Connery to announce movie retirement at AFI

Sean Connery is expected to officially announce he is quitting Hollywood when he collects his Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Film Institute (AFI) later this year.

Mon, 10 Apr, 2006 - 19:19

Sean Connery is expected to officially announce he is quitting Hollywood when he collects his Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Film Institute (AFI) later this year.

Connery, who is recuperating after undergoing surgery to remove a kidney tumour in January, plans to spend his time writing books instead.

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