Letters to the Editor
Goodbye, James Bond!
Monday, 2 November 2020
Scottish actor Sean Connery passed away recently at the age of 90. He is the first to introduce the James Bond character in the history of cinema. There have been many subsequent James Bonds but none of his successors could claim to come anywhere near the one and only Sean Connery.
Recently voted as 'The Best James Bond Ever', Connery is not like any other actor. He is a true legend and a star who has been immortalised in history.
When I think of Sean Connery, I think of James Bond. But, with a career spanning over five decades, he won the hearts of millions of fans as a policeman, con man, manipulator, and more.
And while his varied genres of work certainly shaped our understanding of his career and details as a performer, it was one role in particular that gave him immortality even in his lifetime. And that is James Bond.
Arif Azad
Retired army officer
Dhaka Cantonment