James Earl Jones

A great actor, a great voice

- STEPHANIE ZACHAREK

BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO STAR WARS' DARTH VADER IS, nearly every mainstream news report of James Earl Jones' death must lead with that role. But Jones, who was born in Mississippi in 1931 and died on Sept. 9, did so much more-he was so much more. He worked so frequently-in movies, theater, and TV-that we can only believe he truly loved his craft.