Sean Connery - Acting, Stardom and National Identity

This ground-breaking study provides an authoritative account of the career of this iconic star. It illuminates his early work, his role as James Bond and his later reinvention as father-mentor and screen legend. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it will be essential reading for those interested in the phenomenon of stardom.

About the author

Andrew Spicer is Professor of Early Modern European History at Oxford Brookes University

Summary

This ground-breaking study provides an authoritative account of the career of this iconic star. It illuminates his early work, his role as James Bond and his later reinvention as father-mentor and screen legend. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it will be essential reading for those interested in the phenomenon of stardom. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Spicer
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781526119117
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-1911-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, Individual actors & performers, Films, cinema, Film: styles & genres, Individual actors and performers, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Film: styles and genres