James Garner

I always liked James Garner. My first memories of him were watching "The Rockford Files" He was so cool and down to earth. Later I became familiar with him in film. "The Great Escape" "The Americanization of Emily" and others. He was an actor I always enjoyed no matter what film he was in. Early in my career at Turner, I got a chance to cut a tribute to James Garner, who was then still a busy actor. He had recently finished "Space Cowboys" directed by Clint Eastwood. Mr. Eastwood provided the narration for the piece. It was one of the first pieces my good friend Sean Cameron, now director at TCM put together. A fun piece to work on, and a fitting tribute to the man on the day he passed. I'll miss you Rockford!