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	James Garner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Garner (born Norman, Oklahoma, April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor of partially Cherokee Indian descent.
		Garner was born James Scott Baumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma to Weldon Warren Baumgarner and Mildred Meek.
		On April 21, 2006, a ten-foot tall statue of James Garner as Bret Maverick was unveiled in Garner's hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, with Garner present at the ceremony.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Garner (2485 words)

	Statue of James Garner unveiled in Okla. - Boston.com
		James Garner returned to his hometown Friday for the unveiling of a heroic-size bronze statue that depicts the 77-year-old actor as a young Maverick.
		Actor James Garner poses for a photo with an award presented to him by PI Magazine, as being television's most famous private detective, during an appearance in Norman, Okla., Garner's hometown, Friday, April 21, 2006.
		Garner played the part of private investigator Jim Rockford in the TV series "The Rockford Files." PI Magazine is a trade publication for private investigators, police detectives, insurance SIU investigators, and criminal investigators.
	www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2006/04/22/statue_of_james_garner_unveiled_in_okla (296 words)

	James Garner
		Garner mowed lawns, mopped floors, worked in the oil fields of Texas, and, after moving to California, laid carpet with his father in the City of Angels.
		By the close of the sixties, Garner was beginning to look askance at the violence and nudity that was commonplace in movies after the introduction of the MPAA rating system in 1969.
		James Garner may not be the "last real man" as People christened him some years back, but he may very well be the last real star--an actor who shines in any medium and loses none of his sparkle with age.
	www.angelfire.com /oh2/writer/jamesgarner.html (1640 words)

	Garner James
		Garner began his television career in the fifties, becoming a movie star in short order, and maintains an active presence in both media nearly forty years later.
		Garner tested his dramatic muscles in downbeat psychological thrillers like Mister Buddwing, and made a calculated turn against type as a grim, vengeful Wyatt Earp in Hour of the Gun, but his most successful films emphasized his innate charm and flair for irony.
		Garner had dusted off his gambler's duds in 1978 for two appearances as Bret Maverick in the pilot and first episode of a short-lived series Young Maverick (same concept, now featuring a young cousin as the wandering hero).
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/G/htmlG/garnerjames/garnerjames.htm (1836 words)

	James Garner
		Garner was promoted to starring film roles during his Maverick run, but by the third season, he chafed at his low salary and insisted on better treatment.
		Garner fared rather better in variations of his "Maverick" persona in such westerns as Support Your Local Sheriff (1969) and The Skin Game (1971), but he eventually tired of eating warmed-over stew; besides, being a cowboy star had made him a walking mass of injuries and broken bones.
		Garner's health problems led to quintuple bypass surgery in 1988, and in his having both knees replaced in 2000.
	www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=5123 (701 words)

	James Garner
		James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American actor.
		Born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, he has found fame in both movies and television.
		In 1994, Garner co-starred with Mel Gibson in the movie version of his original Maverick[?] role.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ja/James_Garner.html (209 words)

	Vote for James Garner
		James Garner, the 2002 Republican nominee for state Senator in District 31, is again running for that office.
		Garner said that the County Commission of Barrow County, Georgia is doing the right thing by refusing to remove a plaque of the Commandments from its Courthouse.
		James is a “Country Republican” not a “Country Club Republican.” Unlike his GOP Primary opponent, James is not a lawyer of professional politician with family ties to the political establishment.
	www.freegeorgia.org (196 words)

	James Garner Photos - James Garner News - James Garner Information
		To the viewing public James Garner is James Rockford, the aimiable, human, often smart, often cool, but not infallible detective of the American television series 'The Rockford Files".
		James is a volunteer of for the charity Save The Children.
		James was a regular member of the cast on the cancelled ABC series 8 Simple Rules.
	www.tv.com /james-garner/person/13597/summary.html (547 words)

	Maverick
		Starring the then relatively unknown James Garner as footloose frontier gambler Bret Maverick, shortly after joined by Jack Kelly as brother Bart, this hour-long series followed the duplicitous adventures and, more often, misadventures of the Mavericks in their pursuit of money and the easy life.
		In 1960 actor James Garner and his Warner Brothers studio bosses clashed when Garner took out a lawsuit against the studio for breach of contract arising out of his suspension during the January-June writers' strike of that year.
		Warners claimed that it was justified in suspending Garner by invoking the force majeure clause in Garner's contract due to the writers' strike; the clause, in other words, meant that if forces beyond the control of the studio prevented it from making films, the studio didn't have to continue paying actors' salaries.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/M/htmlM/maverick/maverick.htm (1093 words)

	James Garner
		James Garner was the first man drafted from Oklahoma for service in the Korean War.
		Garner considered this a breach of his contract, and refused to return when the strike was settled.
		Garner is best known for his TV work, including Maverick and The Rockford Files, and he has reprised his characters from both shows repeatedly in TV updates and, for Maverick, a feature film with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster.
	www.nndb.com /people/266/000023197 (283 words)

	James Garner News
		James Garner returns to DVD today in his Emmy Award-winning role as Jim Rockford, the reluctant private eye in a Malibu mobile home.
		A bronze statue of veteran actor James Garner was unveiled in his hometown of Norman, Oklahoma, on Friday.
		James Garner Returns as a Laid-Back Malibu Mystery Solver in the...
	www.topix.net /who/james-garner (517 words)

	James Garner (actor) the Womack Connection
		James Scott2 Bumgarner was born 1928 in Norman, OK.
		James Scott Bumgarner was born in Norman, OK., 1928.
		A special thanks to Greta Scott Garner, daughter of James Garner for her assistance in putting this together.
	www.womacknet.com /features/jamesgarner.html (1097 words)

	James Garner - MovieActors.com
		James Garner was born on April 7, 1928 in Norman, Oklahoma.
		James received the purple heart when he was wounded during the Korean War Garner's first role was a non speaking role in theBroadway stage play THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL (1954).
		Garner was Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1990, and Inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1986.
	www.movieactors.com /actors/jamesgarner.htm (206 words)

	James Garner on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter from WCHS-TV8
		Since 1994 Garner has starred as Jim Rockford, one of his best-known and loved characters, in seven, two-hour made-for-television movies of "The Rockford Files." One of Garner's most touching performances to date came in the Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation, "Breathing Lessons," for which he earned an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination.
		Garner's accolades include both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor for his role in the 1984 telefilm "Heartsounds," with Mary Tyler Moore, and the 1986 telefilm "Promise," with James Woods.
		When Garner was five, his mother died and he and his brothers, Jack and Charles, went to live with relatives.
	www.wchstv.com /abc/8simplerules/jamesgarner.shtml (879 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Biography - James Garner
		Given that talent roster, and the fact that the director was Charles Laughton, Garner managed to earn his salary and receive a crash course in acting at the same time.
		To the public, Garner was the rough-hewn but basically affable fellow they'd seen in his fictional roles and as Mariette Hartley's partner (not husband) in a series of Polaroid commercials.
		In 1994, Garner came full circle in the profitable feature film Maverick (1994), in which the title role was played by Mel Gibson.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/Biography.asp?ctr=127546 (583 words)

	James Garner!
		To the viewing public James Garner is James Rockford, the amiable, human, often smart, often cool, but not infallible detective of the American television series 'The Rockford Files".
		Garner had his first chance to act when he appeared in a minor role in 'The Caine Mutiny Court Martial' on Broadway, having previously sampled various occupations, as well as serving in Korea(for which he received the Purple Heart).
		The son of an Oklahoma carpet layer, James Garner did stints in the Army and merchant marines before working as a model.
	www.kipaddotta.com /james-garner.html (805 words)

	James Garner at artist-blitz
		James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor of partially Cherokee Indian descent.
		Born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma to Weldon Warren Bumgarner and Mildred Meek.
		Garner was originally sole star of Maverick but production demands forced the studio, Warner Brothers, to create a second Maverick brother, Bart, played by actor Jack Kelly...
	www.artist-blitz.com /m/james-garner.html (264 words)

	The James Garner Picture Pages
		As for his private life, Garner, who is a passionate golfer, has shared his time outside the limelight with his wife of 50 years, Lois Clarke, and their two daughters.
		Garner also began reprising the role of Jim Rockford in eight highly-rated TV movies from 1994-1999, and had roles in other TV movies such as Dead Silence (1997), Legalese (1998), Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) and One Special Night (1999), as well as the mini series “Streets of Laredo” (1995).
		Garner was soon seen on the big screen as Zane Cooper in the modern day movie version of Maverick (1994), which had Mel Gibson in the title role, as President Matt Douglas in My Fellow Americans (1996) and appeared in the thriller Twilight (1998), starring Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon and Gene Hackman.
	www.superiorpics.com /james_garner (1615 words)

	Garner Bios
		James Garner is a handsome, good-humored leading man whose breakthrough came with his portraying of Maverick, the tongue-in-cheek alternative to the sober TV Westerns in the late 1950s.
		Garner enjoyed five seasons of popular and critical success with the show, which helped launch him into feature film success in the early 60s.
		Garner played several leads in such enjoyable movies as DARBY'S RANGERS (1958) and CASH MCCALL (1959) but his role as "Maverick" was it really that Garner was traded as the next Clark Gable.
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	James Garner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Born James Scott Baumgarner in Norman, OK; educated at the University of Oklahoma and the Herbert Berghof School, New York.
		Garner played several leads in such enjoyable minor fare as DARBY'S RANGERS (1958) and CASH MCCALL (1959) but it was really as "Maverick" wound down that Garner was ballyhooed as the next Clark Gable.
		PROMISE (1986) was a beautifully rendered duet with Garner as a man who must take over the care of his schizophrenic brother (James Woods), and MY NAME IS BILL W. (1989) reteamed Garner and Woods in the story of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous.
	theoscarsite.com /whoswho6/garner_j.htm (569 words)

	TiggerRoo's sexy Men, James Garner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Garner would find that Director David Butler would see something in him and give him all the attention that he needed when he appeared in Girl He Left Behind, The (1956).
		As Maverick, Garner was cool, good-natured, likeable and always ready to use his wits to get him in or out of trouble.
		When the show was cancelled, Garner took the news by having Nichols shot dead, never to return in a sequel.
	tiggerroo.topcities.com /SexyMen/jamesgarner/james-garner.html (857 words)

	James Garner Makes It Look Easy
		Garner clearly found what he's good at when he honed in on acting.
		But one of those jobs, when Garner worked at a Hollywood gas station at age 17, proved to be quite valuable in launching his life in show business.
		Garner gave 512 performances without uttering so much as a syllable, but it proved to be a valuable learning experience.
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	James Garner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In 1994 Garner co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster in the movie version of his Maverick role.
		Garner takes some of the most beloved childrens stories and turns them into the most perfect polically correct stories possible by removing any possibly offensive thoughts.
		Garner did not provide an interview for the author and very little of his priv...
	www.freeglossary.com /James_Garner (691 words)

	HoopsVibe - James, Brand garner NBA weekly honors
		James spurred Cleveland to a 4-0 week by jump-starting the offense in all facets.
		In the process, James became the first player since Hakeem Olajuwon on March 23, 1996 to register at least 44 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in a game.
		James posted at least 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists in each game during the week.
	www.hoopsvibe.com /nba/nba_news/james_brand_garner_nba_weekly_honors-ar26966.html (546 words)

	James Garner Joins "8 Simple Rules..." - Oct 16, 2003 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oct 16, 2003, 11:15 AM PT James Garner is lending the 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter cast a shoulder to lean on.
		Garner will play the father of the recently widowed Cate Hennessy, played by Katey Sagal.
		Garner's character, recently separated from his wife played by Suzanne Pleshette, arrives at the Hennessy home to comfort his daughter and three teenage grandchildren following the death of Ritter's character, newspaper columnist Paul Hennessy.
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