In Memoriam: Notable people who died in 2024
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James Earl Jones debuted in the movie “Dr. Strangelove” in 1964, and went on to appear in “Coming To America” in 1988, and “Field of Dreams” in 1989. Jones won a Tony in 1968 for his performance in “The Great White Hope,” and another for “Fences” in 1987. In 1991, he won two Emmys for “Gabriel Bird,” and “Junius Jackson.” Jones has voiced the roles of “Star Wars” character Darth Vader since 1977, and Mufasa in “The Lion King” in 1994. He was awarded a Kennedy Center honor in 1996 and a Tony for Lifetime Achievement in 2017. Jones died on Sept. 9. He was 93.