Sean Connery dead. The beloved Scottish actor was 90 years

Born in Fountainbridge, a suburb of Edinburgh, on August 25, 1930, of modest parents, Thomas Sean Connery left school at sixteen and joined the Royal Navy. His acting career spanned decades with memorable films including The Russian House, Indiana Jones, The Rock, The Lionheart, The Name of the Rose, Entrapment and hundreds of others. Connery has always been very jealous of his privacy. He married twice: in 1962 with the Australian actress Diane Cilento, with whom he had a son, Jason, who also became an actor. Divorced in 1973,two years later he remarried to the painter Micheline Roquebrune. Proud of his Scotland, he has always fought for its independence.

The career star earned an Oscar in 1988 for her role in The Untouchables, 2 Bafta and 3 Golden Globes. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Holyrood Palace in 2000. Passed away overnight in the Bahamas surrounded by his family, son Jason said in a statement to the BBC. The actor "hasn't been well for some time." Beside, "he had many of his family members, who were able to join him in the Bahamas. We are all trying to understand the enormity of this event that has just happened, even though my father has not been well for some time. It is a sad day for those who knew and loved my father and for all those in the world who could enjoy the wonderful gift he had as an actor ".