James Earl Jones By jhanders Period: Jan 17, 1931 to Feb 3, 2017 James Earl Jones Birth Jan 1, 1953 recruited into the military http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-transition/famous-veteran-james-earl-jones.html Feb 1, 1953 began working as a stage carpenter http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/james-earl-jones-1733.php Jan 1, 1955 began acting in Shakespeare's Othello http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/james-earl-jones-1733.php Jan 1, 1957 won the Tony award for his role in "the great white hope" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_White_Hope Jan 26, 1964 First film roll in Dr. Strangelove http://mentalfloss.com/article/63436/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-dr-strangelove Jan 1, 1973 played king Lear in hamlet http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/theater-biographies/james-earl-jones May 25, 1977 landed the roll of Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy http://www.starwars.com/ Jan 1, 1982 Played In the Broadway Othello http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/theater-biographies/james-earl-jones Sep 12, 1990 first TV show Gabriel's fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel's_Fire Jun 15, 1994 Voiced the Lion King http://movies.disney.com/the-lion-king
