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James Earl Jones was born on January 17, , in Arkabutla, Mississippi. He suffered from a serious stammer in childhood, which he managed to reduce in high school with the help of an English teacher who advised him to read poetry aloud.

Jones initially joined the University of Michigan as a pre-med student, but he later decided to pursue acting instead.

After college, he served in the military during the Korean War and then went on to focus on acting.

Acting Career

Jones first performed on Broadway in in Sunrise at Campobello. He gained fame as a prolific Shakespearean actor, performing in plays like Othello, Hamlet, Coriolanus, and King Lear with Shakespeare in the Park.

Jones won the Tony Awards for his performances in The Great White Hope () and Fences ().

He also received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for his role in the film adaptation of The Great White Hope.

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