Actor
James Earl Jones
Had a stutter so severe he was mute for years as a boy, and became one of the great speaking voices: Darth Vader, Mufasa, and a long stage career.
James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for Black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few performers to achieve the EGOT. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1985, and was honored with the National Medal of Arts in 1992, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2009, and the Academy Honorary Award in 2011.
- Born
- 1931-01-17, Arkabutla, Mississippi, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 2024-09-09, Pawling, New York, USAA Monday, aged 93
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1931-01-17, Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 26°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 15°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 6°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 10°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 10°49′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 14°00′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 15°41′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 11°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 5°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 19°39′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2024-09-09, Pawling, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 17°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 29°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 0°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 13°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 2°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 19°55′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 15°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 27°13′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 28°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 29°52′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Earl Jones was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
