Editing Sean Connery (section)

== Death and legacy ==
Connery died in his sleep on 31 October 2020, aged 90, at his home in the [[Lyford Cay]] community of [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] in the Bahamas.<ref name="NYT-20201031"/><ref name="WP-20201031"/> His death was announced by his family and [[Eon Productions]];<ref name="BBC–31-10-2020">{{cite news |date=31 October 2020 |title=Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90 |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54761824 |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> although they did not disclose the cause of death, his son Jason said he had been unwell for some time.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 October 2020 |title=Obituary: Sir Sean Connery |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13087132 |access-date=31 October 2020 |website=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=31 October 2020 |title=Obituary: Sir Sean Connery |work=The Sunday Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/obituary-sir-sean-connery-7czbcsm3v |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Natale |first1=Richard |last2=Ravindran |first2=Manori |date=31 October 2020 |title=Sean Connery, Oscar Winner and James Bond Star, Dies at 90 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/actors/sean-connery-dies-oscar-winner-and-james-bond-star-dead-at-90-1234820498/ |access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> A day later, his widow revealed he had [[dementia]] in his final years.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 November 2020 |title=Sean Connery widow reveals he had suffered from dementia |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20201101-sean-connery-widow-reveals-he-had-suffered-from-dementia |website=france 24.com |agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=15 December 2023 |title=James Bond icon Sean Connery's final days battling dementia: 'It was hard to watch' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-bond-icon-sean-connerys-final-days-battling-dementia |access-date=16 December 2023 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> Connery's [[death certificate]] was obtained by [[TMZ]] a month after his death, showing the cause of death was [[pneumonia]] and respiratory failure, and the time of death was listed as 1:30&nbsp;am.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 November 2020 |title=Sir Sean Connery: Scottish actor and Bond legend died from pneumonia and heart failure |work=Edinburgh Evening News |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/sir-sean-connery-scottish-actor-and-bond-legend-died-pneumonia-and-heart-failure-3051543}}</ref> His remains were cremated, and the ashes were scattered in Scotland at undisclosed locations in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/sean-connerys-ashes-to-be-scattered-in-scotland-as-it-was-his-final-wish-his-wife-says-197403|title=Sean Connery's ashes to be scattered in Scotland as it was his 'final wish', his wife says|first=Rachael|last=O'Connor|website=The Irish Post|access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/sir-sean-connerys-ashes-scattered-at-secret-scottish-locations-3820711|title=Sir Sean Connery's ashes scattered at secret Scottish locations|last=Wilkie|first=Stephen|date=26 August 2022|access-date=6 October 2022|website=Scotsman.com}}</ref>

Following the announcement of his death, many co-stars and figures from the entertainment industry paid tribute to Connery, including [[Sam Neill]],<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1322519517466185729 |user=TwoPaddocks |title=Every day on set with #SeanConnery was an object lesson in how to act on screen. But all that charisma and power – that was utterly unique to Sean. RIP that great man, that great actor |date=31 October 2020}}</ref> [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Robert De Niro]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Tippi Hedren]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Earl |first=William |date=31 October 2020 |title=Hollywood Mourns Sean Connery: 'He Revolutionized the World' |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sean-connery-dead-hollywood-reaction-1234820506/ |access-date=1 November 2020 |website=Variety}}</ref> [[Alec Baldwin]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=31 October 2020 |title=Alec Baldwin Pays Tribute To 'The Hunt For Red October' Co-Star Sean Connery: "You Made Life Better" |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/alec-baldwin-pays-tribute-hunt-233710558.html |access-date=31 October 2020 |publisher=Yahoo! Sport}}</ref> [[Hugh Jackman]], [[George Lucas]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Kevin Costner]], [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[John Cleese]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Calvario |first=Liz |date=31 October 2020 |title=Sean Connery Dead at 90: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and More Celebs Honor Actor |url=https://www.etonline.com/sean-connery-dead-at-90-arnold-schwarzenegger-catherine-zeta-jones-and-more-celebs-honor-actor |access-date=1 November 2020 |website=etonline.com}}</ref> [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]] and [[Harrison Ford]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sean Connery: Harrison Ford pays tribute to 'dear friend' |publisher=BBC |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54792462 |access-date=3 November 2020}}</ref> as well as the former Bond stars [[George Lazenby]], [[Timothy Dalton]], [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Daniel Craig]], including the family of the late [[Roger Moore]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dessem |first=Matthew |date=31 October 2020 |title=Sean Connery Has Died. Friends, Fans, and the Other James Bonds Are Saluting Him on Social Media. |url=https://slate.com/culture/2020/10/sean-connery-dies-social-media-tributes-lazenby-moore-dalton-brosnan-craig.html |access-date=1 November 2020 |website=Slate}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=Drury |first1=Sharareh |last2=Beresford |first2=Trilby |date=31 October 2020 |title=Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Sam Neill, George Lucas and More of Hollywood Pay Tribute to Sean Connery |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sam-neil-cary-elwes-and-more-hollywood-stars-pay-tribute-to-sean-connery |access-date=1 November 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Connery's longtime friend [[Michael Caine]] called him a "great star, brilliant actor and a wonderful friend".<ref>{{cite news |date=31 October 2020 |title=Sir Michael Caine remembers 'great star, wonderful friend' Sir Sean Connery |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |agency=Press Association |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national-news/18837464.sir-michael-caine-remembers-great-star-wonderful-friend-sir-sean-connery/ |access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> The James Bond producers [[Michael G. Wilson]] and [[Barbara Broccoli]] released a statement saying Connery had "revolutionized the world with his gritty and witty portrayal of the sexy and charismatic secret agent. He is undoubtedly largely responsible for the success of the film series and we shall be forever grateful to him".<ref name="BBC–31-10-2020" /><ref name=":1" />

In 2004, a poll in the UK ''[[Sunday Herald]]'' recognised Connery as "The Greatest Living Scot"<ref name="Flockhart">{{cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10001248.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911105554/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10001248.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2016|title=Would The Greatest Living Scot Please Stand Up?; Here they are |date=25 January 2004|access-date=16 June 2016|first=Susan|last=Flockhart|newspaper=Sunday Herald}}</ref> and a 2011 [[EuroMillions]] survey named him "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure".<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Sean Connery named Scotland's greatest living treasure|url=http://news.stv.tv/scotland/282154-sir-sean-connery-named-scotlands-greatest-living-treasure/|publisher=STV News |date=25 November 2011|access-date=6 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092622/http://news.stv.tv/scotland/282154-sir-sean-connery-named-scotlands-greatest-living-treasure/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was voted by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine as the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century" in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/sexy-celebrity-grandparents/7/|title=Sexy Celebrity Pictures|date=20 January 2006 |publisher=CBS News|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> If the non-[[Eon Productions|Eon]] Bond movie ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' is included, Connery shares the record for the most portrayals as James Bond with [[Roger Moore]] (with seven apiece). In June 1965, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine observed "James Bond has developed into the biggest mass-cult hero of the decade".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chapman |first1=James |title=Licence to Thrill A Cultural History of the James Bond Films |date=2007 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |page=92}}</ref>

In 2024, the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] established an annual award in Connery's honour. The ''Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence'' is a prize of £50,000 given to the makers of a film chosen by audience vote from a short-list of ten feature films that receive their world premieres at the festival each year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Edinburgh International Film Festival launches Sean Connery award |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxw74kd2m90o |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=BBC News |date=14 February 2024}}</ref>