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99+ Photos. Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally, James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. At an early age, he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down.
- January 1, 1
- 1.87 m
- Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA
James Earl Jones in Jesus of Nazareth (1977)- James Earl Jones in Bah, Humbug!: The Story of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' (1994)
- Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones in A Family Thing (1996)
- James Earl Jones in Clear and Present Danger (1994)
- James Earl Jones in Coming 2 America (2021)
- James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll in Claudine (1974)
- James Earl Jones' Early Life. Born in 1931 in Mississippi, James Earl Jones is the son of Ruth and Robert Earl Jones. Jones' father left shortly after he was born to pursue acting in New York and Hollywood, so the two were never close until they reconciled in the 1950s.
- James Earl Jones' Time in the Military. Jones attended the University of Michigan, where he was a pre-med major and a member of the Reserve Officer Training Corps.
- James Earl Jones' Broadway Debut. Prior to his work on Broadway, Jones nabbed the role of Shakespeares' Othello for a 1955 Michigan production, the first of many times the actor would play the character.
- James Earl Jones' Shakespeare Sucess. Jones held various roles in a number of Shakespeare productions in the '60s, including Othello, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet.
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Jan 17, 2021 · To celebrate the actor turning 92 on Jan. 17, 2023, we've rounded up photos of his life and career through the years. Rick Rycroft, AP. Jones is well-known for lending his voice to notable...
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- James Earl Jones in ‘The Great White Hope’ 20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterst. James Earl Jones packs the punch in 1970’s The Great White Hope. He earned an Oscar nomination for the film, which was based on a 1967 play of the same name.
- James Early Jones in 1977. Elisa Leonelli/Shutterstock. James Earl Jones smiles in a portrait from 1977. James dealt with a strong stutter during his youth, something he said was tempered by acting and literature.
- James Earl Jones Draws in 1977. Elisa Leonelli/Shutterstock. James Earl Jones ponders during a photoshoot in 1977. He was a fan of all the arts. January 17, 2022, 11:12AM.
- James Earl Jones in New York. M Reichenthal/AP/Shutterstock. James Earl Jones promotes his Broadway play A Lesson from Aloes. At the time, he was splitting his time between stage and screen.
Recorded December 2009 from the BBC Radio 4 program Front Row. James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, [1] and "one of the greatest actors in American history". [2]
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