Thomas Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh's Fountainbridge area on August 25 1930. The elder of two boys, he left school at an early age and took his first job as a milkman, complete with horse ...

By Aljean Harmetz Sean Connery, the irascible Scot from the slums ... At the age of 13, Thomas Connery became a full-time milkman. Britain had been at war for four years, and any able-bodied ...

Thomas Sean Connery took on many jobs throughout his young life. His first was at nine years old when he worked as a milkman after allegedly recognising his parent’s “inability to cope ...

should first have been personified by Sean Connery. The rough-hewn actor, one-time milkman, and bodybuilder from Edinburgh had not been the producers' first choice for Bond. That was reserved for ...

Sean Connery, the Scottish actor whose five-decade ... so you take what you get. I was a milkman, laborer, steel bender, cement mixer – virtually anything.” In 1947, he joined the British ...

Sean Connery, the Scottish actor who earned his ... from truck driver to milkman — the worst of which, he would later say, was polishing coffins — before discovering acting.

Sean Connery, the rugged ... just shy of his 14th birthday and worked at a variety of odd jobs, including milkman, bricklayer and lifeguard. Connery was drafted into the Royal Navy and assigned ...

From an Edinburgh milkman to the iconic James Bond, Sir Sean Connery will always be remembered as one of Scotland's greatest actors. He was best known for his portrayal of 007, being the first to ...

But in Britain, Sean Connery is also well known as a proud Scot, and on Monday he returned to his hometown to launch his autobiography. "Being a Scot" looks at Connery's early life as a milkman in ...

After a stint as a milkman, the young Connery joined the ... “Big Tam,” as he was always known to his oldest friends (Sean was Connery’s middle name), was a lifelong and very public advocate ...

Sean Connery.” He kept his promise not to play ... He left school at age 13 during World War II to help support his family. "I was a milkman, laborer, steel bender, cement mixer— virtually ...