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Amiable and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television, often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom in the late 1950s.
James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, to Mildred Scott (Meek) and Weldon Warren Bumgarner, a carpet layer. He dropped out of high school at 16 to join the Merchant Marines. He worked in a variety of jobs and received 2 Purple Hearts when he was wounded twice during the Korean War. He had his first chance to act when a friend got him a non-speaking role in the Broadway stage play "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954)". Part of his work was to read lines to the lead actors and he began to learn the craft of acting. This play led to small television roles, television commercials and eventually a contract with Warner Brothers. Director David Butler saw something in Garner and gave him all the attention he needed when he appeared in The Girl He Left Behind (1956). After co-starring in a handful of films during 1956-57, Warner Brothers gave Garner a co-starring role in the the western series Maverick (1957). Originally planned to alternate between Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) and Bret Maverick (Garner), the show quickly turned into the Bret Maverick Show. As Maverick, Garner was cool, good-natured, likable and always ready to use his wits to get him in or out of trouble. The series was highly successful, and Garner continued in it into 1960 when he left the series in a dispute over money.
In the early 1960s Garner returned to films, often playing the same type of character he had played on "Maverick". His successful films included The Thrill of It All (1963), Move Over, Darling (1963), The Great Escape (1963) and The Americanization of Emily (1964). After that, his career wandered and when he appeared in the automobile racing movie Grand Prix (1966), he got the bug to race professionally. Soon, this ambition turned to supporting a racing team, not unlike what Paul Newman would do in later years.
Garner found great success in the western comedy Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He tried to repeat his success with a sequel, Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), but it wasn't up to the standards of the first one. After 11 years off the small screen, Garner returned to television in a role not unlike that in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). The show was Nichols (1971) and he played the sheriff who would try to solve all problems with his wits and without gun play. When the show was canceled, Garner took the news by having Nichols shot dead, never to return in a sequel. In 1974 he got the role for which he will probably be best remembered, as wry private eye Jim Rockford in the classic The Rockford Files (1974). This became his second major television hit, with Noah Beery Jr. and Stuart Margolin, and in 1977 he won an Emmy for his portrayal. However, a combination of injuries and the discovery that Universal Pictures' "creative bookkeeping" would not give him any of the huge profits the show generated soon soured him and the show ended in 1980. In the 1980s Garner appeared in few movies, but the ones he did make were darker than the likable Garner of old. These included Tank (1984) and Murphy's Romance (1985). For the latter, he was nominated for both the Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Returning to the western mode, he co-starred with the young Bruce Willis in Sunset (1988), a mythical story of Wyatt Earp, Tom Mix and 1920s Hollywood.
In the 1990s Garner received rave reviews for his role in the acclaimed television movie about corporate greed, Barbarians at the Gate (1993). After that he appeared in the theatrical remake of his old television series, Maverick (1994), opposite Mel Gibson. Most of his appearances after that were in numerous TV movies based upon The Rockford Files (1974). His most recent films were My Fellow Americans (1996) and Space Cowboys (2000) .- Actress
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Skye McCole Bartusiak was an American child actress and child model. She appeared in The Patriot (2000), Don't Say a Word (2001), as Rose Wilder in Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (2002), 24 (2002-03), Boogeyman (2005), and Kill Your Darlings (2006). Bartusiak died at the age of 21 in her apartment behind her parents' home. While her mother, shortly after Bartusiak's death, stated she believed that her daughter's history of epileptic seizures may have had a role in her death, the coroner ruled the death resulted from an accidental drug overdose.- Actor
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Peter Marquardt was born on 1 July 1964 in the USA. He was an actor and producer, known for El Mariachi (1992), Desperado (1995) and Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003). He died on 19 July 2014 in Austin, Texas, USA.- Writer
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John Fasano began his filmmaking career creating industrial films for such companies as IBM. In 1984 he wrote the play "Thoughts in the Margin" for Amnesty International. His work in the independent motion picture field includes producing and directing Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987), Black Roses (1988) and The Jitters (1989). Fasano began his career as a motion picture research editor for Time/Life's TV Cable Week and from 1983 through 1986 he was a magazine editorial director.- Václav Sloup was born on 1 March 1936 in Tlustice u Berouna, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Záhada hlavolamu (1969), Blbec z Xeenemunde (1963) and Krecek v nocní kosili (1988). He died on 19 July 2014 in Libochovice, Czech Republic.
- Paul Fleiss was born on 8 September 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was married to Elissa Ash. He died on 19 July 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Lionel Ferbos was born on 17 July 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was married to Marguerite Gilyot and Sylvia Schexnayder. He died on 19 July 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- Yehuda Nir was born on 31 March 1930 in Lwów, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Yehuda died on 19 July 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Madeline Amgott was born on 31 August 1921 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for 30 Minutes (1978), Good Housekeeping: A Better Way (1983) and In Search of the Constitution (1987). She was married to David Karr and Milton Amgott. She died on 19 July 2014 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
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Carole LaFlamme was born in December 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Carole is known for Happy Birthday to Me (1981) and Dirty Tricks (1980). Carole died on 19 July 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Director
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Jack Coffey was born in 1927. He was a director, known for All My Children (1970), Another World (1964) and Somerset (1970). He died on 19 July 2014.- Producer
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Ingemar Odlander was born on 29 February 1936 in Hästveda, Skåne län, Sweden. He was a producer and actor, known for SOPOR (1981), Independent Lens (1999) and Livet i TV-huset (1983). He was married to Christina Jutterström. He died on 19 July 2014 in Mellösa Församling, Södermanlands län, Sweden.- Daniel Markel was born on 9 October 1972 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 19 July 2014 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
- Hans Landauer was born on 19 April 1921 in Oberwaltersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria. He was married to Hermine Landauer. He died on 19 July 2014 in Oberwaltersdorf, Lower Austria, Austria.