James Earl Jones passed away. He had a full life, I think. He was 93. Born in Mississippi, he was raised by his mother’s parents in Michigan. He went there when young and was so frightened he became a stutterer. He spent his first grades mute at school. He never said a word because of the speech problem. He served in the Korean War, went to college majoring in pre med, became a well known actor. Guess he was a goat, but spell it gote. He received a Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Emmy! He said—When you are mute, you become a good listener - it's all one-way. You appreciate the written word. You appreciate the sound. When he did speak in church or school, all the children laughed at him.
What comes to mind when you think of James Earl Jones? Darth Vader? Well, for me it’s his reading the Bible. I had tapes of him reading KJV of the New Testament. Tapes are history so now when I ride my indoor Schwinn Bike, I find him on YouTube. He’s there. My second favorite reader is ALEXANDER SCOURBY. He’s on YouTube too! Both make riding my bike more bearable!
RIP James Earl Jones
2 comments:
I think of Roots and Field of Dreams. He overcame his speech problem so much so and his voice was well recognized:)
I think of the James Earl Jones before Star Wars too. Besides Roots, I think I'd seen him in a televised stage play. Did he every sing Old Man River in the play ShowBoat or am I imagining this? Linda in Kansas
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