James LaRue (Lane) Avery (1945 - 2013)

Born 27 Nov 1945 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States

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Died 31 Dec 2013 at age 68 in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

James (Lane) Avery is Notable.

James LaRue Avery was an American actor and poet, best known for his role as Philip Banks in the television show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

James LaRue Lane, son of James LaRue Lane Sr. and Florence Avery, was born in 1945.^[1]

At some point, he took his mother's maiden name, Avery.

Raised by a single mother, James earned his bachelor’s degree in drama and literature in 1976 from UC San Diego after serving in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969.

He died due to complications from heart surgery in 2013.^[2][3] He was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles, California.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9277 #1933853
2. ↑ France, Lisa Respers. James Avery, star of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' dies at 68. 1 January 2014 for CNN.com. Accessed online.
3. ↑ The Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey. November 7, 2005, Page 21. Accessed through NewsBank.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #122576419