James Earl Jones dead at 93
James Earl Jones , the voice of ‘Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, died at his Dutchess County, NY, home on Monday, Sept. 9 at the age of 93.
In 2022, Manhattan’s Cort Theatre on West 48th Street was named The James Earl Jones Theatre to celebrate his contributions to the stage. It was the same place where he performed “Sunrise at Campobello” in 1958, just a year into his Broadway career.
He won two Primetime Emmys in 1991: For Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in “Gabriel’s Fire,” and another for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for his part in “Heat Wave.” He won a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children forBut it is the role of Darth Vader that has perhaps brought him the most notoriety. He voiced the part for over 50 years, since the beloved series’ first film in 1977.
The actor reminisced, “I dive under the bench in terror, begging, screaming, ‘make them stop, somebody make them stop doing that.’ Well, I can’t make ’em stop so eventually, I joined them.”in 2022, as he toured the theatre named after him, remembering the moment when he delivered his first Broadway line on that very stage.
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