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...seems like an unnecessary digression into a subject more fitting for “Maverick” info; true, it is about a series in which Garner appeared, but whether or not it influenced “The Sting” seems to be neither relevant to a bio of Garner, nor more than heresay. I suspect that the truth is that Roy Huggins read exactly the same source book as the writers of “The Sting”, that is, David Maurer’s “The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man” (it was/ is the go-to book for anyone needing detail of how “long cons” work, and has influenced writers for decades, so there’s an episode of the “The Lives of Harry Lime” radio series which uses much of the same plot in the fifties, and episodes of “Hustle” drew on it in the last few years. Jock123 ( talk) 20:50, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
Is the National Inquirer considered a valid source on Wiki??
On May 28, 2014, The National Enquirer reported that James Garner's health was failing rapidly and that he was battling severe depression in addition to the aftermath of his previous strokes. The article cited a source claiming that Garner had been scheduled to make a cameo appearance in a Rockford Files remake, starring Vince Vaughn, but that Garner was "too ill to take part in the show"" and that Garner felt he had "nothing left to live for".
Just asking. Zabadu ( talk) 21:29, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
James Garner had no Cherokee ancestry. See this. All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 20:59, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
German ancestry /info/en/?search=Baumgartner — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.241.198.43 ( talk) 12:03, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
"Mr Garner died of natural causes," the West LA Division of the Los Angeles Police Department told the BBC, adding he died on Saturday. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28390309 96.234.180.180 ( talk) 01:26, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
I aligned the quality indicators in the banners to be B-class. After all, it's been improved via the ITN process and must be a B-class to be posted, per the instructions. The Rambling Man ( talk) 21:23, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
My birthday is the same as Kim Clarke's birthday, 8/25/1948 (we had a joint 8th birthday party). The references to her age in this article imply there is something incorrect about the various sources of her age, but they look ok to me. Tina Kimmel ( talk) 01:54, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
This book printed in 2011 has information about his life. James Garner himself explains what kind of man he is and facts about his life. They have not been verified, but these facts only James Garner would know.
Carolyn Franks-Fischer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.82.23.29 ( talk) 04:48, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
The stroke Garner suffered in May 2008 was thought to be mild at first, but later showed to be severe following hospital tests. ( 92.7.0.31 ( talk) 10:53, 4 September 2014 (UTC))
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of James Garner's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "LAT":
Reference named "Variety":
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 12:19, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Garner had no Native American ancestry: http://ethnicelebs.com/james-garner ( 2A00:23C4:638A:5000:E09C:F1F7:8749:854B ( talk) 09:03, 23 June 2017 (UTC))
Bumgarner comes from -> Baumgärtner /info/en/?search=Baumgartner "Bumgarner was born August 1, 1989, in Hickory, North Carolina, and grew up in an area ten miles away nicknamed "Bumtown" because of the abundance of people with the surname Bumgarner who have lived there over the years after their ancestors had arrived from Germany." /info/en/?search=Madison_Bumgarner#Early_life — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8109:B00:4776:150:FCEE:D32B:6E80 ( talk) 22:19, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
Unfortunately, Garner grew up and served in the military as James Bumgarner, not James Baumgarner. George Raft Has Risen From the Grave ( talk) 22:22, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
References 75 - 93 don't show up - I guess one ore more references in the golf section are corrupted causing this, but I don't understand the reference system enough to detect the error. -- 77.23.184.20 ( talk) 10:58, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
The lead and infobox say "born James Scott Bumgarner" but the Early life section says "Garner was born Warwick James Gardner" - which version is correct? JezGrove ( talk) 21:59, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
This does not look like Garner. Can anyone say definitely one way or the other? If not, who is it? 73.201.77.211 ( talk) 07:57, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
I can look to see if there is a manual of style directive defining where the awards section should go, but it does seem visually a little disruptive to have that large section in the middle of the article with the medals and blank spaces. It seems the end of the article would be the best place to display the medals earned. Does anyone know the guideline or have a comment? AliciaZag13 ( talk) 23:19, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
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The urban myth that Garner had Native American ancestry was debunked during his lifetime. 2A00:23C5:C410:5601:4505:367C:2EC2:A106 ( talk) 10:52, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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The article says Garner served in WWII
He was born April 7, 1928, making him still only 17 when the war ended in 1945.
How could he have served so young?
Montalban ( talk) 10:36, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
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...seems like an unnecessary digression into a subject more fitting for “Maverick” info; true, it is about a series in which Garner appeared, but whether or not it influenced “The Sting” seems to be neither relevant to a bio of Garner, nor more than heresay. I suspect that the truth is that Roy Huggins read exactly the same source book as the writers of “The Sting”, that is, David Maurer’s “The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man” (it was/ is the go-to book for anyone needing detail of how “long cons” work, and has influenced writers for decades, so there’s an episode of the “The Lives of Harry Lime” radio series which uses much of the same plot in the fifties, and episodes of “Hustle” drew on it in the last few years. Jock123 ( talk) 20:50, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
Is the National Inquirer considered a valid source on Wiki??
On May 28, 2014, The National Enquirer reported that James Garner's health was failing rapidly and that he was battling severe depression in addition to the aftermath of his previous strokes. The article cited a source claiming that Garner had been scheduled to make a cameo appearance in a Rockford Files remake, starring Vince Vaughn, but that Garner was "too ill to take part in the show"" and that Garner felt he had "nothing left to live for".
Just asking. Zabadu ( talk) 21:29, 26 June 2014 (UTC)
James Garner had no Cherokee ancestry. See this. All Hallow's Wraith ( talk) 20:59, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
German ancestry /info/en/?search=Baumgartner — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.241.198.43 ( talk) 12:03, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
"Mr Garner died of natural causes," the West LA Division of the Los Angeles Police Department told the BBC, adding he died on Saturday. http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28390309 96.234.180.180 ( talk) 01:26, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
I aligned the quality indicators in the banners to be B-class. After all, it's been improved via the ITN process and must be a B-class to be posted, per the instructions. The Rambling Man ( talk) 21:23, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
My birthday is the same as Kim Clarke's birthday, 8/25/1948 (we had a joint 8th birthday party). The references to her age in this article imply there is something incorrect about the various sources of her age, but they look ok to me. Tina Kimmel ( talk) 01:54, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
This book printed in 2011 has information about his life. James Garner himself explains what kind of man he is and facts about his life. They have not been verified, but these facts only James Garner would know.
Carolyn Franks-Fischer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.82.23.29 ( talk) 04:48, 30 July 2014 (UTC)
The stroke Garner suffered in May 2008 was thought to be mild at first, but later showed to be severe following hospital tests. ( 92.7.0.31 ( talk) 10:53, 4 September 2014 (UTC))
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of James Garner's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "LAT":
Reference named "Variety":
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 12:19, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Garner had no Native American ancestry: http://ethnicelebs.com/james-garner ( 2A00:23C4:638A:5000:E09C:F1F7:8749:854B ( talk) 09:03, 23 June 2017 (UTC))
Bumgarner comes from -> Baumgärtner /info/en/?search=Baumgartner "Bumgarner was born August 1, 1989, in Hickory, North Carolina, and grew up in an area ten miles away nicknamed "Bumtown" because of the abundance of people with the surname Bumgarner who have lived there over the years after their ancestors had arrived from Germany." /info/en/?search=Madison_Bumgarner#Early_life — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:8109:B00:4776:150:FCEE:D32B:6E80 ( talk) 22:19, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
Unfortunately, Garner grew up and served in the military as James Bumgarner, not James Baumgarner. George Raft Has Risen From the Grave ( talk) 22:22, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
References 75 - 93 don't show up - I guess one ore more references in the golf section are corrupted causing this, but I don't understand the reference system enough to detect the error. -- 77.23.184.20 ( talk) 10:58, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
The lead and infobox say "born James Scott Bumgarner" but the Early life section says "Garner was born Warwick James Gardner" - which version is correct? JezGrove ( talk) 21:59, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
This does not look like Garner. Can anyone say definitely one way or the other? If not, who is it? 73.201.77.211 ( talk) 07:57, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
I can look to see if there is a manual of style directive defining where the awards section should go, but it does seem visually a little disruptive to have that large section in the middle of the article with the medals and blank spaces. It seems the end of the article would be the best place to display the medals earned. Does anyone know the guideline or have a comment? AliciaZag13 ( talk) 23:19, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
Block evasion by User:HarveyCarter. |
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The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it. |
The urban myth that Garner had Native American ancestry was debunked during his lifetime. 2A00:23C5:C410:5601:4505:367C:2EC2:A106 ( talk) 10:52, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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The article says Garner served in WWII
He was born April 7, 1928, making him still only 17 when the war ended in 1945.
How could he have served so young?
Montalban ( talk) 10:36, 18 January 2023 (UTC)