Beschloss tweet; Jim Garner & Diahann Carroll at the March on Washington, 1963

[Dennis Donovan]

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Michael Beschloss ✔ @BeschlossDC

Diahann Carroll (1935-2019) with James Garner at March on Washington, 1963: #Eliofson



1:56 PM - Oct 4, 2019

[skip fox]

1. I always wanted to ike him. Now I have a reason.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Yeah, me too...

Had to be Rockford. He used to tool around in a Firebird, solving crimes. Can't top that.

[bobbieinok]

14. 1st watched him in TV show Maverick (1957-1962). Then movies 'Support Your Local Sheriff', etc

That was one of the best TV shows ever.

His 2 brothers on show were not nearly so cool as he was.

Do ya think I liked the show so much because I was 17 and had a major crush on him?

He was ok as Rockford, but as Maverick was way better.

[Mme. Defarge]

16. Who is the tall dark stranger there?

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[sarge43]

21. Three words: The Great Escape

If he did nothing else, he brought it home with that film.

[Johnyawl]

27. Yes!

He was great in that! Very believable, He was a combat vet (Korea) with 2 Purple Hearts.

He did a lot of light comedy and romances, but he also did some amazing dramas. I loved the guy

[sarge43]

29. In a cast filled with heavy weights, he more than held his own.

Didn't know about the Purple Hearts. Two, that's at least one too many. Duty done, Soldier.

[Harker]

28. Yep...

Hendley, the Scrounger.

[Mendocino]

35. The survivors

David McCallum (Ashley-Pitt), John Leyton (Willie, the other tunnel king) and Karl-Otto Alberty (Herr Bartlett, your german is good, so have I heard is your french). Karl-Otto was also in Battle of the Bulge, Battle of Britain and Kelly's Heroes.

[Paladin]

39. Couldn't agree more.

That, and "Victor Victoria." Plenty of movie stars have gotten rich off of far lesser performances.

[wryter2000]

25. Loved him as Maverick

Soooo sexy

[pazzyanne]

40. My favorite Jim Garner movie was Murphey's Romance

where his co-star was Sally Fields. Loved that movie, although to be fair I liked all of his movies!

[sarge43]

41. Another Garner gem: The Americanization of Emily

His character was written with depth and development; he was equal to the task.

It was his favorite role.

[bobbieinok]

42. Loved both Americanization and Murphy's Romance

[Aristus]

4. He was a staunch, outspoken liberal. He wasn't shy about saying so.

I always liked him for that, especially since it seemed so incongruous in a 'tough-guy' from Oklahoma.

[stopbush]

5. Yep. Surprising that more people don't know that.

[geardaddy]

11. Yep, I've known that for a few years.

He really was a great guy.

[txwhitedove]

12. I knew he was a Dem, as were many in OK where

I was raised by grandparents who lived through Dust Bowl and Depression. To them, FDR and Eleanor were heros. Gandpa said flat out, "We're Democrats!"

[DinahMoeHum]

2. Rest in Power, Diahann Carroll.

[Baked Potato]

6. Rest In Peace, Diahann Carroll... James Garner is a family favorite actor.

[Roland99]

7. Awww. :(

[BootinUp]

8. Neat piece of history there. I'm a little sad now. Nt

[grantcart]

17. +1

[NewJeffCT]

9. were they dating/married

at the time or were they just holding hands as part of the march?

kudos to them if they were dating at the time - there were not a huge number of interracial relationships back at the time.

[The Mouth]

22. I doubt anything romantic

he was married in 1956 and remained so until his death one month before their 58th wedding anniversary!

Also had two purple hearts from the Korean war.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. He's fun to watch in everything he's in. Never aged a day either. Well, other than being dead. NT

[sammythecat]

15. Totally agree

Fun to watch in everything he was in. Movies or tv, he was always good. Hard to pick a favorite role, but Victor/Victoria comes to mind right now.

Extraordinarily handsome, extraordinarily successful, and extraordinarily decent.

[EveHammond13]

13. I love this.

[sarge43]

18. And that is what true heroes look like.

Peaceful passage, Ms Carroll.

[snort]

19. I crashed a Rockford Files set once.

Garner was a very nice man.

[BHDem53]

20. Two great human beings.

Diahann's 1968 tv show Julia was ground breaking. James met his wife at a party in 1956 and they married 14 days later. They remained married for 58 years. You don't see that often in Hollywood.

[mountain grammy]

24. Yes, two great human beings right there.

[wryter2000]

23. I remember that

Great picture

[blm]

26. ❤️❤️❤️

[Skittles]

30. Diahann died?

I start the day very late and am always a bit behind

lovely woman

[Hekate]

31. RIP

[bubbazero]

32. RIP to Diahann Carroll

Lots of comments about James Garner, read his auto-bio, or any other accurate record of his service in Korea. It is TRULY HAIRRAISING. If memory serves, his infantry unit was reduced from 130 men to only 30 stragglers, who were then bombed with phosphorus bombs in a "friendly fire" mistake. He didn't like bullies, and anyone who was doing the bullying. Simple, modest, humble, COURAGE

[Demsrule86]

33. My parents were there...my GRITS Mom and my Chicago born Dad...proud of them.

[cwydro]

34. ...

[bdamomma]

36. Always

liked Diahann Carroll, Rest in peace "Julia".

[malaise]

37. She was a good person

and she had a profound influence on my life

[colsohlibgal]

38. We Could Use Them Today

Two terrific icons who fought for justice and fairness.

Too bad they are no longer with us.