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I really think I ambled through a lot of my life, or ambled from one thing to the other.

James Earl Jones

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James Earl Jones
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: January 17
Actor
Dub Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
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