9 Facts About James Garner

1. In 2003, Mr James Garner was elected as the 61st president of the US Conference of Mayors; during.

2. In his autobiography, James Garner recalled sitting in the third row listening to King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

3. In 2004, James Garner starred as the older version of Ryan Gosling's character in the film version of Nicholas Sparks' The Notebook alongside Gena Rowlands as his wife, directed by Nick Cassavetes, Rowlands' son.

4. In 1991, James Garner starred in Man of the People, a television series about a con man chosen to fill an empty seat on a city council, with Kate Mulgrew and Corinne Bohrer.

5. As part of the agreement, James Garner could not disclose the amount of the settlement.

6. In July 1983, James Garner filed suit against Universal Studios for US$16.5 million in connection with his ongoing dispute from The Rockford Files.

7. In 1971, James Garner returned to television in an offbeat series, Nichols.

8. The same year, James Garner scored a hit with the comedy Western Support Your Local Sheriff!.

9. In 1969, James Garner played Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe in Marlowe, a detective drama featuring an early karate scene with Bruce Lee.