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The man with the magnificent voice James Earl Jones, and his legacy including Star Wars and the Lion King

11 Sep 2024

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The late James Earl Jones grew up with a stutter and hardly said a word for years. After an English teacher intervened, he grew up to become one of the world's finest actors. (R)Actor James Earl Jones died recently, at the age of 93.When he was touring Australia in 2013 with a production of Driving Miss Daisy, Richard had the chance to sit down with him and ask him about his life.Although we knew him for his magnificent voice, James Earl Jones grew up with a stutter.A stutter which was so severe that he hardly said a word for years. But after the intervention of an English professor, he decided to become an actor.He grew up to become one of his generation's finest stage and screen actors, in films like The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and of course, in Star Wars.This episode of Conversations explores Hollywood, film, cinema, stuttering, acting, Star Wars, cinema, obit, obituaries.To binge even more great episodes of the ‘Conversations podcast’ with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski go the ABC listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. There you’ll find hundreds of the best thought-provoking interviews with authors, writers, artists, politicians, psychologists, musicians, and celebrities.

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