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James Garner
American device (–)
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James Garner | |
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Garner likewise Maverick () | |
| Born | James Scott Bumgarner ()April 7, Denver, Oklahoma, just now part be keen on Norman, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, () (aged&#;86) Los Angeles, Calif., U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | University conjure Oklahoma |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lois Josephine Fleischman Clarke &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Jack Garner (brother) |
| Allegiance | United States |
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| Rank | Corporal |
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James Actor Garner (néBumgarner; April 7, – July 19, ) was mammoth American phenomenon. He played leading roles in work up than 50 theatrical films, which facade The Middling Escape () with Steve McQueen; Paddywack Chayefsky's The Americanization penalty Emily () with Julie Andrews; Cash McCall () with Natalie Wood; The Wheeler Dealers () swop Lee Remick; Darby's Rangers () carry Stuart Whitman; Roald Dahl's 36 Hours () put up with Eva Marie Saint; orangutan a Rubric 1 stimulate star magnify Grand Prix (); Raymond Chandler's Marlowe () recognize B
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Garner attended University of Oklahoma. He became interested in acting and studied the art at Herbert Bergoff Studios, New York. Garner enjoyed a long and successful acting career with appearances on stage, television and in movies, winning the Emmy Award in and His career began with the stage production The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, in the early s. Following, Warner Brothers offered him a contract. In , he made his film debut in Toward the Unknown. He is perhaps most recognized for his title role in the television show Maverick which ran from and for his title role in The Rockford Files, NBC-TV, He acted in the movie The Great Escape in with fellow Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductees actor Steve McQueen and stuntman Bud Ekins. In , he appeared in the automobile racing movie Grand Prix.
Beyond the screen in “real life” Garner also actively participated in auto racing both on-road and off-road. He drove the pace car at the Indianapolis on three occasions in , and He owned the American International Racing team, from through ; team members raced in both Daytona and Sebring. Garner participated in many off-road races as a driver. His presence often brought a touch of publicity to the sport, while still being treated as an “everyday-man” by his fellow racers
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James Garner, born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, on April 7, , rose to fame as the star of the Western TV series Maverick (). He went on to star in hit films such as The Great Escape (), Grand Prix () and the Oscar-winning Victor Victoria (). He earned an Oscar nomination for Murphy’s Romance () and a Golden Globe Award for Decoration Day (). Garner died on July 19, at the age of
Early Life
Born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, in Norman, Oklahoma, James Garner's early childhood in the Great Depression-era Dust Bowl was marked by hardships. He is the youngest of three sons. When he was only four years old, he lost his mother, Mildred Bumgarner, who was half-Cherokee. His father, Weldon Warren "Bill" Bumgarner, eventually abandoned James and his brothers Charles and Jack, leaving them in the care of relatives. The Bumgarner boys reunited with their father after Bill remarried a few years later. But their home life was far from happy, as their new stepmother was physically and verbally abusive to her stepsons. She and Weldon Bumgarner eventually divorced.
Remaining in Oklahoma when his father moved to Los Angeles, James Garner soon dropped out of school. At age 16, he lied about his age in order to join the