His mother Ruth, née Connolly, had separated from her husband, Robert Earl Jones, before James was born; her family did not approve of Robert, a boxer and troubadour actor, and James would not ...

A towering figure in 20th century American theatre and the pre-eminent African American actor of his generation, James ... Ruth Jones, was a maid and a teacher; his father, Robert Earl Jones ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - James Earl Jones ... Darth Vader: No. I am your father. * Jones' own father, Robert Earl Jones, also was an actor, starting in the 1939 movie "Lying Lips." ...

NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl ... off-Broadway plays. Jones was born by the light of an oil lamp in a shack in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Jan. 17, 1931. His father, Robert Earl Jones, had deserted ...

LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 - American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as ...