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James Ramon Jones was born and raised in Robinson, Illinois, the son of Ramon and Ada M. (née Blessing) Jones.He enlisted in the United States Army in 1939 at the age of 17 and served in the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Infantry Regiment before and during World War II, first in Hawaii at Schofield Barracks on Oahu, then in combat on Guadalcanal at the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping ...
From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. Set in 1941, the novel focuses on several members of a U.S. Army infantry company stationed in Hawaii in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. A pioneer for black actors in the entertainment industry, he is known for his extensive and acclaimed roles on stage and screen .
However, the film's writers, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, imply in the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest DVD audio commentary, that Jones chose it because it is a plague island that remains deserted. [citation needed] The ruined church, graveyard, and mill were filmed in Vieille Case, Dominica.
Some Came Running is a novel by James Jones, published in 1958.It was Jones's second published novel, following his award-winning debut From Here to Eternity.It is the story of a war veteran with literary aspirations who returns in 1948 to his hometown of Parkman, Illinois, [2] after a failed writing career.
James Jones died in 1977 before finishing the novel. The final three chapters were completed by Willie Morris based on taped conversations with the author and extensive notes he had already written. [2] Jones expected that his novel would say, "Just about everything I have ever had to say, or will ever have to say, on the human condition of war ...
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what Jones termed "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
[5] [17] Likisha Jones and Godfrey Gibson were apprehended at their apartment and James Jones eventually surrendered by turning himself in to authorities. [5] The three were indicted on January 7, 2013, and released on bail. [23] At the time of her arrest, Likisha Jones was raising 13 children alongside her boyfriend; none was ever aware of Jon ...