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  1. Bernard Garrett Sr. was born on September 19, 1925, in Willis, Texas. He completed 11th grade in Houston, Texas, and married his first wife, Eunice. They moved to Inglewood, California, and in 1958, Eunice gave birth to their son, Bernard Garrett Jr. They subsequently separated and divorced in 1959.

  2. Mar 20, 2020 · Bernard Garrett Moves to California With Family. In a beat-up van, Garrett, his first wife Eunice, and their small children, drove to California in 1945 in pursuit of opportunity. Once in the ...

  3. Oct 22, 2023 · Key Facts. Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris built a multi-million dollar banking and real estate empire in the 1950s and 60s using a white "frontman" to circumvent racism. They were convicted in 1965 of misusing bank funds and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Garrett and Morris served just 9 months before being released and pardoned in 1967.

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  5. Aug 1, 2022 · Updated August 1, 2022. ‘The Banker’, directed by George Nolfi, marks the first theatrical feature released by Apple TV Plus. Set in the 1960s, the film stars Anthony Mackie as Bernard Garrett, and Samuel L. Jackson as Joe Morris, as two successful black businessmen who devise an audacious plan to take on the racially oppressive banking ...

  6. Yes. The Banker is based on the true story of Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris, two black men who endeavored to become bankers and landowners in the 1950s and 60s, at a time when racism made that ...

  7. Apr 27, 2020 · Bernard Garrett, as a black businessman, purchased a lot of commercial and residential properties until he became the owner of more than 175 buildings, including what was believed to be the ...

  8. Mar 4, 2020 · Garrett, who overhears and absorbs business arcana like a sponge when he’s shining shoes as a kid in Willis, Texas, arrives in L.A. with his wife, Eunice (Nia Long), and young son, Bernard Jr ...

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