"And Then You Have All the Rest"

"Fleming initially doubted the casting of Connery, remarking, 'I'm looking for Commander Bond and not an overgrown stuntman,' adding that the muscular 6ft 2in Scot was 'unrefined'. Fleming saw David Niven as Bond, an ultra-smooth gentleman spy, equally at ease in five-star restaurants and torture chambers, knowing instinctively which fork and which weapon to use. Connery’s Bond was a rougher diamond, but blessed with a wry sense of humour that diffused the violence, inviting the audience in on the joke."

At The Guardian, Ronald Bergen writes an obituary for Sean Connery.