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	'''Jay Garner''' (born '''James H. Garner Jr'''; January 17, 1929 – January 21, 2011) was an American {{W\|actor}}.		'''Jay Garner''' (born '''James H. Garner Jr'''; January 17, 1929 – January 21, 2011) was an American {{W\|actor}}.

	For his career, Garner changed his first name to Jay upon entering [[w:Actors Equity\|Actors Equity]] as film star {{W\|James Garner}} of ''{{W\|Murphy's Romance}}'' and ''{{W\|The Rockford Files}}'' had already been in that union. Garner was best known to theatre audiences for his diverse character roles. He created the role of the "side-stepping" Governor of {{W\|Texas}} in the musical ''{{W\|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas}}'', originated the role of the priggish anti-homosexual politician Eduord Dindon in ''{{W\|La Cage Aux Folles}}'' and had the lead role in ''{{W\|Red, Hot and Maddox}}''. He was a long time {{W\|Benjamin Franklin}} in the musical hit [[w:1776 (musical)\|1776]], a role he also reprised on tour and in various stock productions. In 1986 he took over the role of Sir John Tremayne from Tony winner {{W\|George S. Irving}} in the original Broadway staging of ''{{W\|Me and My Girl}}''. His last Broadway performance was Horace Vandergelder in the 1994 revival of ''[[w:Hello, Dolly! (musical)\|Hello, Dolly!]]'' starring {{W\|Carol Channing}}. Television audiences know him as Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] in the [[Season 2\|second season]] of {{BRTV}}.		For his career, Garner changed his first name to Jay upon entering [[w:Actors Equity\|Actors Equity]] as film star {{W\|James Garner}} of ''{{W\|Murphy's Romance}}'' and ''{{W\|The Rockford Files}}'' had already been in that union. Garner was best known to theatre audiences for his diverse character roles. He created the role of the "side-stepping" Governor of {{W\|Texas}} in the musical ''{{W\|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas}}'', originated the role of the priggish anti-homosexual politician Eduord Dindon in ''{{W\|La Cage Aux Folles}}'' and had the lead role in ''{{W\|Red, Hot and Maddox}}''. He was a long time {{W\|Benjamin Franklin}} in the musical hit ''[[w:1776 (musical)\|1776]]'', a role he also reprised on tour and in various stock productions. In 1986 he took over the role of Sir John Tremayne from Tony winner {{W\|George S. Irving}} in the original Broadway staging of ''{{W\|Me and My Girl}}''. His last Broadway performance was Horace Vandergelder in the 1994 revival of ''[[w:Hello, Dolly! (musical)\|Hello, Dolly!]]'' starring {{W\|Carol Channing}}. Television audiences know him as Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] in the [[Season 2\|second season]] of {{BRTV}}.

	He died on January 21, 2011 after suffering from a {{W\|Heart\|heart}} {{W\|Respiratory_illness\|respiratory illness}}, aged 82.		He died on January 21, 2011 after suffering from a {{W\|Heart\|heart}} {{W\|Respiratory_illness\|respiratory illness}}, aged 82.

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 '''Jay Garner''' (born '''James H. Garner Jr'''; January 17, 1929 – January 21, 2011) was an American {{W|actor}}.
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+For his career, Garner changed his first name to Jay upon entering [[w:Actors Equity|Actors Equity]] as film star {{W|James Garner}} of ''{{W|Murphy's Romance}}'' and ''{{W|The Rockford Files}}'' had already been in that union. Garner was best known to theatre audiences for his diverse character roles. He created the role of the "side-stepping" Governor of {{W|Texas}} in the musical ''{{W|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas}}'', originated the role of the priggish anti-homosexual politician Eduord Dindon in ''{{W|La Cage Aux Folles}}'' and had the lead role in ''{{W|Red, Hot and Maddox}}''. He was a long time {{W|Benjamin Franklin}} in the musical hit [[w:1776 (musical)|1776]], a role he also reprised on tour and in various stock productions. In 1986 he took over the role of Sir John Tremayne from Tony winner {{W|George S. Irving}} in the original Broadway staging of ''{{W|Me and My Girl}}''. His last Broadway performance was Horace Vandergelder in the 1994 revival of ''[[w:Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' starring {{W|Carol Channing}}. Television audiences know him as Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] in the [[Season 2|second season]] of {{BRTV}}.
-He died on January 21, 2011 after suffering from a {{W|Heart|heart}} {{W|Respiratory_illness|respiratory illness}}, aged 82.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Garner_%28actor%29#cite_note-0 [1]</sup> Mr. Garner,an only child, never married and left no survivors.
+He died on January 21, 2011 after suffering from a {{W|Heart|heart}} {{W|Respiratory_illness|respiratory illness}}, aged 82.

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'''Jay Garner''' (born '''James H. Garner Jr'''; January 17, 1929 – January 21, 2011) was an American {{W|actor}}.

==Life and Career==
Born James Garner in 1929, he changed his first name to Jay upon entering [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actors_Equity Actors Equity] since there was already a James Garner in the union (film star {{W|James Garner}} of {{W|Murphy's Romance}} and {{W|The Rockford Files}}). Garner was best known to theatre audiences for his diverse character roles. He created the role of the "side-stepping" Governor of {{W|Texas}} in the musical {{W|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas}}, originated the role of the priggish anti-homosexual politician Eduord Dindon in {{W|La Cage Aux Folles}} and had the lead role in {{W|Red, Hot and Maddox}}. He was a long time {{W|Benjamin Franklin}} in the musical hit [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_%28musical%29 1776], a role he also reprised on tour and in various stock productions.in 1986 he took over the role of Sir john Tremayne from Tony winner {{W|George S. Irving}} in the original Broadway staging of {{W|Me and My Girl}}. His last Broadway performance was Horace Vandergelder in the 1994 revival of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_Dolly%21_%28musical%29 Hello, Dolly!] starring {{W|Carol Channing}}. Television audiences know him as [[Admiral Asimov|Admiral Asimov]] in the second season of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_%28TV_series%29 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century] .

He died on January 21, 2011 after suffering from a {{W|Heart|heart}} {{W|Respiratory_illness|respiratory illness}}, aged 82.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Garner_%28actor%29#cite_note-0 [1]</sup> Mr. Garner,an only child, never married and left no survivors.
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