[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] Dead Silence (1997 film) [SEP] Dead Silence is a 1997 made-for-TV thriller based upon the Jeffery Deaver novel "A Maiden's Grave".  The plot of the book and the film, based upon a true incident, revolved around a group of eight deaf students and their two teachers, who are captured and held hostage by three escaped felons.  The TV film starred James Garner as FBI hostage negotiator John Potter, Marlee Matlin as hostage teacher Melanie Charrol and Kim Coates as hostage-taker Theodore "Ted" Handy.
[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] Dead Silence ( 1997 film ) [ SEP ] Dead Silence is a 1997 made - for - TV thriller based upon the Jeffery Deaver novel " A Maiden 's Grave " . The plot of the book and the film , based upon a true incident , revolved around a group of eight deaf students and their two teachers , who are captured and held hostage by three escaped felons . The TV film starred James Garner as FBI hostage negotiator John Potter , Marlee Matlin as hostage teacher Melanie Charrol and Kim Coates as hostage - taker Theodore " Ted " Handy .
Which novel was a 1997 thriller based on that starred an actor who played leading roles in over 50 films?
Which novel was a 1997 thriller based on that starred an actor who played leading roles in over 50 films ?
A Maiden's Grave
A Maiden's Grave