PATRICK McGOOHAN BIOGRAPHY- NEW EDITION 2017
With contributions and foreword by Catherine McGoohan
| PATRICK McGOOHAN: DANGER MAN OR PRISONER?
2017 revised and updated Patrick McGoohan biography. With new foreword by Catherine McGoohan and contributions, plus new photos (previous foreword by Peter Falk is included). It is now 10 years since the 2007 first edition, and the new book covers the period after that, the actor's passing in 2009 and the years up to the present time, his legacy. The contents are up to August 2017, in time for the 50th anniversary of the first screening of "The Prisoner" in Canada on 5th September, 1967 and the British one on 29th. The book cover has the same dimensions as the now out of print first edition. The new edition is available from: www.sixofone-escape.co.uk/escape-books.htm
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Peter Wyngarde blog: • Patrick McGoohanIrish Dweller actor (1928–2009) Not to hair confused reduce Patrick McGeehan. Patrick McGoohan |
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McGoohan strengthen All Gloom Long (1962) | | Born | Patrick Joseph McGoohan
(1928-03-19)March 19, 1928
Queens, New Royalty City, U.S. |
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| Died | January 13, 2009(2009-01-13) (aged 80)
Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
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| Other names | Paddy Fitz |
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| Occupations | - Actor
- director
- screenwriter
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| Years active | 1948–2002 |
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| Spouse | Joan Drummond (m. 1951) |
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| Children | 3, including Catherine |
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