#EARL!

[everlastingrandom]

I know that tumblr will eulogize in the way it does, so there will be a flood of Lion King and Star Wars posts. But I implore you to look into James Earl Jones' other works because he was a monolith in the film industry and he was well-known for more than just being a voice actor.

Here's a list of some of his films (that I've seen):

The Hunt for Red October

The Sandlot

Field of Dreams

Coming to America

Conan the Barbarian

Patriot Games

Clear and Present Danger

Malcom X

Claudine

Cry the Beloved Country

The Reading Room

Edit: I forgot King Lear!!

[nicocota]

RIP James Earl Jones 💜🕊️

[calcifershearts]

rip james earl jones

[scurviesdisneyblog]

𝔖𝔩𝔢𝔢𝔭𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔅𝔢𝔞𝔲𝔱𝔶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘌𝘺𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮'𝘴 65𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺

[thevelvetgoldmine]

R.I.P. James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 - September 9, 2024)

[victusinveritas]

James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced ‘Star Wars’ villain Darth Vader, starred in ‘Field Of Dreams’ and many other films and is an EGOT winner, died this morning at his home in Dutchess County, NY. He was 93.

Read about his life and legacy here: https://tinyurl.com/3bf8zn25

[thunderstruck9]

Eyvind Earle (American, 1916-2000), Santa Ynez California Hillside, 1969. Oil on Masonite, 20 x 30 in.

[worldwide-blackfolk]

[excitementshewrote]

[earlgraytay]

I really wish that people had a better grasp on what The Average Person's Life was like pre-industrialization. If you're living in the global North the odds are good that your life is, in fact, better than a medieval king- yes, even with the political stuff- and would make your ancestors cry wild tears of envy.

The things that suck about your life are things that suck about the baseline human condition (at least since the invention of agriculture, but that's 10,000 years of humanity). Yes, including all the political stuff.

The baseline human condition is "being terrified of losing the harvest and starving", compared to that, losing a job is no big deal. (It's bad, it can be life-upendingly bad, but it's still not "you are guaranteed to die if you screw this up" bad for most people.)

The baseline human condition is "getting kicked around by a tin pot dictator", whether that be a king, a baron, a warlord, or a chief; it's taken centuries of social technology to get the world to a point where that's Not Normal.

The baseline human condition is "losing multiple siblings and/or children at a young age to diseases that are entirely preventable". That's a shocking tragedy now. The baseline human condition is "being in the pathway of said tinpot dictator's wars of conquest" and having to deal with soldiers' pillage, looting, and worse (even if they're nominally on your side). That is, again, a shocking tragedy-- it still happens, and happens in way too much of the world, but no one is going to tell you that it's normal.

I'm not saying that we can sit back and rest on our laurels. We can't. I've been calling the pre-industrial world the "baseline human condition" for a reason- unless you're very, very careful, that's what your society eventually reverts to. It takes a lot of people working very hard to make sure you don't have to live at the baseline human condition, and if you start slacking on that, you start backsliding into it.

How we treat each other- and how we use the technology, material and social, that we've developed to make things easier- matters. We can make the world even better than it is now. We can also make it significantly worse. The choice is ours.

...But if you know that you can reliably have food regardless of the season, you don't live in fear of a random attack killing you tomorrow, and you can listen to music on command whenever you want? You do actually live a better life than a medieval king. Because even kings and emperors were much closer to the baseline human condition than a random farm worker in Bumfuck, Iowa is today.

[smol-smol-baby]

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[itsagentromanoff]

Rest In Peace, James Earl Jones

[divineandmajesticinone]

THE LION KING (1994) dir. Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers "As the king's brother you should've been first in line."

[usercannibal]

TWIN PEAKS (1990–1991) 2.20 • "The Path to the Black Lodge"

[oldschoolfrp]

Outfit of the day (James Earl Jones as Thulsa Doom, Conan the Barbarian, 1982)

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe during a press party held at her home in Los Angeles, 1956 Photo by Earl Leaf.