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.

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 ...

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, whose acting career was every bit as ... he moved to New York in 1957 to follow in the footsteps of his father, Robert Earl – who left before Jones was born – as an actor.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Earl Jones' net worth ... 1931, and his father Robert Earl Jones left the family when Jones was 5 years old to pursue acting and boxing. Not long afterward, his mother remarried and left ...

Robert Earl Jones. The media tributes and obituaries of Jones generally ignored this significant biographical information. Jane Alexander and James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope (1970 ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 - American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as ...