Things improved once Mr. Jones reached high school, when he was challenged by a teacher. “I had started writing poetry in high school and he said of one of them, ‘Jim, this is a good poem. In fact, it is so good I don’t think you wrote it. I think you plagiarized it. If you want to prove you wrote it, you must stand in front of the class and recite it by memory.’ Which I did. As they were my own words, I got through it.”
Read Full ObituaryDrama Desk Award | |||
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2008 | Special Award | Winner | |
1987 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Winner | |
1978 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
1973 | Outstanding Performance | Hamlet | Winner |
1973 | Outstanding Performance | The Cherry Orchard | Winner |
1971 | Outstanding Performance | Winner | |
1969 | Outstanding Performance | Winner | |
1965 | Vernon Rice Award | Othello | Winner |
Outer Critics Circle | |||
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2012 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Winner | |
2008 | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play | Winner | |
2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
1987 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | Winner |
Theatre World Awards | |||
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1962 | Theatre World Award | Moon on a Rainbow Shawl | Winner |
Tony Award | |||
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2017 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Winner | |
2012 | Best Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
2005 | Best Actor in a Play | Nominee | |
1987 | Best Actor in a Play | Winner | |
1969 | Best Actor in a Play | Winner |
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