James Earl Jones

Died at 95

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James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was an American actor. He was described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances on stage and screen, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". Over his career, he received three Tony Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985. He was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009 and the Honorary Academy Award in 2011. His deep voice has been praised as a "stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects.

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James Earl Jones

Old Deuteronomy

for Old Deuteronomy in Steven Spielberg’s Cats 1996

Suggested by mr_blue_sky

Steven Spielberg’s Cats 1996

A white cat named Victoria is abandoned by her owners in the streets of London. There, she meets a group of stray cats who take her to a colony of strays called the “Jellicles” where they teach her to adapt to her new environment. On the same night, the Jellicles are preparing for an event that is held every year known as the Jellicle ball where the leader, named Old Deuteronomy will select one cat to go to the heavy side layer and be reborn in a new jellicle life. But one cat named Macavity is out to get rid of the competition to be the only one standing to be reborn as the new jellicle leader with an iron paw.

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