RIP Mr. James Garner

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http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/james-garner-rockford-files-maverick-dies-442238

[66fury]

Grew up watchin rockford files and maverick,jimbo will be missed.

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Grew up watchin rockford files and maverick,jimbo will be missed.

ME-TV Network just started airing 'The Rockford Files' again.

Seeing him thrash those Firebirds and Rocky's 4x4's never gets old. :)

FYI-He was actually awarded 2 Purple Hearts.

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[Ron Sutton]

Loved James Garner. He was one of the good guys. He is already missed.

[Che70velle]

Yeah, I was sad to hear this this morning. That generation will be irreplaceable.

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James Garner: A man who loved the Indianapolis 500

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/indy-car/2014/07/20/james-garner-man-loved-indianapolis/12909515/

IndyCar racing knew Hollywood actor James Garner, who died late Saturday in Los Angeles, as a man who loved the Indianapolis 500.

Garner was the 500's pace car driver in an era when it was less about having celebrities at the wheel. Garner, a talented amateur racer, knew what he was doing.

Garner drove the 500's pace car in 1975, '77 and '85.

"He enjoyed being the pace car driver," said Tony George, the former president and CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "Obviously, he loved motor sports, and he made movies about motor sports. His passion led him to do some competitive driving.

"He certainly was one of the more notable fans of our sport."

Garner's biggest motor sports contribution was the lead role in the 1966 movie "Grand Prix." He played Pete Aron, an American grand prix driver. Three years later, he starred as himself in a 90-minute theatrical documentary, "The Racing Scene."

Former driver Michael Andretti said he had dinner with Garner on several occasions.

"He was a really good guy, and he always loved being at the 500," Andretti said.

Garner was found dead in his Brentwood home late Saturday. The star of television's "Rockford Files" was 86.

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Another good one gone May he RIP

[Ron in SoCal]

I miss him already.

[NOPANTS68]

Wow very sad. Definitely a guy from the days when men were men. RIP James.

[tones2SS]

FYI-He was actually awarded 2 Purple Hearts.
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A great actor and a great American.
R.I.P.

[ProTouring442]

The last of the Trifecta of Cool.