James Early Jones with Barbara and George Bush.
The legendary movie actor with the deep unforgettable voice was an Army officer in the latter stages of the Korean War. Jones never served in Korea, but his service was notable in part because he attended Ranger school as an Army officer and was accordingly Ranger qualified.
Category: Actor
Passed today at age 98.
Jones was an interesting figure. He started university as a pre med major but switched to drama prior to entering the Army. He had considered a career in the service, but a conversion to Catholicism influenced him to leave the Army as he claimed that Shakespeare and the Catholic Church were the only things in his life that were not geared towards killing.
He played many roles, but is probably best remembered for either being Darth Vader by some, or Terence Mann in Field of Dreams.
He was a fairly private man rarely speaking of his private life, but he did late in life reveal a diabetic condition which plagued him and he was a devout Catholic, albeit with potentially irregular marriages, dating back to his time in the Army.
postscript:
I screwed t his up, as the comments note.
Inexcusable.
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James Earl Jones died on September 9, 2024. Not October 1, 2025.
Well crud, somehow it came up on my feed and I'd missed his death at the time. Thanks for the correction!
To make this even worse, I noticed it at the time of his actual death.
I think I might need a vacation.
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