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McGoohan
McGoohan is an Irish and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Patrick McGoohan (1928–2009), Irish-American actor, known for ''The Prisoner'' * Catherine McGoohan (born 1952), British actress, daughter of Patrick McGoohan See also * Ken McGoogan (born 1947), Canadian author * McGowan {{surname Surnames of Scottish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick McGoohan
Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television. Born in the United States to Irish emigrant parents, he was raised in Ireland and England. He began his career in England in the 1950s and rose to prominence for his role as secret agent John Drake in the ITC espionage programme ''Danger Man'' (1960–1968). He then produced and created ''The Prisoner'' (1967–1968), a surrealistic television series in which he starred as Number Six, an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village. Beginning in the 1970s, McGoohan maintained a long-running association with ''Columbo'', writing, directing, producing and appearing in several episodes. His notable film roles include Dr. Paul Ruth in ''Scanners'' (1981) and King Edward I in '' Braveheart'' (1995). He was a BAFTA Award and two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner. Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine McGoohan
Catherine McGoohan (born 31 May 1952) is a British-American actress. Early life McGoohan is the eldest daughter of Irish-American actor Patrick McGoohan and actress Joan Drummond. She has two younger sisters. Career McGoohan appeared in films and television series such as '' Something's Gotta Give'', '' The Girl Next Door'', '' Elizabethtown'', ''General Hospital'' and ''Gilmore Girls''. She appeared alongside her father in '' Columbo: Ashes to Ashes'' (1998), which he also directed. Personal life She moved to the United States with her parents and sisters, having previously lived in both Britain and Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ..., in the late 1960s. She is married to film producer Cleve Landsberg; she has two daughters and a grandson. Filmograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McGowan
McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is an Anglicization of the Irish Mac Gabhann and Scottish surname ''Mac Gobhann''. Belonging to the Uí Echach Cobo, located in modern-day County Down in the east of Ulster, they produced several over-kings of Ulaid. By the late 12th century, the English had expelled the McGowans to Tír Chonaill (now largely modern-day County Donegal) in the west of Ulster. Meaning As noted further in source by John O'Hart, though not an occupational surname, MacGowan evolves as an Anglicization of the original Gaelic language personal description or nickname ''gobha'', meaning "blacksmith". For this reason, the surnames of some septs of the MacGowan are alternately anglicised to Smythe or Smith. Mac, which may appear in anglicised contraction as Mc, sometimes written Mc or, further, abbreviated M', means in English "son", but, when an element used to form a Gaelic language patronymic in its usage of "They have no share in the promise made to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken McGoogan
Kenneth McGoogan (born 1947). is the Canadian author of fifteen books, including ''Flight of the Highlanders'', ''Dead Reckoning'', ''50 Canadians Who Changed the World'', ''How the Scots Invented Canada'', and four biographical narratives focusing on northern exploration and published internationally: ''Fatal Passage'' ( John Rae), ''Ancient Mariner'' (Samuel Hearne), ''Lady Franklin's Revenge'' (Jane Franklin), and ''Race to the Polar Sea'' (Elisha Kent Kane). Born in Montreal (1947) and raised in a francophone town, McGoogan has traveled widely, both in Canada and abroad. After attending Sir George Williams University, he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Ryerson and a master's degree in creative writing at the University of British Columbia. For two decades, while producing one nonfiction book and three novels, McGoogan earned his living as a journalist and literary editor, working at ''The Toronto Star'', '' The Montreal Star'', and ''The Calgary Herald''. He has se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
