Posted on 09/09/2024 3:31:45 PM PDT by Morgana
Iconic actor James Earl Jones has died aged 93.
The Field of Dreams and Lion King star and voice of Darth Vader passed away on September 9 at his home in Dutchess County, NY, his representatives confirmed to Deadline.
Jones made his screen debut as a bombardier in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 black-comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove - and forged an acclaimed Hollywood career.
He never appeared on screen when playing his most famous role, Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, as it was the former bodybuilder David Prowse who wore the iconic black suit.
His distinctive gravelly tones also saw him voice doomed lion Mufasa in the animated 1994 classic, The Lion King.
Jones is among an illustrious list of entertainers who achieved coveted EGOT status - winning two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and three Tony Awards and being presented with the Honorary Academy Award.
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umm, no, don’t think so
Teenage stepdaughter saw Field of Dreams for the first time a while back, she thought it was great.
I’m a very big James Earl Jones fan.
From the Sandlot, one of my faves, but not one of his bigger roles.
Mr. Mertle: I take it back. You’re not in trouble, you’re dead where you stand.
The Insurrectionist by Peter Adams has similar content but differs some in details. The story about Robert Kennedy arresting Oswald was near the end of his life and nothing said during that era. I found the handbills printed prior to Kennedy’s visit interesting too.
In particular I do have a question about the time interval General Walker maintained a physical presence during the Little Rock School Crisis event. That book says he was there until a few days after MLK attended the first graduation. Google searches and questions poised seem to have voided out his presence a few weeks after the crisis started. I’m still looking for details. Also I was curious as to whether or not the General was in direct charge of the ground based nuclear weapons system—The M28 or M29 Davy Crockett Weapon System.
Thanks for the link. Mr. Adams did have a video presentation also if you care to look.
I could listen to him reading the phonebook.
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