Jones won Tonys for The Great White Hope and Fences and received an additional nomination for On Golden Pond.
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Celebrate Over 60 Years of James Earl Jones On Stage
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PHOTO ARCHIVE: Celebrating 50 Years of James Earl Jones Onstage
Playbill.com takes a look at James Earl Jones' stage triumphs in a career spanning over 50 years. The actor picked up his fourth Tony Award nomination for his performance in The Best Man. Jones celebrates his 83rd birthday on Jan. 17.
Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones in Jean Genet's The Blacks, at St, Mark's Playhouse, 1961
James Earl Jones and Julienne Marie in Othello at Shakespeare in the Park, 1964
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James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope at Arena Stage, 1967
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James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in The Great White Hope on Broadway, 1968
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James Earl Jones in The Great White Hope on Broadway, 1968
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James Earl Jones and Kevin Conway in Of Mice and Men on Broadway, 1974
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Cicely Tyson and James Earl Jones in the film version of the play The River Niger,1976
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Harris Yulin and James Earl Jones in A Lesson From Aloes on Broadway, 1980
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Harris Yulin and James Earl Jones in A Lesson From Aloes on Broadway, 1980
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James Earl Jones, Maria Tucci, and Harris Yulin in A Lesson From Aloes on Broadway, 1980
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