Sean Connery - Softcover

Michael Feeney Callan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753539101 ISBN 13: 9780753539101

Publisher: Virgin Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Among European actors Sean Connery is unparalleled in his achievements. Having extended his career from theatrical successes through every genre of film, as James Bond he became the backbone of the most lucrative movie franchise in history. Born in an Edinburgh tenement, Sean Connery later served time as a milkman, cabinet polisher and art model. He turned to acting on a whim, and early onstage success in South Pacific translated into a TV and movie career. Taking his talents such as The Name of the Rose, The Hunt for Red October and The Rock. His role as Jimmy Malone in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables won him an Academy Award, which many saw as recognition of a body of superlative screen creations over twenty years.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Feeney Callan is a screenwriter and director. Born in Dublin, he joined the BBC as a story editor and went on to write for TV series such as The Professionals. He also directed My Riviera, starring Joan Collins and Roger Moore. He is the author of biographies on Julie Christie, Anthony Hopkins and Richard Harris, and most recently Robert Redford (due out autumn 2002).

Review:

"An authoritative, extremely comprehensive look at an actor whose enormous success as James Bond has obscured much about him." Irish Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Virgin Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0753539101
• ISBN 13: 9780753539101
• Binding: Paperback