Tag: Patrick McGoohan

• 1966: A Magic Year

  One of my magic years is 1966. My 12th birthday was in June of that year. Sociologists and psychologists describe the ages of 12 to 14 as early adolescence, the onset of puberty, the ability to form more complex thoughts, and a moving away from parents in search of individuality. 1966 felt like I was…

  Bill Ectric

  September 3, 2017

  1966, Amazing Stoires, childhood, electronics, Estelle Parsons, Hunter S. Thompson, In Cold Blood, James Earl Jones, Life Magazine, Look Magazine, Patrick McGoohan, Secret Agent, sociology, star trek, The Beatles, The Interrupted Journey, The prisoner, The UFO Incident, The Yardbirds, Truman Caote, vintage

• The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh

  From a web site called Romney Marsh – The Fifth Quarter: The novel Doctor Syn was published in 1915. It is set around the turn of the 18th century and tells the story of the Vicar of Dymchurch, who was once the notorious pirate Captain Clegg and now leads a secret life as the Scarecrow,…

  Bill Ectric

  August 13, 2010

  Dr. Syn, Henry James, Patrick McGoohan, Russell Thorndike, smugglers, The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, Walt Disney

• Their Laughs are Similar, Too

  I was all set to post a clip from 1963’s The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, starring Patrick McGoohan, but it appears that Disney has pulled all the bootlegs off of YouTube. I wanted to compare Patrick McGoohan’s Scarecrow cackle to Heath Ledger’s Joker laugh. While watching television promotions for  The Dark Knight, I noticed a distinct similarity in their chuckles. They also share that jagged mouth…

  Bill Ectric

  July 19, 2008

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