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One of America's most beloved actors, James Earl Jones, died Monday at age 93. He was at home in Dutchess County, NY surrounded by his family, his longtime agent Barry McPherson confirmed to NPR.: Jones was born on Jan. 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Miss. He was raised by his grandparents. When he was 5 years old, the family moved to a rural farm in Dublin, Mich. Jones said the move so traumatized him that he developed a severe stutter that continued until he was in high school.
"I was able to function as a farm kid, doing all those chores where you call animals," he told WHYY'sin 1993,"and I certainly let the family know what my needs were. But when strangers came to the house, the mute happened. I didn't want to confront them and I wasn't ready. I hid in a state of muteness."
And what a power it was. Jones' baritone came complete with its own echo chamber. His voice became one of the most instantly recognizable in entertainment history. "I was a young aspiring actor who had come into New York and he had all the elements of acting — physicality, vocal range, psychically in tune with what was going on," King says."And I wanted to be that kind of artist who had that kind of freedom with his instrument.""It was an unbelievable kind of performance," King recalled."It was an amazing metamorphosis, watching him transform himself into this vicious boxer.
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