{"id":10386,"date":"2014-07-20T18:46:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T22:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=10386"},"modified":"2014-07-20T18:46:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T22:46:38","slug":"r-i-p-james-garner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=10386","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. &#8211; James Garner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2014\/z072014rip_jamesgarner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>James Garner<\/strong>, star of movies and tv, was found dead in his Los Angeles home yesterday. \u00a0<strong>Mr. Garner<\/strong> was 86.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are a child of the 50&#8217;s then <strong>James Garner<\/strong> is probably best known to you for the role of <strong>Brett Maverick<\/strong> [the role that launched him to stardom] in the series <em><strong>Maverick<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0<strong>Garner<\/strong> played a new kind of hero, one that preferred to use his wits rather than his guns or fists to get him out of trouble.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you grew up in the 60&#8217;s then you probably know <strong>James Garner<\/strong> the movie star. \u00a0Movies like <strong><em>The Great Escape<\/em>, <em>The Americanization of Emily<\/em>, <em>Duel at Diablo<\/em>, <em>Support Your Local Sheriff<\/em><\/strong>, and <em><strong>Marlowe<\/strong><\/em> all come to mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 70&#8217;s saw a combination of movies and tv. \u00a0The early 70&#8217;s included the movies <em>Support Your Local Gunfighter<\/em>, and <em><strong>Skin Game<\/strong><\/em> as well as the short-lived tv series <em><strong>Nichols<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0Then in 1974, <strong>James Garner&#8217;s<\/strong> other cornerstone character, <strong>Jim Rockford<\/strong> began appearing when the <strong>Rockford Files<\/strong> premiered \u00a0(which ran until 1980).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>James Garner<\/strong> went on to star in many more movies [<em><strong>Victor\/Victoria<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Murphy&#8217;s Romance<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Space Cowboys<\/strong><\/em>, \u00a0and <em><strong>The Notebook<\/strong><\/em> are just a few], but time and time again he would return to <strong>Brett Maverick<\/strong> [tv series and movies] and<strong> Jim Rockford<\/strong> [tv movies].<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My favorite <strong>James Garner<\/strong> roles include the two <em><strong>Support Your Local&#8230;<\/strong><\/em> movies, <em><strong>Marlowe<\/strong><\/em> <strong>[Bruce Lee<\/strong> appears and <strong>Garner<\/strong> plays <strong>Phillip Marlowe<\/strong>!], <em><strong>Nichol<\/strong><strong>s<\/strong><\/em> [watched and enjoyed the series as a kid and would love to see how it holds up] and of course <strong>Jim Rockford<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many actors are called legendary. <strong>\u00a0James Garner<\/strong> embodied what it takes to get that designation. \u00a0My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Garner, star of movies and tv, was found dead in his Los Angeles home yesterday. \u00a0Mr. Garner was 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