Sean Connery 'close to Bond snub'
SEAN Connery almost missed out on the role of his life because decision makers thought they could "do better" in their quest for a James Bond star.
It was only when the producer's wife said the Fountainbridge-born star was "to die for", memos have revealed, that he secured the part.
A new biography about Sir Sean also tells how New York money men referred to him as "that truck driver" and told filmmakers to "keep trying" to find an better alternative.
The memos add that Michael Redgrave and Roger Moore were considered for the role.
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