James Earl Jones, a career that plumbed race relations, Shakespeare’s rhapsodic tragedies and the menace of Darth Vader, died on Monday, age 93.
From destitute days working in a diner and living in a $19-a-month cold-water flat, Mr. Jones climbed to stardom with talent, drive and remarkable vocal cords. He was abandoned as a child by his parents, raised by a racist grandmother and mute for years in his stutterer’s shame, learning to speak again with a herculean will
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VIVID was released 36yrs ago! HAPPY VIVID DAY!
(Some of you may have forgotten but MIDDLE MAN was the first single and video released, then Cult Of Personality was released in July 1988)
What was your introduction to our debut album?
🤬 @LNER is my least fav brand right now. Wednesday’s London-Edinburgh took an additional 6hrs and multiple getting kicked off and joining new trains. Thanks for the apology 330ml water and bag of crisps.
Today on the return home I got on an empty train 30mins earlier than the one I was booked on. You charged me another £115 🤢
But you let someone else off sat next to me…
Seriously?!🧨💩