1. James Earl Jones The Bibliography By: Mekayla. Campbell

2. Roles He Played  Best Known as: Voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, and Mustafa in The Lion King.  Jack Jefferson in The Great White Hope.  He played Malcolm X and The Greatest.  Some of his first movies or acting roles were in Shakespeare’s Othello and The Emperor Jones they were both in 1964. Roles He Played

3. Awards won for great movies He won a Tony award for the 1969 movie Great White Hope. He also won an Oscars in 1970 for the film version of Great White Hope. Awards won for great movies

4. Personal background  Date of birth: January 17, 1931  Birthplace: Arkabulta, Mississippi  He felt abandoned by his parents because they were always away for work.  His grandparents adopted him at a young age and took him to Michigan to live with them.  His Nickname as a child was Todd  He is 6' 1½" (1.87 m) tall Personal Background

5. More of James’ Personal Background  He had a horrible stutter so he refused talk at all.  He joined the army serving in a ranger training program in the Colorado Mountains. More of James’ Personal Background

6. James’ Family  Father: Robert Earl Jones, was born on February 3, 1911 and, died September 2006  Mother: Ruth Jones. No information provided of her.  Grandfather: John Henry Williams, Raised James and he was his maternal grandfather. James’ Family

7. More of James’ Family  Grandmother: Maggie William, also raised James, maternal grandmother.  Son: Flynn Earl Jones Born in 1983 his mother James’ second wife Cecilia Hart.  Wife: Cecilia Hart Co-Starred with James in Othello (1982) on Broadway; married March 15, 1982.  Wife: Julienne Marie Hendricks, Previously married; divorced. More of James’ Family

8. James’ education  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Performing Arts, Bachelors of Arts, B.A., 1953  American Theatre Wing, New York, New York, 1957 James’ education

9. Where I found my information  Google, accessed 3 March 2011 http://google.com http://google.com  Bing, accessed 3 March 2011 http://bing.com http://bing.com Where I found my information