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The Bookshelf Conversation #183: Dan Epstein on James Earl Jones

September 11, 2024

It was a shocker to see the breaking news on CNN on Monday that James Earl Jones had passed away. The tributes that followed seemed to highlight two roles: Darth Vader from the Star Wars universe and Terrence Mann from Field of Dreams. But Jones, who died at the age of 93, was also in […]

Tagged as: Bingo Long, Dan Epstein, Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones, The Sandlot

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Cinematic birthday greetings: James Earl Jones

January 17, 2011

I’ve been meaning to do an entry on him for awhile now. I recently saw Matewan, in which Jones — who turns 80 today — plays “Few Clothes” Johnson, a coal miner involved in a strike. What caught my attention — of course — was a scene in which the miners play a game baseball […]

Tagged as: baseball movies, Bingo Long, Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones, Matewan

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