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James Garner
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Actor Born: April 7, 1928 in Norman, OK Biography:The son of an Oklahoma carpet layer, "James Garner" did stints in the Army and merchant marines before working as a model. His professional acting career began with a non-speaking part in the Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954), in which he was also assigned to run lines with stars "Lloyd Nolan", "Henry Fonda", and "John Hodiak". Given that talent roster, and the fact that the director was "Charles Laughton", Garner managed to earn his salary and receive a crash course in acting at the same time. After a few television commercials, he was signed as a contract player by Warner Bros. in 1956. He barely had a part in his first film, "The Girl He Left Behind" (1956), though he was given special attention by director "David Butler", who felt Garner had far more potential than the film's nominal star, "Tab Hunter".
Due in part to Butler's enthusiasm, Garner was cast in the Warner Bros. TV... Full Biography
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