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Iconic Scottish actor Sean Connery, who has died at the age of 90, suffered from dementia in his final years, his widow Micheline Roquebrune revealed on Sunday.
Connery, famous for playing the original on-screen James Bond, died at his home in the Bahamas, prompting an outpouring of tributes.
He died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family members, his widow Micheline Roquebrune told The Mail on Sunday.
“I was with him all the time and he just slipped away,” the 91-year-old told the newspaper.

“He had dementia and it took its toll on him. He got his final wish to slip away without any fuss.
“It was no life for him. He was not able to express himself latterly.”
Connery will be honoured in a private funeral ceremony, with a memorial event to be held later, according to a publicist.
The actor, who was knighted in 2000, won numerous awards during his decades-spanning career encompassing an array of big-screen hits, including an Oscar, three Golden Globes and two Bafta awards.
But it was his smooth, Scottish-accented portrayal of the suave licensed-to-kill spy 007 that earned him lasting worldwide fame and adoration.


The first actor to utter the unforgettable “Bond, James Bond”, Connery made six official films – and the unofficial Never Say Never Again in 1983 – as novelist Ian Fleming’s creation, giving what many still consider to be the definitive portrayal.
Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan joined the flood of weekend tributes to the Scottish actor, who he said “led the way for us all who followed in your iconic foot steps”.
“You were my greatest James Bond as a boy, and as a man who became James Bond himself, you cast a long shadow of cinematic splendour that will live on forever,” Brosnan added.
Meanwhile US President Donald Trump, like Connery a golf fanatic, took to Twitter to praise the big-screen star after he passed “on to even greener fairways”.
Sean Connery dies: Scottish actor chose James Bond over Busby Babes
“He was quite a guy, and a tough character,” Trump added, claiming Connery had once helped one of his Scottish developments win approval by saying “let him build the damn thing”.
“He was so highly regarded & respected in Scotland and beyond that years of future turmoil was avoided.”
Connery, born in Edinburgh in 1930, married French artist Roquebrune in 1974, a year after he divorced first wife Diane Cilento.
The couple first met in Morocco in 1970. They had lived outside his native Britain for decades, previously owning a home in the Spanish resort of Marbella and then in the Bahamas.

In one of the last photographs said to have been taken of the 007 legend, and published by The Mail on Sunday, Connery can be seen clasping the hand of a smiling Roquebrune.
The picture was taken on the pair’s 45th wedding anniversary on May 6, according to the paper.
“He was gorgeous and we had a wonderful life together,” the Tunisian-born widow said.
“He was a model of a man. It is going to be very hard without him, I know that. But it could not last forever and he went peacefully.”


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Actor Sean Connery talks with journalists after leaving the presidential palace in Panama City in November 2003. Photo: AFP

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 22, 1982 British actor Sean Connery poses in Nice during the making of the film "Never say, never again". - Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died aged 90, his family told the BBC on October 31, 2020. The Scottish actor, who was knighted in 2000, won numerous awards during his decades-spanning career, including an Oscar, three Golden Globes and two Bafta awards. (Photo by - / AFP)

epa08788218 (FILE) - Scottish actor Sean Connery (R) accompanies his wife Micheline Roquebrune (L) to Athinais gallery to open an exhibition of her paintings in Athens, Greece, 23 January 2001 (reissued 31 October 2020). According to media reports on 31 October 2020, Sean Connery has died aged 90. EPA-EFE/SIMELA PANTZARTZI *** Local Caption *** 99451014

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FILE - In this B/W file photo dated March 25, 1964, British actor Sean Connery kisses actress Honor Blackman during a party at Pinewood Film Studios, in Iver Heath, England. Blackman, the actor best-known for playing Bond girl Pussy Galore, hasdied of natural causes unrelated to coronavirus, aged 94, according to an announcement Monday April 6, 2020. (AP Photo, FILE)

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 22, 1982 British actor Sean Connery is seen during the making of the film "Never say, never again" in Nice. - Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died aged 90, his family told the BBC on October 31, 2020. The Scottish actor, who was knighted in 2000, won numerous awards during his decades-spanning career, including an Oscar, three Golden Globes and two Bafta awards. (Photo by - / AFP)

FILE PHOTO: Actor Sean Connery and his wife Micheline arrive by gondola at the Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 30, 2003 for the premiere of the film "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". REUTERS/Ethan Miller/Las Vegas Sun/File Photo

FILE - In this undated file photo, Sean Connery, as James Bond, poses in an event for the movie 'Thunderball'. Scottish actor Sean Connery, considered by many to have been the best James Bond, has died aged 90, according to an announcement from his family. (AP Photo, FILE)

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FILE PHOTO: Actor Sean Connery holds up his Oscar after winning Best Supporting Actor at the 60th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, April 11, 1988. REUTERS/Bob Riha/File Photo

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‘It was no life for him,’ says Micheline Roquebrune, adding that condition took a toll on iconic Scottish actor, who wished to ‘slip away without any fuss’
Connery died at home in the Bahamas at age 90, prompting an outpouring of tributes


‘It was no life for him,’ says Micheline Roquebrune, adding that condition took a toll on iconic Scottish actor, who wished to ‘slip away without any fuss’.


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James Bond star Sean Connery suffered from dementia, widow reveals

‘It was no life for him,’ says Micheline Roquebrune, adding that condition took a toll on iconic Scottish actor, who wished to ‘slip away without any fuss’ Connery died at home in the Bahamas at age 90, prompting an outpouring of tributes

‘It was no life for him,’ says Micheline Roquebrune, adding that condition took a toll on iconic Scottish actor, who wished to ‘slip away without any fuss’

Connery died at home in the Bahamas at age 90, prompting an outpouring of tributes