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    Sean Connery among new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries

    by Charlotte McLaughlin Apr 08, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery and English singer Dame Vera Lynn are among the new entrants in the Oxford Dictionary Of National Biography’s latest update.

    The biographies of 276 people, who left their mark on the UK and also died in the year 2020, have been added to the reference collection.

    Spy writer John Le Carre, Nobel Peace prize winner , former footballer Jack Charlton, actresses Dame Diana Rigg and Dame and Monty Python troupe are also among those featured in the new edition.

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