[PAR] [TLE] James Garner [SEP] James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor, producer, and voice artist.  He starred in several television series over more than five decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series "Maverick" and Jim Rockford in "The Rockford Files", and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including "The Great Escape" (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), "Grand Prix" (1966), Blake Edwards' "Victor/Victoria" (1982), "Murphy's Romance" (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, "Space Cowboys" (2000) with Clint Eastwood, and "The Notebook" (2004). [PAR] [TLE] Murphy's Romance [SEP] Murphy's Romance is a 1985 American romantic comedy film directed by Martin Ritt.  The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch was based on the 1980 novella by Max Schott.  The film stars Sally Field, James Garner, Brian Kerwin, and Corey Haim, and was produced by Laura Ziskin for Field's production company Fogwood Films.
[PAR] [TLE] James Garner [ SEP ] James Garner ( born James Scott Bumgarner ; April 7 , 1928 – July 19 , 2014 ) was an American actor , producer , and voice artist . He starred in several television series over more than five decades , including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series " Maverick " and Jim Rockford in " The Rockford Files " , and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films , including " The Great Escape " ( 1963 ) with Steve McQueen , Paddy Chayefsky 's " The Americanization of Emily " ( 1964 ) , " Grand Prix " ( 1966 ) , Blake Edwards ' " Victor / Victoria " ( 1982 ) , " Murphy 's Romance " ( 1985 ) , for which he received an Academy Award nomination , " Space Cowboys " ( 2000 ) with Clint Eastwood , and " The Notebook " ( 2004 ) . [PAR] [TLE] Murphy 's Romance [ SEP ] Murphy 's Romance is a 1985 American romantic comedy film directed by Martin Ritt . The screenplay by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch was based on the 1980 novella by Max Schott . The film stars Sally Field , James Garner , Brian Kerwin , and Corey Haim , and was produced by Laura Ziskin for Field 's production company Fogwood Films .
What actor received an Academy Award nomination for a film directed by Martin Ritt?
What actor received an Academy Award nomination for a film directed by Martin Ritt ?
James Garner
James Garner