1919–1972
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Robert Earl Jones
1910–2006
United States
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Robert Earl Jones (February 3, 1910 – September 7, 2006), sometimes credited as Earl Jones, was an American actor. One of the first prominent Black film stars, Jones was a living link with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s, having worked with Langston Hughes early in his career. He was also the father of actor James Earl Jones.
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