Not a Number (Paperback)

Paperback. When Patrick McGoohan first starred in Danger Man in 1960 and as'Number 6' in cult show The Prisoner, industry insiders hailed the arrivalof an enigmatic genius and Hollywood beckoned. But who was this manwho worked as a chicken farmer and bank clerk before becoming a hugelysuccessful actor simply by chance?In this up-to-date biography Rupert Booth reveals the true character ofa man whose off-screen behaviour matched his fiery on-screen persona.Why was he so puritanical, refusing to even kiss a woman for any parthe played? Why was he so controlling over his work in The Prisoner andother productions?A timely exploration of the man whose declaration 'I will not be pushed, filed,stamped, indexed, briefed, de-briefed or numbered!' continues to resonatewith audiences decades after it was first uttered with such conviction. The only up-to-date biography of Patrick McGoohan that gets behind the real motivations of a character whose refusal to play by the rules of his profession earned him a worldwide following Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…