James Garner hospitalized after minor stroke

[book_worm]

My best wishes for a speedy recovery to a great actor and lifelong liberal democrat.

http://enews.earthlink.net/article/top?guid=20080513/48291240_3421_1334520080513174837252

James Garner, who was hospitalized late last week after suffering a minor stroke, is doing well and should be going home shortly, the veteran television and film star's publicist said Tuesday.

The star of such TV shows as "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files" went to the hospital after becoming ill at home Friday, said his publicist, Jennifer Allen.

"He's still in the hospital but my understanding is he is doing well and will be going home soon. When, exactly, we have not been told yet," Allen told The Associated Press.

Garner, who turned 80 last month, rose to prominence in the 1950s as the star of "Maverick," playing a wry riverboat gambler who was quicker with a quip than a gun and, unlike his Western counterparts, was faster still to run from trouble than to face it. The show aired from 1957 to 1962 but Garner, who was nominated for an Emmy as Bret Maverick, left in 1960 to pursue a film career.

He has appeared in such films as "The Children's Hour," "Victor/Victoria," "The Great Escape" and was nominated for an Oscar in 1985 as the small-town pharmacist opposite Sally Field in "Murphy's Romance."

Garner returned to television full-time in the mid-1970s, playing Jim Rockford, a modern-day private detective who, like his "Maverick" character, also was not afraid to run instead of fight. He won an Emmy for the role in 1977.

[NightWatcher]

1. get well Rockford

I loved that show, too much I think. I'm now a PI because I think I watched too much Rockford Files and Magnum PI

[Captain Hilts]

2. He's a good Democrat. Catnip in "Sayonara" and "The Great Escape." nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. The real Maverick

Not the docile GOP plow horse who has usurped that name.

[TheDebbieDee]

4. I hope you feel better soon, Maverick.

[NV Whino]

5. Best wishes for a wonderful man.

I met him a couple of times. He is a really great and generous person.

[Kazak]

6. Get well soon, Mr. Bumgarner...

He and I both grew up in Norman. Went to all the same schools and all. There's a statue of him here.