Terence Mann, the reclusive Field of Dreams character played by James Earl Jones, was based on a real author. Here's why they didn't use the real author's name.

Jones, who died Sept. 9 at the age of 93, played the cantankerous and fictitious reclusive author Terence Mann in 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” a tug-on-the-heartstrings drama that played up the ...

And some people feel “Field of Dreams” is hokey. But to those who love the movie and revere the speech, well, as Terrence Mann said, it “reminds us of all that once was good — and it could ...

As Terrence Mann, James Earl Jones’ character in Field of Dreams, says in the movie: People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn into your driveway, ...

Jones, who died Sept. 9 at the age of 93, played the cantankerous and fictitious reclusive author Terence Mann in 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” a tug-on-the-heartstrings drama that played up the ...

Jones, who died Monday at 93, captured history and the essence of the sport with his "Field of Dreams" portrayal of Terence Mann. MLB. Teams. Scores & Schedule. Standings. Podcasts.

In 1989’s “Field of Dreams”, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner, right) enlists the help of reclusive author Terrence Mann (James Earl Jones, left) to seek answers to the origin of ...

Kevin Costner, who co-starred in the classic baseball movie "Field of Dreams" with James Earl Jones, ... He co-starred in the 1989 movie as Terence Mann, a controversial author and activist.

"And they'll watch the game, and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters." — From Terence Mann's speech to Ray Kinsella in the 1989 movie "Field of Dreams" ...

A look at the cast of "Field of Dreams, including Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta and James Earl Jones, as the Academy Award-nominated movie celebrates 35 years.