Sean Connery has been more bankable at the box office over the last few years than he ever was as the thirty-year-old James Bond. But the man himself remains something of a mystery: extremely attractive and intensely private and, according to many, unforgiving. Michael Freedland's biography is the first detailed search behind the brogue and the bravado. Drawing on interviews with over a hundred people who have known and worked with Connery, the author charts an extraordinary life from his childhood in Edinburgh and his earliest working days in a steel mill to the feted superstar of today.
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Michael Freedland is the author of 33 books, mostly biographies of leading personalities and figures in the world of entertainment. He writes for newspapers and magazines in Britain and America. He broadcasts frequently on the BBC - including a seven-part series on American comedy - and a four part series for Channel Four.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Boy, Don't Read This One,
By Sarah Chestnut (Springfield, Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sean Connery: A Biography (Paperback)
In my opinion, this book was terrible. Freedland does not give a clear picture of Connery's life or ideas. He pictures his life to be free of hardship and very glamorous, but anyone might be able to tell you of the horrors that come with fame. The author skips around so much that the reader is at a loss as to what he is trying to portray. The details are too precise and B-O-R-I-N-G! If you want to get in a good nap, please feel free to view this work, but if you are busy and don't have time to be bored with details, stay away.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Just fine,
By Jane Austen "Sumita CDM" (New Delhi, India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sean Connery: A Biography (Paperback)
Sean Connery, a biography by Michael Freedland. Picked up this biography becase I like Sean Connery as an actor. I wanted to know what he did differently to be where he is. I did get to know a lot many details about Sean Connery. I did, however, have to find on the Internet some more details I was interested in. What I did get to know is that Sean stood up for most of his beliefs, no matter what. 2.5/5
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