Sean Connery launches autobiography
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -August 25, 2008 "Being a Scot" looks at Connery's early life as a milkman in
Edinburgh's Fountainbridge neighborhood, then delves into a
wide-ranging look at Scottish culture including the work of poet
Robert Burns, novelist Sir Walter Scott and Mary, Queen of Scots.
"It will illuminate what Fountainbridge's most famous former
milkman thinks of many aspects of Scottish culture and life,
including sport, architecture, and of course the gothic tendency in
Scots literature," said Edinburgh International Book Festival
director Catherine Lockerbie.
Connery is a vocal supporter of the pro-independence Scottish
National Party. He lives in the Bahamas and has said he will not
reside in Scotland until it gains independence from the United
Kingdom.
He was the first - and, many say, the best - Bond. In a
six-decade career, Connery also starred in "Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade," "The Hunt for Red October" and "The
Untouchables," which earned him an Academy Award for best
supporting actor.
The unveiling of "Being a Scot" coincides with Connery's 78th
birthday. The actor is appearing at the book festival alongside his
co-author, the filmmaker and writer Murray Grigor.
The Edinburgh event is one of Britain's leading literary
gatherings, and runs alongside jazz, comedy and performing arts
festivals in the Scottish capital each August.
Among the 800 authors appearing at the Aug. 9-25 festival are
Salman Rushdie, Louis de Bernieres and Margaret Atwood.