So don't have time to read all those wordy online news articles? Don't worry. As an alternative, cartoonist Ann Telnaes offers this more...
...condensed version.
1931-2024 |
Speech is a very important aspect of being human. A whisper doesn't cut it.
--James Earl Jones
The Great White Hope (1970, based on a 1968 Broadway play, also starring Jones, for which he won a Tony--Kirk)
Claudine (1974. No great shakes as a movie, but I've always liked Jones in it--Kirk)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980. Yes, I know he voiced the same character in a movie before and a movie after, but you only get one clip out of me as I refuse to hand this blog over to the Force, no matter how tempting--Kirk)
Fences (1987 Broadway play for which Jones won his second Tony--Kirk)
CNN promo (1994. Made me want to watch the news--Kirk)
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