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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, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he has received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009 and the Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "a stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects. Having had a stutter since childhood, Jones has said that poetry and acting helped him overcome the challenges of his disability. A pre-med major in college, he served in the United States Army during the Korean War before pursuing a career in acting. Since his Broadway debut in 1957, he has performed in several Shakespeare plays including Othello, Hamlet, Coriolanus, and King Lear. Jones worked steadily in theater winning his first Tony Award in 1968 for his role in The Great White Hope, which he reprised in the 1970 film adaptation earning him Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. Jones won his second Tony Award in 1987 for his role in August Wilson's Fences. He was further Tony nominated for his roles in On Golden Pond (2005), and The Best Man (2012). Other Broadway performances include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008), Driving Miss Daisy (2010–2011), You Can't Take It with You (2014), and The Gin Game (2015–2016). He received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. Jones made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964). He received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Claudine (1974). Jones gained international fame for his voice role as Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise, beginning with the original 1977 film. Jones' other notable roles include in Conan the Barbarian (1982), Matewan (1987), Coming to America (1988), Field of Dreams (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Sandlot (1993), and The Lion King (1994). Jones has reprised his roles in Star Wars media, The Lion King (2019), and Coming 2 America (2021). Early life and education James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on January 17, 1931, 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. Jones and his father did not get to know each other until the 1950s, when they reconciled. He has said in interviews that his parents were both of mixed African-American, Irish, and Native American ancestry. From the age of five, Jones was raised by his maternal grandparents, John Henry and Maggie Connolly, on their farm in Jackson, Michigan; they had moved from Mississippi in the Great Migration. Jones found the transition to living with his grandparents in Michigan traumatic and developed a stutter so severe that he refused to speak. "I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk. So my first year of school was my first mute year, and then those mute years continued until I got to high school." He credits his English teacher, Donald Crouch, who discovered he had a gift for writing poetry, with helping him end his silence. Crouch urged him to challenge his reluctance to speak through reading poetry aloud to the class. In 1949, Jones graduated from Dickson Rural Agricultural School (now Brethren High School) in Brethren, Michigan, where he served as vice president of his class. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was initially a pre-med major. He joined the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and excelled. He felt comfortable within the structure of the military environment and enjoyed the camaraderie of his fellow cadets in the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and Scabbard and Blade Honor Society. During the course of his studies, Jones discovered he was not cut out to be a physician. Instead, he focused on drama at the University of Michigan with the thought of doing something he enjoyed, before, he assumed, he would have to go off to fight in the Korean War. After four years of college, Jones graduated from the university in 1955 with a Bachelor of Arts with a major in drama. Military service With the war intensifying in Korea, Jones expected to be deployed as soon as he received his commission as a second lieutenant. As he waited for his orders, he worked on the stage crew and acted at the Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee, Michigan. Jones was commissioned in mid-1953, after the Korean War's end, and reported to Fort Moore to attend the Infantry Officers Basic Course. He attended Ranger School and received his Ranger Tab. Jones was assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Company, 38th Regimental Combat Team. He was initially to report to Fort Leonard Wood, but his unit was instead sent to establish a cold-weather training command at the former Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado. His battalion became a training unit in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. Jones was promoted to first lieutenant prior to his discharge. Jones moved to New York, where he studied at the American Theatre Wing and worked as a janitor to support himself. Career 1953–1972: Early roles and acclaim Jones began his acting career at the Ramsdell Theatre in Manistee, Michigan. In 1953, he was a stage carpenter, and between 1955 and 1957, he acted and was a stage manager. In his first acting season at the Ramsdell, he portrayed Othello. His early career also included an appearance in the ABC radio anthology series Theatre-Five. In 1957, he made his Broadway debut as understudy to Lloyd Richards in the short-lived play The Egghead by Molly Kazan. The play ran only 21 performances, however three months later, Jones created the featured role of Edward the butler in Dore Schary's Sunrise at Campobello at the Cort Theatre in January 1958. During the early to mid 1960s, Jones acted in various works of William Shakespeare, becoming one of the best known Shakespearean actors of the time. He tackled roles such as Othello and King Lear, Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Abhorson in Measure for Measure, and Claudius in Hamlet. Also during this time, Jones made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) as the young Lt. Lothar Zogg, the B-52 bombardier. Jones would later play a surgeon and Haitian rebel leader in The Comedians, alongside Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor and Alec Guinness. In December 1967, Jones starred alongside Jane Alexander in Howard Sackler's play The Great White Hope at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Jones took the role of the talented but troubled boxer "Jack Jefferson," who is based on the real champion Jack Johnson..... Discover the James V Jones popular books. Find the top 100 most popular James V Jones books.
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Viola Jones v. James Jones
Supreme Court of NebraskaPetition, for a declaratory judgment (Laws 1929, c. 86) to determine the validity and effect of certain motor vehicle liability policies issued by the Hartford Accident & Indem...
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State Tennessee v. James Lee Jones
Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasJames Lee Jones was convicted in the Davidson County Criminal Court on a three count indictment charging him with first degree murder, assault with intent to commit first degree mu...
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James Rossow v. Thomas Jones
Third District Court of Appeals of IndianaDefendantappellant Sanborn Electric Company (Sanborn) brings this appeal from the judgment by Monroe Superior Court II in favor of plaintiffappellee Bloomington Athletic Club (BAC)...
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The Princes in the Tower
Philippa LangleyIn 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from the Tower of London. History has judged they were murdered on the orders of Richar...
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James Coley Jones v. United States America
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.Appellant was convicted by a jury of possession of marihuana, violating Section 176a of Title 21 United States Code, and was sentenced to prison. Appellants automobile was stopped ...
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Willie James Jones v. State Alabama Ex
Supreme Court of AlabamaMADDOX, Justice. Petition of Willie James Jones for Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in Jones v. State of Al...
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James Earl Jones v. State of Mississippi
Supreme Court of MississippiJames Earl Jones was tried and convicted for rape by the Circuit Court of Lafayette County. He was sentenced to serve a term of 35 years in the custody of the Mississippi Departmen...
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R. W. Jones v. James Neil Jennings
Supreme Court of AlaskaThis matter comes before us on petition for review by the Municipality of Anchorage and two of its police officers (hereinafter "the municipality") from an order to produce documen...
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James Jones v. Gilbert Sharpe
Court of Appeals of New YorkOn review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the memo...
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James M. Jones and Josephine B. Jones v. Township North Huntingdon Zoning Hearing Board Et Al.
Supreme Court of TennesseeThe appellants, James M. and Josephine B. Jones, landowners, have appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County upholding the decision of the Zoning He...
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M. James Brooks v. James Marshall Jones
Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasDr. James Brooks, his brother, and Brooks Oil Company, all hereinafter referred to as Brooks, brought suit to enjoin M. Carl Jones from interfering with his and their use of two di...
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James Linzie Jones v. State Texas
Second District, Fort Worth No. 2-91-265-CR Court of Appeals of TexasJames Linzie Jones appeals his conviction by a jury of the offense of attempted sexual assault. The jury, finding an enhancement allegation to be true, assessed his punishment at t...
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Flight or Fright
Stephen King#1 New York Times bestselling author and master of horror Stephen King teams up with Bev Vincent of Cemetery Dance to present a terrifying collection of sixteen short stories (and ...
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Commonwealth Pennsylvania v. James Jones
At Knoxville Supreme Court Of TennesseeThis is a direct appeal pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 722((4) and 9711(h). The appellant, James Jones, was found guilty of two counts of first degree murder, 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502, two ...
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Marian Jones v. James W. Fleischhacker
Supreme Court of Minnesota1. A minor who is given initial permission by his parent to drive the parent's vehicle is deemed to be the agent of the parent under Minn. Stat. § 170.54 (1980) notwithstanding th...
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The World of the Happy Pear
David Flynn & Stephen Flynn'These lovely boys always create incredibly tasty food.' Jamie OliverDavid and Stephen Flynn put fun, deliciousness and friendship at the heart of their cooking. By showing that ve...
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Going on the Turn
Danny BakerIn this book my father dies. I almost die. My showbiz career winds down. And yet everyone keeps telling me it's the funniest book I've ever written. If I'd known that's what the pu...
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Ode to Grapefruit
Kari Lavelle & Bryan CollierBefore legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just Jamesa stutterer who stopped speaking for eight years as a child...and ultimatel...
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Harry James Jones v. State Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals of TexasThe offense is burglary with intent to commit theft; the punishment, enhanced under the provisions of Article 62, V.A.P.C., 12 years confinement in the Texas Department of Correcti...
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William Wiggins, James M. Jones, And John B. Weller, Complainants v. John B. Gray and Knowles Taylor
United States Supreme CourtThis case comes before the court upon a certificate of division of opinion between the judges of the Circuit Court for the district of California, sitting as a court of equity. In ...
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Braddock Jones, Plaintiff in Error v. James G. Soulard
United States Supreme CourtTHIS case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri. It was an action of ejectment brought by Soulard, a citizen of I...
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State Utah v. James Murrell Jones
Supreme Court Of UtahOAKS, Justice: Defendant, a lawyer, was convicted by a jury on two counts of theft by deception in connection with his work as an employee of Global Marketing Services, Inc. (Globa...
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James Howard Jones v. United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitHAMLEY, Circuit Judge: James Howard Jones appeals from a judgment, based on a jury verdict, convicting him of the offense of transporting a stolen motor vehicle in interstate comme...
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What James Likes Best
Amy SchwartzFrom awardwinning authorillustrator Amy Schwartz comes a charming interactive picture book with four stories about a boy who shares special everyday experiences with friends and fa...
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Henry Hall and James Jones v. State
Division A. Supreme Court of FloridaFreddie Ezra Arvinger, James Jones and Henry Hall were jointly indicted for murder in the first degree. Upon a trial they were found guilty and sentenced to State Priso...
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Addison Cooke and the Tomb of the Khan
Jonathan W. Stokes"Addison Cooke is Indiana Jones and James Bond rolled into one for the middlegrades set."BooklistAddison Cooke's second laughoutloud adventurea journey through Asia in pursuit of t...
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State Missouri v. James Jones
En Banc Supreme Court of MissouriChesterfield Village, Inc., owner of a 46.3acre tract in the city of Chesterfield, filed two actions arising from the citys refusal to rezone the property to allow a larger number ...
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James O. Jones v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of AlabamaALMON, Judge. James O. Jones was found guilty by a jury of second degree burglary and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
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Ollie James Jones v. State Texas
Texas Court of Criminal AppealsIn the early morning of March 10, 1971, James Elmer Clark was working at Brocks Produce in Dallas. Two males walked into the store and one asked for an apple. After paying for the ...