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Ok, ok, ok, James Garner.......A W E S O M E , does always play the same guy..... (Original Post) a kennedy Oct 2023 OP
I e always enjoyed his movies. MLAA Oct 2023 #1
Two words... FalloutShelter Oct 2023 #2
Two word... MLAA Oct 2023 #3
This! Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #4
Plus, he was pretty liberal, and didn't like Ronald Reagan very much. Aristus Oct 2023 #5
Real impressive. Tarzanrock Oct 2023 #6
Check out his personal documentary: The Racing Scene Tarzanrock Oct 2023 #7
A great actor, movie star, person and Democrat Doc Sportello Oct 2023 #8
Wow, what an interesting life, thanks for this. a kennedy Oct 2023 #9

Tarzanrock

(467 posts)
6. Real impressive.
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 11:35 PM
Oct 2023

James Garner's filmography from the late 1950's through the early 1970's is damn impressive.

Tarzanrock

(467 posts)
7. Check out his personal documentary: The Racing Scene
Sat Oct 7, 2023, 11:37 PM
Oct 2023

Check out his personal documentary: "The Racing Scene."

Doc Sportello

(7,962 posts)
8. A great actor, movie star, person and Democrat
Sun Oct 8, 2023, 09:21 AM
Oct 2023

Last edited Sun Oct 8, 2023, 01:13 PM - Edit history (1)

I read his autobiography, The Garner Files. He had to make his own way in life from his teenage years on. Earned two Purple Hearts serving in Korea, became a Hollywood superstar but never took himself that seriously. He later took on the Hollywood powers through a long legal action that he eventually won and was awarded a lot of money (never said how much exactly).

Part Cherokee, Garner was proud of his heritage and his roots in Norman, Oklahoma, where he is memorialized with a statue and street name. He used pot from his teen years to his adult life, partly for relieveing pain from his stunt work in film. A proud liberal, Garner took part in the 1963 March on Washington with fellow actors like Marlon Brando and Sidney Poitier.

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