Born in Tate County Mississippi. His family moved to Manistee County Michigan during the Great Northward Migration of 1910-1970 and where he began his career in the dramatic arts as a stage carpenter at the Ramsdell Theater Regional Center for the Arts. He graduated from Dickson Brethren Agricultural High School and the University of Michigan School of Music Theater and Dance, Class of 1955
Thank you for everything, James.
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Honoring the greatest voice in acting history and a Michigan icon. Rest in peace, James Earl Jones pic.twitter.com/1f9mIGC4HK
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Rest in Peace Lord Vader pic.twitter.com/HsFn5bkQC0
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