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Actor James Garner suffers stroke

James Garner
James Garner was nominated for an Oscar for 1985's Murphy's Romance

Hollywood actor James Garner has suffered a "minor" stroke.

The star of TV series Maverick and The Rockford Files has had surgery and is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital.

His publicist said he was "doing well" and "should be going home shortly". Garner, 80, won an Emmy Award for his role in The Rockford Files in 1977.

He was nominated for an Oscar for 1985's Murphy's Romance and was given a Screen Actor's Guild lifetime achievement award in 2005.




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