IMITATION OF LIFE: What former “Maverick” television...

IMITATION OF LIFE: What former “Maverick” television series star became a city councilman? If you guessed Huntington Beach Councilman Jack Kelly, who played Bart Maverick, you’re only half right. The lead role of brother Bret was played by James Garner, above. Now Garner is about to start shooting a possible new series in which he plays a con man appointed to fill his late wife’s City Council seat. . . . Kelly thinks the idea is “great.” For one thing, Garner will “have to hire me as a consultant.”