The early example of his signature we have ever encountered, in blue ballpoint pen on a 3x5-inch tan card, acquired in-person by a busy autograph hound in 1968. In good condition, with one tiny fleck of soiling and a line along the upper portion of the card apparently made when the piece was rolled through a typewriter by the original collector to make notations at the top. Oscar-nominated Black actor James Earl Jones, who so famously lent his distinctive baritone voice to Darth Vader in the Star Wars film series, was unforgettable in Dr. Strangelove (1964), The Great White Hope (1970), Jesus of Nazareth (1977), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Coming to America (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Patriot Games (1992), The Lion King (1994), and Cry, the Beloved Country (1995).

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