In Memoriam of James Bond actor Sean Connery (1930-2020)
FSWL's founder and editor-in-chief Anders Frejdh remembers screen icon Sean Connery who unforgettably played Ian Fleming's James Bond in seven films. “For Bond fans, he was the original and the best. He took what Ian Fleming had written and made it real. He was a man of his time and a man of action: around the world and between the sheets. From Bond girls to Bond gadgets, from Bond baddies to Bond booze, Sean Connery created an incredible world of the 007. He created the modern action hero. Besides, he was so much more: interested in producing, in charity work. He, of course, was famous for golf, and I always hoped to play a round with him at some point. I remember going to a Q&A with him at the 2006 Edinburgh Film Festival and was impressed by how well he spoke. In later years, I got to know his son, Jason, a little bit through his acting and directing. As a small boy growing up in Sweden, Sean represented all that James Bond was to me: stylish and sophisticated, debonnaire and dangerous, worldly and witty. FSWL really mourns the death of Sir Sean Connery and extends deepest condolences to Lady Micheline and the rest of the immediate family, and also his family of fans of whom I am proud to be part of.”
