Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to Ruth and Robert Earl Jones. Soon after James Earl was born, Robert left the family to pursue a career in boxing and later ...

Jones' own father, Robert Earl Jones ... Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1933 musical short "Rufus Jones for President," James Earl Jones is considered the first Black person to portray a U.S. president ...

Born in Arkabutla, Mississippi on 17 January, 1931 to Ruth and Robert Earl Jones, it may surprise you to learn that James Earl Jones — one of the great masters of oration across film ...

James Earl Jones, the voice of “Star Wars ... Jones’ long Hollywood career defied expectations. His father, Robert Earl Jones, deserted his wife before Jones was born.

James Earl Jones in "Coming 2 America," the ... His father, the actor Robert Earl Jones, left the family before he was born. His mother remarried and turned over his raising to his grandparents ...

James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice ... 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 ...

Jones was born in 1931 in Mississippi. His father, Robert Earl Jones, left the family before James was born to become an actor in New York and Hollywood, working with playwright Langston Hughes ...

In 2022, it was announced the Cort Theatre would be renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre. Jones was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on January 17, 1931, to Ruth and Robert Earl Jones. The future ...

The Mississippi-born son of teacher Ruth and boxer Robert Earl Jones — who left the family prior to his son’s birth — James was raised by his grandparents, who as part of the Great Migration ...

NEW YORK — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial ... 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 ...

Oscar-nominated actor James Earl Jones, who stuttered as a child, then burst forth to become one of America’s most recognized and articulate voices, has died. Jones died Monday morning at his ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - James Earl Jones ... Jones' own father, Robert Earl Jones, also was an actor, starting in the 1939 movie "Lying Lips." He would later appear in "The Cotton Club" and ...