Freeper reflections on the death of James Garner...

[japple]

1st comment:

During my trips to the Looney Left Coast in my quest for fame and fortune in Hollywood, I never met James Garner. I did audition for a small part in his film, A Man Called Sledge but did not get picked. Later when I saw the film when it came out in 1970, it was one of the few of Garner's that I did not like and in those years since, I have not watched it again. It was that bad and forgettable but one of very few bad roles Garner played in his long career.

I saw him in person once at Ralph's Market on La Brea in the early 1970s. He bought some tomatoes and walked off into the Sunday morning crowd.

James Garner was a terrific actor and I first recall him in the 1950s TV Series "Maverick" which was also 'must see TV' by my parents. Garner was in some of my favorite films during the 1950s, 60s and early 70s: Darby's Rangers, Cash McCall, 36 Hours, The Americanization of Emily, Move Over, Darling, The Wheeler Dealers, The Thrill of It All, The Great Escape, Skin Game, Support Your Local Gunfighter, Marlowe, Support Your Local Sheriff!, Hour of the Gun and They Only Kill Their Masters.

While not a devoted fan of "The Rockford Files" during the late 70s, I did stay a fan of his later film and TV Movie roles in Victor Victoria, Tank, The Glitter Dome, Murphy's Romance, Sunset, "Decoration Day, Barbarians at the Gate," Space Cowboys and "Roughing It" where he played Samuel Clemens.

I never agreed with his politics, yet I must say he did not make a point of making his liberal bent the focus of his life like some of today's left wing, loud mouthed thespians. He simply acted and I watched with delight.

Bye, Jim, it was nice knowing you for awhile,,,,,,,

Another freeper comment:

He was part Cherokee. Has Elizabeth Warren’s offered a statement regarding the passing of a fellow member of her tribe.

Yet another freeper comment:

All the good ones are leaving us. First they went bald, then they went walkabout.

They are all missed, and will be.

[WinkyDink]

1. MUST the trash be brought here? WGAF what morons "think"?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. Surprised at how pleasant 2 of them are.

[japple]

3. There were pages of comments and most were like the positive comments posted above.

Most folks were just appreciative of the movie roles, TV programs that James Garner did. And most seemed unaware of a political bent.