Jim Garrison

Jim Garrison
District Attorney of Orleans Parish
In office
1962–1973
Preceded byRichard Dowling
Succeeded byHarry Connick Sr.
ConstituencyNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Personal details
Born
Earling Carothers Garrison

(1921-11-20)November 20, 1921
Denison, Iowa, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 1992(1992-10-21) (aged 70)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Leah Elizabeth Ziegler[1]
Other[2]
Children5
Alma materTulane University (LLB)
Known forTrial of Clay Shaw

James Carothers Garrison (born Earling Carothers Garrison; November 20, 1921 – October 21, 1992)[3] was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973 and later a state appellate court judge. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for his investigations into the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the prosecution of New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw to that effect in 1969, which ended in Shaw's acquittal. He wrote three published books, one of which became a prime source for Oliver Stone's film JFK in 1991, in which Garrison was portrayed by Kevin Costner, while Garrison himself made a cameo appearance as Earl Warren.

  1. ^ Jim Garrison obituary accessed May 27, 2015
  2. ^ [Jim Garrison: His Life and Times, the Early Years, 2008]
  3. ^ Lambert, Patricia (2000). False Witness: The Real Story of Jim Garrison's Investigation and Oliver Stone's Film JFK. New York: M Evans and Company, Inc. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4617-3239-6.