James Earl Jones Gone at 93
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 by DrJBHL | Discussion: Community
James Earl Jones, actor and the voice of Darth Vader is gone. He was known as a versatile and one of the great American actors. He played a large number of roles on screen, and in the theater. He received endless praise and awards including induction into the Hall of Fame of American Actors although his appeal was global. He received the Kennedy Center Award, a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as an honorary Academy Award.
James Earl Jones was born in rural Mississippi, with a speech impediment. He was a pre-Med student who took up acting to help that stutter. Little did he suspect, but he came to love acting...which he did so well.
Please feel free to add the role which was your favorite. Mine was as the driver in "Driving Miss Daisy".
Oddly enough, as I write this I'm wearing my Star Wars T-shirt...a coincidence, I swear.
Although he didn't play the role, let me say "Goodbye, Darth".
James Earl Jones, you did exceedingly well. Rest in Well Deserved Peace, sir.
Reply #2 Tuesday, September 10, 2024 7:07 AM
You probably don't have Arby's where you live, but very popular here.
You'd be right about that, but I never liked the taste of Arby's roast beef. I preferred Deli's like Katz's, Junior's, the Broadway Deli and the Second Avenue Deli.
Reply #5 Tuesday, September 10, 2024 7:47 AM
I always admired him; he truly will be missed.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, September 10, 2024 5:22 AM
Yes, so many iconic roles over the years. He had that distinctive voice you would recognize anywhere. I am always getting that saying stuck in my head from the Arby's television commercials, "We've got the meats..." You probably don't have Arby's where you live, but very popular here. I also remember the role he played in Field of Dreams, and the voice in The Lion King.
Rest in peace.