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5 days ago · John Sayles (born September 28, 1950, Schenectady, New York, U.S.) is an American motion-picture director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor who since the 1980s has been among the most prominent independent filmmakers in the United States.
3 days ago · One such character that Jones played was Few Clothes Johnson in John Sayles’ Matewan. Released in 1987, the movie depicts the conflict between coal companies and miners in West Virginia’s Matewan county during the early 1920s. Jones’ character Few Clothes was the leader of a group of black miners who came to the region looking for work.
4 days ago · Renowned actor James Earl Jones died earlier this month at age 93. Jones was part of the cast of the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” which was shot in Thurmond, West Virginia. Curtis Tate spoke to David Wohl, who at the time was an acting teacher at West Virginia State and asked Jones to come speak to his students.
1 day ago · Jones was a cast member in the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” shot in Thurmond, West Virginia. Reporter Curtis Tate spoke to David Wohl, who invited Jones to speak to his acting class at West Virginia State University decades before his passing.
3 days ago · Matewan, 1987 John Sayles brings the Matewan spark that began the coalfield war to the screen. Intense characters flesh out this story: Baldwin muscle for the Stone Mountain mine owners, union organizers, spies, the miners, and scabs.
1 day ago · In 1988, singer John Denver offered the Soviet Union $10 million to put him on the Soyuz space shuttle. The negotiations fell through. ... is 75. Writer-director-actor John Sayles is 74. Guitarist ...
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4 days ago · On this West Virginia Morning, renowned actor James Earl Jones died earlier this month at age 93. He was part of the cast of the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” which was shot in Thurmond, West Virginia.
