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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNever realized James Garner was so liberal
Was just reading about him and discovered he supported Dennis Kucinich among many other Democrats and also was one of several celebrities to join Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom."
Always liked him and now I like him even more. Not to mention his show the Rockford Files had the best intro ever:
Archae
(46,384 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,522 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)NBachers
(17,204 posts)PSPS
(13,655 posts)roguevalley
(40,656 posts)joesdaughter
(243 posts)Robert Ryan was an outspoken liberal. Richard Widmark was a very honorable man.
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)He's a truly handsome man.
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,378 posts)but Garner is likely more along the Will Rogers-type of Oklahoman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers
Behind the Aegis
(54,086 posts)ETA: We even have atheists here...ask Wolf!
Downwinder
(12,869 posts)But I guess no more than Texas from Sam Rayburn.
Heidi
(58,237 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,086 posts)One for you... and one for your other half...
I sure miss seeing him around, but I love that you are around more!
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)from the musical realm
Heidi
(58,237 posts)kenny blankenship
(15,689 posts)and grew up in the dustbowl era, with a father who worked as a laborer and a mother who died when he was five. He got drafted into the Korean War. So he had plenty of lessons early on about how harsh a place America could be for those with little money, and for those caught in unlucky circumstances, or those born on the wrong side of some line.
BlueMTexpat
(15,378 posts)One thing (of the many) that I hadn't realized about him was that he had a passion for racing cars.
I only learned this about a month ago when I happened to see "Grand Prix" on TCM one gloomy Saturday afternoon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_(1966_film)
Behind the Aegis
(54,086 posts)I met him while he was filming a movie. My dad was the Technical Assistant and my mom had a role. My bother and I were in the background of a scene with C. Thomas Howell. He was taking a break, smoking a cigar, in his car. I walked up to introduce myself. He smiled, shook my hand and when I said my name, he said, "Oh, you're (my parents' names) oldest son. Nice to meet you!" This was in the early 80's. He is a BIG man! His hands were huge!
I am glad to know he is a liberal.
Cha
(298,301 posts)time, BtA! I saw him on tv being interviewed for something during the bush years and he was saying .. "I'll probably get in trouble for this but".. and then he went on to say something about supporting Democrats. I loved him even more.
How fun you met him.. your Dad was TA and your Mom had a role.. and you and your brother were in a background scene with C.Thomas Howell! 6 degrees and all that!
Behind the Aegis
(54,086 posts)He was so patient to two little kids (one of my brothers was with me) who were "oooing and awwing" over him. C. Thomas Howell was also really nice. I also met James Cromwell, who was very polite.
Cha
(298,301 posts)LA Confidential
I met Rod Serling once and Cliff Robertson and Sigourney Weaver.. all places I was working at the time.. from Florida, California, to Kaua'l.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)in the 60's, no less.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)outspoken liberal politics.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)DeSwiss
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msongs
(67,539 posts)DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)Johnyawl
(3,205 posts)For all of his republican/NRA beliefs he belived in equal rights, and put himself on the line for that early in the struggle.
riversedge
(70,577 posts)did not know all these Hollywood stars had been involved in the March. Very good to know.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)There were quite a number involved in the March On Washington.
trueblue2007
(17,254 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)I am not normally one for sappy love stories, but in this he stood by his wife until the end. I can't watch the last scene, because the thought of my wife not knowing who I am terrorizes me.
pacalo
(24,722 posts)Warpy
(111,528 posts)and I can't think of a single right winger who could have pulled that role off as well except maybe Robert Duvall on a really, really good day.
pacalo
(24,722 posts)to pull off any role that calls for character & integrity -- especially with James Garner's charisma.
JustAnotherGen
(32,111 posts)Audrey, Shirley, James - damn good movie and acting. And very very brave for the time it was made.
pacalo
(24,722 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Seamless, humble, unassuming and brilliant. A very great actor.
pacalo
(24,722 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)senseandsensibility
(17,275 posts)I knew there was a reason I always liked him.
sendero
(28,552 posts)... and recently watched 100 episodes of the Rockford Files, even though somewhat formulaic, entertaining to the last one!
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Last edited Fri Mar 14, 2014, 02:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Lee Marvin, Robert Ryan, Richard Widmark, gene Barry, pernell Roberts, Alan alda, Mike Farrell, Paul Newman, Carroll O'Connor, Anthony Franciosa, George Peppard...
bullwinkle428
(20,632 posts)"The Rockford Files" as a kid growing up in the 70s! It wasn't until later that I realized his political leanings, and loved him even more!
CreekDog
(46,192 posts)he was asked about his politics and I think when he was asked if he was a Democrat, I don't remember if he said he was or wasn't, but he said that he was to the left of the Democratic Party.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)We never missed Rockford,
and among my brothers and I,
"What would Rockford do?" was often said when facing a dilemma.
His Answerphone recording was mimicked by my younger brother,
and used for years.
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