SIR Sean Connery was hailed “one of the true greats of cinema” yesterday after the iconic James Bond star died in his sleep aged 90.
Connery’s incredible acting career spanned five decades and saw him win an Oscar in 1988 for his role in The Untouchables. His widow, Moroccan-French painter Micheline, 91, paid tribute to him as a “gorgeous model of a man” while revealing he battled dementia during his final months.
Micheline, who first met him at a golf tournament in 1970, said: “It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly. “At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful.” Former Royal Navy sailor and bodybuilder Connery will forever remembered as the original 007 after rising from the slums of Edinburgh.
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