Connery 32?
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dennisvest30 — 10 years ago(April 19, 2015 11:03 AM)
You have to remember Connery spent a lot of time outdoors (he was an expert swimmer and body builder). Plus smoking and drinking makes you look older. I am late 50s and never smoked (only drink occasionally and in moderation) and I look as young as Connery did in Dr. No. Of course I don't have his "coolness" factor or look as handsome. But who does?
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bcstoneb444 — 10 years ago(August 25, 2015 08:31 AM)
Laird Cregar and David Janssen also looked older than their ages. Bogart too. As I recall in the 1940s Cregar played middle aged villains while he was in his late twenties. 1930s actor Guy Kibbee also tended to play characters 10-15 years oldr than his chronological age. An older looking actress was Valerie Hobsen, who always seemed to essay characters about ten years beyond her chronological age.
As for JB, as I understand the character was supposed to be permanently frozen at thirty-five, but to me in those early Bond films Connery always looks about forty-ish, even though he was in his early/mid thirties. His smooth baritone voice, perhaps, or the ever present hint of five oclock shadow, or the sophisticated manner and suave wardrobe?
Somewhat related, and echoing earlier comments: athletic heroes from earlier generations, especially the 50s and 60s, to me still look older than their chronological age at the time.
As has been mentioned also, today people look (and act) younger because of various factors: better nutrition, not as many of us smoke or drink, etc. Maybe theres something to the vanity of the boomers and the search for perpetual youth. Along with this the fact that, for many of us, life simply hasnt been as tough, or stressful, as it was for prior generations, thus we dont age as fast. -
andersb-36022 — 10 years ago(January 08, 2016 10:32 AM)
I think it's funny in these old movies/tv shows of the period when actors/actresses quote their ages in the 30s, when actually they look more like mid-late 40's at best visually. Seems to come up more often than not all the time.
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Torni3945 — 10 years ago(January 16, 2016 10:17 AM)
I remember watching You've Got Mail there was one scene in the movie where they are at a party one of them mentions the Rosenbergs here is the quote from the scene of the movie. "You know, what's always fascinated me about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg is how old they looked when they were really just our age." I guess a lot of it has to do with our lifestyles and what do with our bodies.
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roman2886 — 9 years ago(October 06, 2016 09:04 AM)
People in their 30's if they took of their skin in their 20's they can easily pass for late teens and early 20's people in their 40's and people in their 50's can pass for late 20's early 30's and late 30's early 40's,If they take care of their skin,I was shocked when i found out Sean C was early 30's in Dr No he looked early 40's him being 32 people that age today can pass for college age like 18 and 20 he looked 42 back than everyone in their 30's in the 1960's was old looking.
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roman2886 — 9 years ago(May 27, 2016 04:57 PM)
Everybody looked old for their age back than I thought Sean Connery was 41 42 in Dr No he was only 31 32 today's 31 32 year old's don't look anywhere near as mature as Sean Connery did when he was that age people today who are 31 32 can easily pass for 21 22.