Sir Sean Connery receives honorary doctorate

Actor News - 19-06-09

Sir Sean Connery has been awarded an honorary doctorate for personal achievement in his glittering career - reports the PA.

The Scottish actor - who found fame playing 007 in James Bond films - collected the "splendid honour" at a ceremony at Edinburgh Napier University, just a few miles from the school he left aged 13.

In a short speech, the 78-year-old said he had been on a "long and winding road".



Connery - who scooped an Oscar for his role in The Untouchables - went on: "I know I could not be standing here today receiving this splendid honour if I had not learned to read and write at the age of five.

"What is interesting in all of this is that I never realised it until I was in my 70s.

"Being able to read and write was key to almost everything I've done in my life."

The actor is a patron of Screen Academy Scotland, a joint venture between Napier and Edinburgh College of Arts to educate and train filmmaking talent.

Connery has featured in more than 60 movies.

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