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Sad news. Pancreatic cancer is not easily diagnosed early enough for treatment to be effective. The survival rate is ~ 1 in 8.
Yes, I heard the 5 year survival rate is 5%.
James Earl Jones, the prolific film, TV and theater actor whose resonant, unmistakable baritone was most widely known as the voice of “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader, died Monday morning at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to Variety. He was 93.After overcoming a profound stutter as a child, Jones established himself as one of the pioneering Black actors of his generation, amassing a bountiful and versatile career spanning over 60 years, from his debut on Broadway in 1958 at the Cort Theatre — renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre in 2022 — to his most recent performance in 2021’s “Coming 2 America.” For that film, Jones reprised his role as King Jaffe Joffer from the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America” — one of several roles, along with Darth Vader, that Jones revisited, including the voice of King Mustafa in Disney’s animated feature “The Lion King” in 1994, the 1998 direct-to-video sequel and the 2019 remake, and CIA deputy director Vice Admiral James Greer in three Jack Ryan movies, 1990’s “The Hunt for Red October,” 1992’s “Patriot Games” and 1994’s “Clear and Present Danger.” Among his more than 80 film credits, Jones’ other notable movies include as a B-52 bombardier in Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 Cold War satire “Dr. Strangelove” (his feature film debut), as the first Black president of the United States in 1972’s “The Man,” as the fearsome villain in 1982’s “Conan the Barbarian,” as a reclusive author in 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” as a blind former baseball star in 1993’s “The Sandlot,” and as a minister living in apartheid South Africa in 1995’s “Cry, the Beloved Country.”
RIP Darth.Also appreciated his Tom Clancy work.
I liked him in that role. I'm honestly surprised he was 93. I guess every time I would see him it was when he was younger so that was my impression of him.
Paul Harrell, YouTuber And Gun Rights Activist, Dieshttps://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/paul-harrell-youtuber-and-guns-rights-activist-dies-article-113046469EXCERPTHe was a fairly famous firearms expert and instructor in 2A circles, and has a large volume of very useful Youtube videos on the subject.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-gZuFcEu0E
Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, has died at the age of 89, her sons have said.The actress died in hospital, her children Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said.
