UK Actor Sean Connery Knighted

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(5 Jul 2000) Full story: 187591 • English/Nat • XFA • James Bond actor Sean Connery has been knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth at a ceremony in the Scottish capital Edinburgh. • Connery, made famous as 007 master spy James Bond, was honoured for services to film drama at a ceremony which he specifically requested to take place in Scotland. • The actor, accompanied by his second wife and brother, wore Highland dress in Edinburgh's Palace of Holyrood House - his home city. • Sean Connery's film career, which spans more than 30 years, was made world famous by a string of James Bond films such as Dr No and Goldfinger . • Since giving up James Bond, Connery has starred in a string of Hollywood and British films including The Name of the Rose , First Knight , The Hunt for Red October and Highlander . • Connery is fiercely proud of his Scottish roots - one tattoo from a stint in the Royal Navy says Scotland Forever . • His move into acting came after working in the navy, as a labourer and a lifeguard. • As a child, Connery lived in a four-storey tenement in Edinburgh's Fountainbridge and once worked as a milkman on a horse-drawn float. • Various - July 4, 2000 File • POOL - Edinburgh, July 5 • 1. Sean Connery's car draws up at Holyrood Castle • 2. Connery gets out of car • 3. Connery and wife walk through castle grounds • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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