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RIP James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 - July 19, 2014)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner
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The Rockford Files Theme (Original Post)
Ptah
Jul 2014
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MADem
(135,425 posts)1. Awww.....I woulda dropped the "Bum" too! RIP to a consummate actor--he made it look easy. nt
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)2. I remember this one better.
Maverick Theme
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. Rockfish! Loved that show, including the creepy Angel!
RIP Jim.
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)4. "Rockford" and Garner were perfect.
Always loved the opening, with the answering machine.
RIP.
Complete phone messages for seasons 1 & 2
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)6. Rockford and Magnum were two of the reasons I wanted to be a Private Eye.
Garner seemed like a good guy....
Like my friend said. The part about growing up and watching all your childhood heroes die... I don't like it.
antiquie
(4,299 posts)7. One of us
Garner was a strong Democratic Party supporter, contributing over $7,500 to Democrats running for federal office the past seven years, including Dennis Kucinich (for Congress in 2002), Richard Gephardt, John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, and various Democratic committees and groups. Since 1982 Garner has given at least $29,000 to Federal campaigns, of which over $24,000 has been to the Democrats.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner#Politics
On August 28, 1963, Garner was one of several celebrities to join Martin Luther King Jr. in the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom." In his autobiography, Garner recalled sitting in third row listening to King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
For his role in the 1985 CBS miniseries Space, the character's party affiliation was changed from Republican as in the book to reflect Garner's personal views. Garner said, "My wife would leave me if I played a Republican".
Prior to the entry of ex-San Francisco Mayor (later U.S. Senator) Dianne Feinstein, there was an effort by Democratic party leaders, led by state Senator Herschel Rosenthal, to persuade James Garner to seek the 1990 Democratic nomination for Governor of California.