The Rap Sheet: Grilling Garner
The Rap Sheet: Grilling Garner
Read the Kirkus Review of The Garner Files - James Garner: Leading Man To Legend
Friday, October 28, 2011
Grilling Garner
Chalk this up as the highlight of my year: my recent opportunity--which, of course, I took--to interview James Garner.
Jim and his step-mother, Grace Bumgarner
JKP: Are you still taking on-screen acting jobs?
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JG: I’m officially retired, and you can quote me on that. (Unless something really juicy comes along.)
JKP: Where were you last month when you heard that your brother Jack had passed away? It was always fun to spot him on the screen with you. [He played Captain McEnroe in Rockford and Jack the Bartender in Bret Maverick, among other roles.] I hope he had a fine send-off.
JG: I was home in Los Angeles. Jack and I were pals as well as brothers. We always had fun working together--one of the things Jack was proudest of was that he’d earned a SAG [Screen Actors Guild] pension. And we played a lot of golf together over the years--Jack was also a golf professional and a very good player.
There was a wonderful memorial service where people got up and told stories about him, most of them funny, because Jack had a great sense of humor. I miss him.
JKP: Finally, what’s the most important thing you’ve learned in 83 years?
JG: I’m still learning!
Posted by J. Kingston Pierce at 7:01 AM
The Rap Sheet: Grilling Garner
Read the Kirkus Review of The Garner Files - James Garner: Leading Man To Legend
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