Sean Connery died in his sleep on 31 October 2020, aged 90, at his home in the Lyford Cay community of Nassau in the Bahamas. His death was announced by his family and Eon Productions; although they did not disclose the cause of death, his son Jason stated that he had been unwell for some time.
Connery was knighted by the Queen in 2000, after considerable controversy, since he was the world's most outspoken Scottish nationalist. His final movie was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, in 2003
Connery's selection for the role of James Bond owed a lot to Dana Broccoli, wife of producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, who is reputed to have been instrumental in persuading her husband that Connery was the right man