James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

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American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as intergalactic villain Darth Vader, died on Monday (Sept 9) at the age of 93.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yp9yt4kn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00It is my joy and my privilege to present to you James Earl Jones with this, an Academy Award.

00:08Acclaimed actor James Earl Jones, the voice of Star Wars supervillain Darth Vader, died Monday at the age of 93.

00:17His agent did not cite a cause of death, but said Jones, a long-time diabetic, was surrounded by his family in his last moments.

00:26In interviews, Jones said he loved playing the part of Darth Vader and of being part of the Star Wars myth.

00:32When I walk out tonight, there'll be kids with posters to be signed. It doesn't haunt me, I love it.

00:38I love that I was a part of that cult. It doesn't hurt, when they're young especially, to stop and sign somebody's poster.

00:46Jones also voiced Mufasa in The Lion King and won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album, Great American Documents, in 1977.

00:56In 2011, he was given an honorary Oscar for Extraordinary Distinction in Lifetime Achievement.

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