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 Monday at 93, captured history and the essence of the sport with his "Field of Dreams" portrayal of Terence Mann.

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, ...

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 ...

James Earl Jones' memorable speech as Terence Mann in the Kevin Costner baseball film "Field of Dreams" is still a classic that speaks to his talents as an actor.

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, paid tribute to Jones after he died on Monday at age 93.

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.

Watching that 2021 game, I recalled the line in “Field of Dreams” spoken by Terrence Mann (James Earl Jones): “ (People will) come to Iowa for reasons they can’t fathom.