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Actor james garner has died at the age of 86. the star of the rockford files and the original maverick died at his home in los angeles of natural causes and as nischelle turner notes, garner always thought he was too shy to get into acting. reporter: acting never came easy for james garner. born james bomgarner, the actor described himself as a painfully shy introvert, masking the condition only with effort. mind over matter. i literally had to do it saying you know, if you can t have this attitude and be an actor and i had to change. reporter: garner pursued acting after dropping out of school to join the merchant marine. later in the army, he earned two purple hearts, fighting in the korean war. he got his big acting break in 1957 as the lead in the offbeat western series, maverick. ....

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