James Garner Trivia Quiz

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Handsome and funny, a man’s man and a woman’s too—that’s James Garner. What do you know about America’s Oklahoma sweetheart? Let’s find out! Play now!

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Though he appeared in two stage plays, in his 2011 memoir, he said, “I’d be a wreck if I had to work in front of a crowd.”
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Though he appeared in two stage plays, in his 2011 memoir, he said, “I’d be a wreck if I had to work in front of a crowd.”
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The Duke said just that in a 1973 interview. Yes, he was a big Jimbo fan!
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The Duke said just that in a 1973 interview. Yes, he was a big Jimbo fan!
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Yes, it’s true! Garner felt the movie glorified violence, so he turned it down.
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Yes, it’s true! Garner felt the movie glorified violence, so he turned it down.
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James Garner owned the 440-acre “White Rhino” Vineyard. He bottled Chardonnay and dubbed it “Chateau Jimbeaux.”
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James Garner owned the 440-acre “White Rhino” Vineyard. He bottled Chardonnay and dubbed it “Chateau Jimbeaux.”
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Garner was a one-woman man. He and his wife, Lois were married for almost 58 years until Garner’s death in 2014.
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Garner was a one-woman man. He and his wife, Lois were married for almost 58 years until Garner’s death in 2014.
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He got the first one when he was hit by shrapnel from enemy mortar, and the second when he was hit in the buttocks by friendly fire in battle.
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He got the first one when he was hit by shrapnel from enemy mortar, and the second when he was hit in the buttocks by friendly fire in battle.
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James Garner did so many stunts that during The Rockford Files alone, he had seven knee surgeries! (He had 9 total in his life, including three knee replacements)
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James Garner did so many stunts that during The Rockford Files alone, he had seven knee surgeries! (He had 9 total in his life, including three knee replacements)
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He said The Notebook was as touching a love story as he ever saw, and he was proud to be in it.
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He said The Notebook was as touching a love story as he ever saw, and he was proud to be in it.
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Garner played Brett Maverick in 4 different productions: Sugarfoot (1957), Maverick (1957), Young Maverick (1979), and Brett Maverick (1981)
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Garner played Brett Maverick in 4 different productions: Sugarfoot (1957), Maverick (1957), Young Maverick (1979), and Brett Maverick (1981)
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What can we say? James Garner could act, and apparently, he could kiss!
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What can we say? James Garner could act, and apparently, he could kiss!

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