titurel
20-08-2007, 07:30 PM
"Patrick Macnee was born into an aristocratic English family - his Father was a successful racehorse trainer and his mother was the lovely Dorothea Hastings, a niece of the Earl of Huntingdon (descendants of Robin Hood!)." Macnee's biography, on his personal Web site, continues:
"His parents divorced after his father ran off to India and his mother moved into Rooksnest, a bizarre household in Wiltshire, dominated by his mother's lady lover, the formidable "Uncle" Evelyn. At age three, he was bundled off to Summer Fields Prep School near Oxford. Patrick then entered Eton College, where apart from an active role with the school's dramatic society, he distinguished himself as the leading bookie and pornographer on campus - and was promptly expelled." (source (http://patrickmacnee.com/life/bio.html))
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2820/patrickmacneemw4.jpg
Macnee is one of Britain's much loved actors, who is held, with much affection, in the hearts of many around the world. According to his biography on his own Web site, Patrick Macnee currently lives, with his wife and two dogs, in Southern California.
One of Macnee's most famous roles was as John Steed, in the British 60's series, "The Avengers", a type of detective/mysteries series, in which he played a secret agent, with the trademark bowler hat and umbrella. The series started off life in a more serious fashion, but became more surreal is it developed. His most famous female co-star was Diana Rigg, who played the role, Emma Peel...
The Avengers
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/48/theavengersaz5.jpg
From Patrick Macnee's personal Web site:
http://patrickmacnee.com/video/ae/video_1.html
In 1960 Patrick Macnee landed the leading role in an imaginative new British TV series, "The Avengers", playing John Steed, the suave, dashing Englishman with his bowler hat, rolled umbrella and fancy clothes. Overnight The Avengers became an international hit, Macnee's popularity soared and both show and star enjoyed a cult-like status. In the first season, Macnee's co-star was Ian Hendry. His subsequent co-stars were Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson and, in The New Avengers, Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt.
After nearly 40 years on television, The Avengers came to the big screen with Ralph Fiennes in the role of John Steed and Uma Thurman as Emma Peel. The new Steed continued to wear a bowler hat and carry a furled umbrella, but did not -- to Macnee's delight -- carry a gun.
A clip of the opening titles of "The Avengers", on YouTube, featuring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4FHpSTFf4
In the mid to late 70's, "The Avengers" became "The New Avengers", in a revival of the aforementioned series, in which Macnee had Joanna Lumley as his attractive female co-star. Joanna Lumley, who played the role of "Purdey", claimed that her former training with The Royal Ballet was where she learned her high-kicking skills, which she frequently used in the series... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Avengers_%28TV_series%29)
Of particular interest, the impeccably dressed, inimitable, suave and stylishly aristocratic Patrick Macnee also has an interest in the Illuminati, secret societies and the New World Order! He expresses this interest in an hour long DVD called, "Angels and Demons Revealed", which Patrick Macnee presents and hosts. Here's a 2 minute clip I've uploaded, from the beginning of the documentary:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VhMWgTDV0
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4856/snapshotcr2.jpg
Above: A screenshot from the video documentary, "Angels and Demons Revealed"
Patrick Macnee's Filmography:
http://patrickmacnee.com/work/work.html
Patrick Macnee's Homepage:
http://patrickmacnee.com
"His parents divorced after his father ran off to India and his mother moved into Rooksnest, a bizarre household in Wiltshire, dominated by his mother's lady lover, the formidable "Uncle" Evelyn. At age three, he was bundled off to Summer Fields Prep School near Oxford. Patrick then entered Eton College, where apart from an active role with the school's dramatic society, he distinguished himself as the leading bookie and pornographer on campus - and was promptly expelled." (source (http://patrickmacnee.com/life/bio.html))
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/2820/patrickmacneemw4.jpg
Macnee is one of Britain's much loved actors, who is held, with much affection, in the hearts of many around the world. According to his biography on his own Web site, Patrick Macnee currently lives, with his wife and two dogs, in Southern California.
One of Macnee's most famous roles was as John Steed, in the British 60's series, "The Avengers", a type of detective/mysteries series, in which he played a secret agent, with the trademark bowler hat and umbrella. The series started off life in a more serious fashion, but became more surreal is it developed. His most famous female co-star was Diana Rigg, who played the role, Emma Peel...
The Avengers
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/48/theavengersaz5.jpg
From Patrick Macnee's personal Web site:
http://patrickmacnee.com/video/ae/video_1.html
In 1960 Patrick Macnee landed the leading role in an imaginative new British TV series, "The Avengers", playing John Steed, the suave, dashing Englishman with his bowler hat, rolled umbrella and fancy clothes. Overnight The Avengers became an international hit, Macnee's popularity soared and both show and star enjoyed a cult-like status. In the first season, Macnee's co-star was Ian Hendry. His subsequent co-stars were Honor Blackman, Diana Rigg, Linda Thorson and, in The New Avengers, Joanna Lumley and Gareth Hunt.
After nearly 40 years on television, The Avengers came to the big screen with Ralph Fiennes in the role of John Steed and Uma Thurman as Emma Peel. The new Steed continued to wear a bowler hat and carry a furled umbrella, but did not -- to Macnee's delight -- carry a gun.
A clip of the opening titles of "The Avengers", on YouTube, featuring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4FHpSTFf4
In the mid to late 70's, "The Avengers" became "The New Avengers", in a revival of the aforementioned series, in which Macnee had Joanna Lumley as his attractive female co-star. Joanna Lumley, who played the role of "Purdey", claimed that her former training with The Royal Ballet was where she learned her high-kicking skills, which she frequently used in the series... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Avengers_%28TV_series%29)
Of particular interest, the impeccably dressed, inimitable, suave and stylishly aristocratic Patrick Macnee also has an interest in the Illuminati, secret societies and the New World Order! He expresses this interest in an hour long DVD called, "Angels and Demons Revealed", which Patrick Macnee presents and hosts. Here's a 2 minute clip I've uploaded, from the beginning of the documentary:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=h-VhMWgTDV0
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4856/snapshotcr2.jpg
Above: A screenshot from the video documentary, "Angels and Demons Revealed"
Patrick Macnee's Filmography:
http://patrickmacnee.com/work/work.html
Patrick Macnee's Homepage:
http://patrickmacnee.com