The Man Who Would be King was a 1975 adventure film about a former British soldier, played by Sean Connery, who travelled to a mythical kingdom where locals mistook him for God and made him their king. The myth collapsed and he was killed.
John Elliott was an earthy man with big appetites who never aspired to celestial ranks. But at one point he was at the top of the corporate world, president of the Liberal Party, and touted as a future prime minister, he was long-time president of his beloved Carlton Football Club.
Andrew ClarkSenior writerAndrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au
