PHOTO: James Garner at The March on Washington, 1963

[Hissyspit]

Marlon Brando, James Garner, and Diahann Carroll, August 28, 1963.

[countingbluecars]

1. Great photo.

Thanks for posting.

[hlthe2b]

2. Very Good actor, great progressive, handsome man, but most of all...

a very GOOD man.

RIP, sir. You'll be remembered.

[calimary]

3. Amen.

[Mnemosyne]

4. Rest in peace, dear man. Wonderful photo! Thanks Hissy! nt

[countryjake]

5. Thanks so much for sharing this, Hissy!

A wonderful record. A beautiful photo.

R.I.P. Maverick

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Before I saw the caption, I asked myself - "isn't that

Diahann Carroll?" And yup.

It's a sad day that we have lost Mr. Garner.

[sarge43]

7. A life well lived by a good man. nt

[Sheldon Cooper]

8. Is that Marlon Brando in the background?

[awoke_in_2003]

10. yes, it is. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. k&r

[spanone]

11. he was an indy car race fan...used to see him at indy practice...

early 60's when i was a young teen

[bluedigger]

14. Drove the Indy Pace Car three times.

And was of Cherokee heritage, which explains his company, Cherokee Productions.

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/07/20/maverick-rockford-files-star-james-garner-cherokee-dies-86-155949

[spanone]

15. i remeber him driving the pace car!

[dawnie51]

12. My first crush was Bret Maverick....

how nice all these many years later to realize that my childish infatuation was deserved...Mr. Garner was just a really, really good man.

[Hissyspit]

13. I was 11 months old when this was taken, btw.

[MoonchildCA]

21. I was 13 months. :)

[MarianJack]

23. I'm an old fudd,...

...I was 8!

PEACE!

[barbtries]

24. it was 2 days after i turned 8!

getting old, getting old...

[MarianJack]

30. My birthday is in June,...

...so I have a couple of months on you.

PEACE!

[pangaia]

27. I was 20.

If you are an old fudd, what does that make me?

[MarianJack]

29. That makes YOU...

...gloriously vital!

My 14 year old son just loooves to remind me that I'm an old fuddy duddy.

PEACE!

[pangaia]

31. Yes I am !

Still run a small business..until Jan.
Play steel pan calypso gigs all summer.
Work out at the Y 4x/week.
Kayak in the lake 2-4 times a week.
Minor league baseball a couple nites each week.
Eat vegan......except when I don't.
Go to China every chance I get.

Whew. Getting tired just thinking about it.
And in 5 hours I can have a little sip of Ezra B 12 year old bourbon.

[Uncle Joe]

16. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the pic, Hissyspit.

[Cha]

17. I just saw this on another site and was going to post here.. see you're already

on it.. thanks, Hissyspit.

It's a poignant shot in history. Barack Obama was two years old.

[drm604]

18. The Rockford Files was one of my favorite shows.

A great actor and a good man. RIP James Garner.

[Boomerproud]

19. Back in the days when we were righting wrongs.

Or at least one very large wrong. I don't see that happening today. R.I.P. Mr. Garner.

[UTUSN]

20. R#74 & K for, I love Oklahomans !1 n/t

[SunSeeker]

22. K & R

[Enthusiast]

25. Just imagine, James Garner, a civil rights activist.

[groundloop]

26. Thanks for posting that great photo

[Happyhippychick]

28. That is a beautiful man.