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James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on January 17, 1931, [12] [13] to Ruth (née Connolly); (1911–1986), a teacher and maid, and Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006), a boxer, butler, and chauffeur. His father left the family shortly after James Earl's birth and later became a stage and screen actor in New York and Hollywood. [14]
James Earl Jones, with Rosalind Cash and Ellen Holly, in "King Lear" in Central Park in New York in 1973. “Thank you dear James Earl Jones for everything,” the Oscar-nominated actor Colman ...
American actor James Earl Jones looks at his reflection in a dressing room mirror before going on stage on Dec. 10, 1968, to appear in the play “The Great White Hope” as Jack Jefferson on ...
James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93 How Elton John Saved 'Lion King's' Oscar-Winning Song 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' From Disney's Cutting Room Floor
In 1990, Jones was first cast as the role of Admiral James Greer in the action thriller film The Hunt for Red October, a film based on Tom Clancy's novel of the same name. He reprised the role again in Patriot Games (1992) and Clear and Present Danger (1994), both films he co-starred with Harrison Ford , who was also in the first three Star ...
James Earl Jones’ death at the age of 93 will leave a void in Hollywood. The highly respected, baritone-voiced actor was a veteran presence on the big screen — as well as the stage, earning a ...
James Earl Jones was born in 1931 on a farm in in Arkabutla, Miss. His father, Robert Earl Jones, left home soon after to pursue his own acting career (the two more-or-less reconciled when the ...
James Earl Jones’s Oscar is a non-competitive award. American actor James Earl Jones (1931–2024) received his fourth distinct award in 2011. Between 1969 and 2017, Jones received a total of eight awards, two of which were special.