On April 7, 1928, James Garner was born.

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James Garner


Garner as Maverick (1959)

Born: James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928; Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: July 19, 2014 (aged 86); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater: University of Oklahoma
Occupation(s): Actor, producer
Years active: 1954–2010
Political party: Democratic
Spouse: Lois Josephine Fleischman Clarke
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James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964) with Julie Andrews; Cash McCall (1960) with Natalie Wood; The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee Remick; Darby's Rangers (1958) with Stuart Whitman; Roald Dahl's 36 Hours (1965) with Eva Marie Saint; Raymond Chandler's Marlowe (1969) with Bruce Lee; Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with Walter Brennan; Blake Edwards's Victor/Victoria (1982) with Julie Andrews; and Murphy's Romance (1985) with Sally Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred in several television series, including popular roles such as Bret Maverick in the ABC 1950s Western series Maverick and as Jim Rockford in the NBC 1970s private detective show, The Rockford Files.

Garner's career and popularity continued into the 21st century with films such as Space Cowboys (2000) with Clint Eastwood; the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (voice work) with Michael J. Fox and Cree Summer; The Notebook (2004) with Gena Rowlands and Ryan Gosling; and in his TV sitcom role as Jim Egan in 8 Simple Rules (2003–2005).

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Fri Apr 7, 2023: On this day, April 7, 1928, James Garner was born.

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1. I remember him in Up Periscope.

He played a Navy frogman sent by submarine to a Japanese-held island to sneak in and steal a critical Japanese code. It was a really good movie.

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2. I've liked him in just about everything he did, but my unforgettable James Garner scene

was in a movie called 'The Thrill Of It All' with Doris Day. Day's character had achieved instant fame doing soap commercials on TV. The old man who owned the soap company decided she needed a pool in her back yard and had one built, in a single day. Garner, her husband was an obstetrician, and came home late that night, pulled into the driveway in his convertible with the top down and went inside. Hearing thunder, he went back out to pull the car into the garage, drove around to the back of the house, straight into the pool. The look on his face as he and the convertible sank under the water was that scene I'll never forget.