Citing his stutter as one of the reasons he wasn’t a political activist, Jones nonetheless hoped his art could change minds. “I realized early on, from people like Athol Fugard, that you cannot change anybody’s mind, no matter what you do,” he told the AP. “As a preacher, as ...
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died.
Jones’ two wives were also actors. He married Julienne Marie Hendricks in 1967. After their divorce, he married Cecilia Hart, best known for her role as Stacey Erickson in the CBS police drama "Paris," in 1982. (She died in 2016.) They had a son, Flynn Earl, born in 1983. How J...
Citing his stutter as one of the reasons he wasn’t a political activist, Jones nonetheless hoped his art could change minds. “I realized early on, from people like Athol Fugard, that you cannot change anybody’s mind, no matter what you do,” he told the AP. “As a preacher, as ...
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died.
NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His a
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died.
and in off-broadway plays. jones was born by the light of an oil lamp in a shack in arkabutla, mississippi , on jan. 17, 1931. his father, robert earl jones, had deserted his wife before the baby's arrival to pursue life as a boxer and, later, an actor. ...
even when the unions they represent don’t seem to be as solidly caring or loving as theirs. She also carries a big secret, but holds it tight against the negativity that spills out from her wife’s parents and from the venomous Diana and her preach...
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