In Memoriam: James Earl Jones Portrait by Photographer Joe Arce
Chicago – On September 9th 2024, the world lost an icon of acting, voice work and pop culture stardom. The great James Earl Jones passed away at age 93, after a career of prominent statute, memorable characters and a voice to a generation through Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in “The Lion King” (both versions). Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com took an Exclusive Portrait of Jones in 1993 during a Chicago book tour.
Jones was born in Mississippi, and was raised in Michigan by his maternal grandparents. His estranged father became an film actor, and they reconciled in the 1950s. Jones graduated from the University of Michigan as a drama major, and after a stint in the military made his major Broadway debut in 1958 as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s butler in “Sunrise at Campobello.”
James Earl Jones in Chicago, 1993
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
He shifted to Shakespearian roles thereafter,...
Jones was born in Mississippi, and was raised in Michigan by his maternal grandparents. His estranged father became an film actor, and they reconciled in the 1950s. Jones graduated from the University of Michigan as a drama major, and after a stint in the military made his major Broadway debut in 1958 as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s butler in “Sunrise at Campobello.”
James Earl Jones in Chicago, 1993
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
He shifted to Shakespearian roles thereafter,...
- 9/21/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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