James Earl Jones Overview:

Actor, James Earl Jones, was born on Jan 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, MS. Earl Jones died at the age of 93 on Sep 9, 2024 .

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Although Earl Jones was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award. However he won one Honorary Oscar Award in 2011 To James Earl Jones for his legacy of consistent excellence and uncommon versatility.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1970Best ActorThe Great White Hope (1970)Jack JeffersonNominated

Academy Awards (Honorary Oscars)

YearAwardDescription
2011Honorary AwardTo James Earl Jones for his legacy of consistent excellence and uncommon versatility

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James Earl Jones Facts
Is of African-American, American Indian and Irish ancestry. His paternal great-great-grandmother, Parthenia Connolly, was a native of Ireland who worked as an indentured servant. She married a former slave named Brice. Because Brice had no surname of his own, he took his wife's name Connolly. His maternal grandmother, Maggie Anderson, was part Choctaw Indian. He also has Cherokee ancestry.

On October 8, 2002, he appeared along with Theo Lion from PBS's "Between the Lions" (1999) before the House Education Reform Subcommittee to explain the importance of supporting literacy programs.

He's the commanding voice that says "This is CNN".

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