James Garner
Author
Description
After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, James Garner left home at fourteen. He became Oklahoma's first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States and settling in Los Angeles to become an actor. Working alongside some of the most renowned celebrities, including Julie Andrews, Marlon Brando, and Clint Eastwood, Garner became a star in his own right, despite struggles...
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
World War I veteran William Wilson has everything: loving wife, good health, Wall Street career --and a "drinking problem." Penniless overnight when the stock market crashes, Bill quickly descends into a stormy sea of booze. Then he meets Bob Smith, an Ohio surgeon with the same "problem." Together they discover a way to stay sober --one day at a time, and their mutual triumph would soon become the world's.
Formats
Description
In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft III, a maximum-security prisoner-of-war camp. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history - brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Bronson and James Coburn - who worked on what became the largest prison breakout ever attempted. One of the most ingenious adventure films of all time, this classic is directed by the legendary John...
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (117 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive the ultimate gift, with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be. Based on the book by Jim Stovall.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Billionaire Red Stevens wants to bequeath at least one member of his extended family "the ultimate gift:" something he perceives as immensely more valuable than material wealth. Jason holds a deep-seated hatred for his newly-deceased grandfather, so he's surprised to learn that he's been mentioned in his late grandfather's will. Far from a straightforward gift, Red's bequest comes in the form of a series of mysterious recorded instructions, the first...
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Like mother, like daughter. Neither a hard-as-nails New York playwright nor her flaky Louisiana mother will take the necessary steps to mend their long-time rift. No, this is a job for the Sisterhood, sworn life-long friends who stage an outlandish "intervention" to bring daughter and mother back together again.
7) The notebook
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Noah Calhoun regularly visits Allie Nelson who is in a nursing home because of Alzheimer's. He reads to her from an old, faded notebook containing the account of a young couple, how they met, fell in love, and confronted obstacles to their happiness. It is their own story and sometimes she remembers.
Author
Series
Best of This Is Your Life volume 30
Description
In this episode, admired actor James Garner is the featured guest.