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Line 147: == Death and legacy == Connery died in his sleep on 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 former Bond stars [[George Lazenby]], [[Timothy Dalton]] and [[Pierce Brosnan]],<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> the family of late former Bond actor [[Roger Moore]], and [[Daniel Craig]], who played 007 until ''[[No Time to Die]]''.<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> 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" /> | |||