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Not a Number

Patrick Mcgoohan - a Life

de Rupert Booth

Type
Biographies
Sujet
ActorPatrick McGoohan
Mots Clés
Patrick McGoohan
Année d'édition
2011
Editeur
Supernova Books
Langue
anglais
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Format
Paperback • 304 pages
5 ¼ x 8 ½ inches (13.5 x 21.5 cm)
ISBN
978-0-9566329-2-0
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Description de l'ouvrage:
When Patrick McGoohan first starred in Danger Man in 1960 and as ‘Number 6’ in cult show The Prisoner, industry insiders hailed the arrival of an enigmatic genius and Hollywood beckoned. But who was this man who worked as a chicken farmer and bank clerk before becoming a hugely successful actor simply by chance?

In this up-to-date biography Rupert Booth reveals the true character of a man whose off-screen behaviour matched his fiery on-screen persona.

Why was he so puritanical, refusing to even kiss a woman for any part he played? Why was he so controlling over his work in The Prisoner and other productions?

A timely exploration of the man whose declaration ‘I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed or numbered!’ continues to resonate with audiences decades after it was first uttered with such conviction.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Meeting the Man 7

CHAPTER 1

An Actor is Formed 14

CHAPTER 2

Rising Star, New Romance 39

CHAPTER 3

Not a Brand 62

CHAPTER 4

Danger Man, Risk Taker 104

CHAPTER 5

The Prisoner Arrives 145

CHAPTER 6

The Prisoner: Obsession 184

CHAPTER 7

Fall-out: The USA 221

CHAPTER 8

Kings and Desperate Men 241

CHAPTER 9

An Enigmatic Legacy 268

LIST OF IMAGES 297

REFERENCES 298

À propos de l'auteur :
Rupert Booth is an actor and writer living in London. He co-owns the production company Wildeyes TV and is currently working on several books in his spare time. In 2004 he co-wrote with Jon Blum, the first Powys Media's series of Prisoner spin-off novels which was received to critical acclaim and he has been a fan of Patrick McGoohan since he saw the series.

Revue de Presse:
"A genuinely good read and the author must be congratulated. Booth has a very warm writing style, and in telling a personal story of Patrick McGoohan and his devotion to wife Joan, sprinkled with film/TV along the way, he has approached the subject matter in a more attractive way than a simple "screenography" approach. As a result we do get a view on what sort of MAN he was rather than just what sort of ACTOR he was." - The Unmutual

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