Sean Connery

Voted the sexiest man alive in 1990, Sean Connery is lauded by critics and public alike. Yet the star himself is a private, even reclusive man. In this biography John Parker traces the rise to stardom of a tough street kid from Edinburgh who fought against snobbery and prejudice to become an actor. Arriving in London with gold teeth and tattoos to seek his fortune in the meat-market of body-building, Connery became a self-taught Shakespearian actor with a touch of the Stanislawski Method. Then the big break came with the part of James Bond. He became an overnight star, the world's number one box-office attraction, and a film character who had a huge influence on the modern male personality. The book includes first-hand accounts from those who grew up with Connery in the slums of Edinburgh, anecdotal recollections from Joss Ackland, James Fox, and Eric Sykes, and the inside story of Connery's love life.