Prompt: Keep text exactly the same: James Earl Jones has died at age 93. The iconic actor died on Monday morning at his home in New York. Fans are taking to social media to pay tribute to the legend after his death. Jones was best known for his roles in Coming to America and The Lion King, and as the voice of Darth Vader.
UNTIL James Earl Jones stepped behind the microphone, Darth Vader had a menacing helmet, a sinister cape – and a cheery West Country voice.visual effects artist Ken Ralston later recalled of the overall effect: “It was hilarious and terrifying at the same time. We were like, ‘Is that it?’.
But he was also regarded as one of America’s greatest classical actors of his generation, giving towering performances in Shakespearean roles from Macbeth to King Lear.James later recalled: “I don’t know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess.”He barely said a word for eight years but, he said, “talked quite freely with the animals on the farm.”James wrote in his memoirs: “The words flowed out smoothly, every one of them. There was no stutter.
He was back each year and was soon playing title roles, breaking barriers by playing parts traditionally only performed by white actors.James wanted those roles because they were the best parts. He explained in 1980: “Most American black characters of my time were written around a basic conflict: The character’s problems with the white world.
By that stage his voice had become probably the most-imitated in the world, thanks to one of the most famous lines in movieDarth’s voice was so recognisable that on a road trip he once could not resist breaking it out for fun.and I used Darth Vader as my handle. It freaked a lot of people out. So I decided not to do that any more.”channel — intoning “This is CNN” — and a 2002 14-CD collection of him reading the entire New Testament which sold more than one million copies.
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