- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Virgin Pub (Mm); 2nd Revised edition edition (September 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0863697550
- ISBN-13: 978-0863697555
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
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Sean Connery is a study in contradiction. Balding, 62, argumentative and reputedely tight-fisted, he is also regarded as one of the sexiest men alive. This biography traces Sean's rise to stardom from the slums of Edinburgh. The book looks at his studying Shakespeare and Shaw in the professional theatre, to the appeal and cash of the movies. After eight years off bit playing, he found his first success with the film "Dr No". The Bond films led onto films such as "The Name of the Rose", "The Untouchables", "Highlander" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". The book draws on the reminiscences of friends and colleagues to create a portrait of one of the world's leading film personalities.
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More than a career chronicle, this biography includes the frankest and most in-depth interviews to date from Connery's family, friends, and co-stars. "A necessity for Connery and Bond fans".--Los Angeles Times.
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Unveiling a Very Private Man!, Nov 23 2006
By Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sean Connery (Hardcover)
The life of Sean Connery, arguably the most popular movie star of the past 40 years and everyone's favorite James Bond, is examined in this updated edition of a book first published in 1983. It is the best biography of Connery this reviewer has come across.
Callan does a marvelous job of revealing this gifted actor and most private of men. Talking with many of Connery's friends and movie business associates along with quotes from Connery himself, he has fashioned a comprehensive account of the born-into-poverty Thomas Connery who became a screen legend as James Bond.
Tiring of the 007 hype and worried of being typecast, Connery broke away to chart his own, iconoclastic career in movies. His subsequent track record was mixed: Marnie, The Hill, Zardoz, Time Bandits, The Man Who Would be King, The Wind and The Lion, Medicine Man, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, etc. but whatever the movie, Connery was always eminently watchable.
Connery marched to the sound of his own drummer and, as revealed in this book, was always quite ready to speak his mind or take legal action. In most ways, he was as fascinating a person off the screen as he was on.
Sean Connery fans will want this book. In 286 fast-paced pages, Michael Callan gives us a multi-dimensional portrait of one fascinating human being.
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A concise a quick outline to satiate any fan!, April 21 2011
By Jaha - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sean Connery. Michael Feeney Callan (Paperback)
Callan's biography of the legendary Sean Connery is a very brisk and concise outline of the famed actors life. Skimping on a lot of hardcore or in-depth research into Connery's past or motives, the book will appeal mostly to the casual fan or as an introduction to his life. While I can see some readers craving more dirt or more information, overall the book works. It was a fast read that feels like a detailed outline.
Since this is a bio Callan is relying on sources not always Sean. So analysis on personal motives is rare but there are plenty of anecdotes to keep anyone interested. I came into the book looking for Bond bits but being very pleased with the whole package.
Again this is a great primer. Originally published in 1983 it has been updated several times to bring you to Finding Forrester. I am sure a more in-depth biography can be found but if you want concise this for you.
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