- Creator
- Jones, James Earl
- Call number
- Sc MG 330
- Physical description
- 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], James Earl Jones collection, Sc MG 330, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
James Earl Jones is an actor whose career spans more than seven decades. He has performed in numerous films, television productions, and theater productions. Some of the theater productions in which he has been featured include The Great White Hope and Fences (for which he received Tony Awards). He received an Academy Award nomination for the film version of The Great White Hope, and Emmy Awards for his roles in Heat Wave and Gabriel's Fire. This collection consists of correspondence between James Earl Jones and Errol John regarding a proposed film based on John Fuller's book The Interrupted Journey. The film was to follow Betty and Barney Hill's encounter with an UFO and their "abduction" by its inhabitants, as described in Fuller's book. Also included are a script for the film, an article, and Jones's notes for the film.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Marvin Rosen, July 1984.
Revision History
Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark. (2021 February 17)
Processing information
Surveyed by Janice Quinter, April 1987.
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor