- George Markstein
George Markstein (
1929 -January 15 ,1987 ) was a British writer of thrillers and teleplays.He was born in
Germany but emigrated to England with the rise of the Nazis. Together withPatrick McGoohan , he was the co-creator of the Britishcult classic series "The Prisoner " starring and often written and/or directed by McGoohan. He was also the producer for the 1970-1971 series "Man at the Top". Before working on "The Prisoner", Markstein had served as script consultant on McGoohan's "Danger Man " series. He co-wrote the screenplay for The Odessa File in 1974.Markstein actually makes a fleeting appearance at the start of almost every episode of "The Prisoner" - as the bald, bespectacled 'man behind the desk', to whom McGoohan's character is seen angrily handing his letter of resignation. He plays the same, non-speaking character in the episode "Many Happy Returns" and continued to appear thus in the opening credits sequence even after he broke ties with McGoohan and left the series.
His other
TV writing credits include episodes of:
*"Special Branch", 1969 and 1970
*"Callan", 1972
*"Storyboard", 1983Markstein also wrote a number of books, including:
*"The Cooler] ", (1974)
*"The Man From Yesterday", (1976)
*"Chance Awakening", (1977)
*"Tara Kane", (1978)
*"Goering Testament", (1978)
*"Traitor for a Cause", (1979)
*"Ultimate Issue", (1981)
*"Soul Hunters", (1987)In 1974, together with Jacqui Lyons, he co-founded the literary agency, Marjacq Scripts Ltd. The name is a derived from Markstein's surname and Jacqui's forename.
External links
* [http://www.the-prisoner-6.freeserve.co.uk/markstein.htm An interview with George Markstein]
*imdb name|id=0548999|name=George Markstein
* [http://www.jamesfollett.dswilliams.co.uk/George%20markstein.html George Markstein: Guru to James Follett]
* [http://www.marjacq.com/home/home.htm Marjacq]
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