James Earl Jones, born on this date, January 17, 1931.January 17, 2023: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler James Earl Jones, who turns ninety-two today, was the first dramatic actor I ever saw on the Broadway stage that took my breath away. Seeing him as boxer Jack Jefferson in Howard Sackler's The Great White Hope was one of the highlights of my young theatregoing life (in fact, it was only my sixth B…
SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 11:31AM on January 17, 2023