Jim Garrison
Politician
1921 – 1992
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Who was Jim Garrison?
Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison – who changed his first name to Jim in the early 1960s – was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He was played by Kevin Costner in Oliver Stone's JFK.
Garrison believed he uncovered a conspiracy behind the John F. Kennedy assassination, and that he was blocked from successful prosecution by a federal government cover-up.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1921
Denison - Also known as
- Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison
- Judge Jim Garrison
- Earling Carothers Garrison
- Spouses
- Elizabeth Garrison
( - 1992/10/21)
- Elizabeth Garrison
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Law degree, Tulane University
( - 1949) - Tulane University Law School
- Law degree, Tulane University
- Employment
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Deutsch, Ketrigan & Stiiles
- Lived in
- Iowa
- Died
- Oct 21, 1992
New Orleans
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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