code name was known around the globe: 007.
But
it didn’t go very smooth to be a successful star. The exception was
Robert Henderson, a 47-year-old Yank who was directing South Pacific.
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One day, Henderson had a long talk with the muscle man whose
determination seemed irrepressible. Connery told Henderson he hoped to
become a professional soccer player.
“Well look,” said Henderson.
“ With soccer, at 28 or 30. it’s all over. Then what do you do?
Wouldn’t you rather be an actor?” “How?” asked Connery, “ I left school
at 13.”
Henderson nodded. “You’ve practically no education.
FF14 Power levelingBut you have an imagination and a mind. I will give you a list of ten books that you should read.”
The
“ten” books that Henderson had mentioned were more like 200. including
the complete works of Shakespeare, Thomas Wolfe and Oscar Wilde. But
Connery tackled them—every day, applying all the energy and tenacity he
got from his parents. He would go to the library in the morning and stay
till curtain time.
Late at night, he would sit up with his tape
recorder, hearing a voice that certainly wasn’t Polish and was sounding a
little less Scottish.
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In
1957, the BBC produced Rod Serling’s play Requiem for a heavyweight.
The down-and-out prize-fighter, Mountain McClintock, was played by a
young actor who had boxed in the Royal Navy. His name—Sean Connery.
The
same year, Connery was cast in a production of Anna Christie. The title
role was played by ash blond Diane Celento. She was to become Connery’s
wife a few years later.
By then Connery had appeared in five
forgettable films—but in one of them, he caught the eye of Walt Disney,
who brought him to the United States in 1958.
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Disney cast him as Michael McBride, the love interest in a story about
leprechauns called Darby O’Gil and the Little People. In the film’s
climax, McBride has a rousing fistfight with the village bully.
Among
those who took note of Connery’s screen presence in Darby was producer
Harry Saltzman who, with co-producer Albert R. “Cubby” Rroccoli, was
casting a film of their own based on Dr .No, the 1985 novel by Lan
Fleming.
Connery was called to the producers’ London office for
an interview. “We watched him bound across the street like Superman,”
said Saltzman later. “We knew we had our Bond.”
But lan Fleming,
author of the James Bond novels. Had casting approval and was harder to
persuade. “He’d have loved to have had Cary Grant in the role,
buy runescape gold but there wasn’t enough money for that.” Says Connery. “So he was obliged to agree that I would do it.”
Play
it Connery did, and splendidly—five times in all in the 60s. from Dr,
No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball to You Only Live
Twice.
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debonair charm and magnetic good looks on screen captivated audiences
around the globe. Small boys from Chicago to Rome could tell you exactly
what 007 said when Goldfinger threatened him with a laser:
“Do you expect me to talk?”
“No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.”
But 007 did not die.
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Bond pictures’ success permitted Connery to move his wife, their son,
Jason, and his stepdaughter into a town house overlooking London’s Acton
Park.
He was also able to buy his parents a more comfortable
home and persuade his father to retire. He also set up Scottish
International Educational Trust with $1 million. To help underprivileged
Scots go to college.