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Things You Didn’t Know About Sean Connery
He was more than just the best James Bond.
In surveys of people’s favorite James Bond, Sean Connery usually comes out on top. He delivered one-lines with panache, was up to the action sequences, and looked great in a tux. But beyond Bond, Connery had an interesting career and life. So, her are some things you probably didn’t know about Sean Connery.
1: A policeman named James Bond once stopped Sean Connery for speeding.
So, the only one capable of stopping James Bond is James Bond.
2: Steven Seagal broke Connery’s wrist while Sean was filming, “Never Say Never Again.”
Seagal broke Connery’s wrist while giving him a martial arts lesson. Does Steven have a Cobra Kai franchise?
3: He did nude modeling for art students in Edinburgh.
Based on reviews he may have been 007 as a secret agent, but 010 as a nude model.
4: He studied dance for 11 years under Yat Malmgren direction.
I knew he was Sir Sean Connery, but I didn’t know he was also Lord of the Dance.
5: In 1989 a then 59-year-old was named Sexiest Man alive.
Which is a much greater title than Sexiest Man Who is Dead.
6: In a 1965 interview with Playboy, Connery said he didn’t find it particularly wrong to hit a woman.
Of course, that came with caveats. Connery said it should only come after all other avenues had been exhausted and the blow should be delivered with an open hand. I wonder if the pinky finger should be extended?
7: Not surprisingly, he was a body builder in his younger years. He may have even placed third in the Mr. Universe contest of 1953.
But keep in mind the universe is expanding so the universe was smaller back then.
