Leonardo DiCaprio to star as Jim Jones in new film, reports say
Michelle Robertson Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star as Bay Area-based cult leader Jim Jones in a new film from MGM, according to reports. ... Congressman Leo Ryan, who led a delegation to ...
Jim Jones
James Boyd JonesOctober 6, 1925 - April 26, 2014Jim died peacefully in his room at the Salem Lutheran Home in Oakland. ... In 1959, Leigh Fisher and the Jones family migrated to the San Francisco Bay Area. ... ...
1906 Victorian condo has iconic charm and infamous connection (think Jim Jones)
Slightly haunted history The infamous connection is to perhaps San Francisco's most infamous name of all: Jim Jones. ... Above 1662 Page, at least according to Haunted Haight tours, Jim Jones once lived. ...
Phil Tracy, journalist who helped chase Jim Jones from SF, dies
Marceline Jones, wife of Jim Jones, of Peoples Temple, Jonestown. ... Jim Jones. ... Jim Jones moved his church to the jungle.
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Letters to the Editor: Another perspective on Jim Jones story
Another perspective on Jim Jones San Francisco Chronicle Regarding “How crucial story went untold” (Open Forum, Nov. 19): I appreciated Marshall Kilduff’s piece and insight into the Jim Jones/Peoples ...
Dark Days: How important story on Jim Jones went untold
That was my instant thought on seeing Jim Jones in person. ... Email: mkilduff@sfchronicle.com Followers gather around Reverend Jim Jones (far right). ... Jim Jones.
S.F. vigil marks 44th anniversary of Milk and Moscone slayings, with special homage to this month’s Club Q victims
The 1978 assassinations came less than two weeks after the massacre of more than 900 people, many San Franciscans, at a compound in Jonestown, Guyana, run by cult leader Jim Jones. Jones ordered his followers to ...
Peoples Temple memorial includes Jim Jones' name
Jim Jones' jungle compound and on a nearby airstrip. ... "Jim Jones was my father, and he died that day. ... That is not a question that should be answered by a son," said Jones' son, Jim Jones Jr., a Pacifica ...
Should Jonestown memorial include Jim Jones?
Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer The seemingly unending tragedy of Jonestown intensified Monday when a group of victims' families ramped up their fight to stop a planned memorial that would include Jim ...
Jim Jones' son remembers the tragedy
On Nov. 18, 1978, Jim Jones Jr. was 18 years old and living in a Peoples Temple compound in Georgetown, Guyana, 150 miles from the Jonestown settlement. ... Jim W. ... On Nov. 18, 1978, the day of the mass ...
Documentary offers rare film of Jim Jones
One of the most amazing elements of Stanley Nelson's riveting new documentary about Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple is just how much film footage and audio had been recorded of this cult. ... Jim Jones in white ...
Marshall Kilduff, Editorial Writer
He is the co-author of "Suicide Cult," a book on the Peoples Temple and leader Jim Jones.
Jim Jones' son says he killed cult official and her children
Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives: 1978 Dec. 19: Stephan Jones, the 19-year-old son of Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones, blurts out at a magistrate's meeting that he killed top cult official Sharon Amos and her three children.
Review: Greil Marcus dissects seven Bob Dylan songs as biography
What quality does Dylan’s 1992 version of the 19th century ballad “Jim Jones” share with the topical folk songs he performed in the early 1960s and the epic laments on his 2020 album “Rough and Rowdy Ways”?
BUILDING HIS OWN LEGACY / The grandson of Jim Jones is one of the Bay Area's top prep athletes
Jim Jones Jr. is all too familiar with the Jones name in the news. ... Rob Jones in game action against Menlo-Atherton Rob Jones and his father Jim Jones (Jim Jones is the adopted son of the Rev. Jim Jones, as in Jonestown).
LASTING LEGACY / 'Jonestown: The Life and Death of the Peoples Temple' / Jim Jones Jr. to answer questions after showing of film on father's cult
Allen Johnson "It's paradoxical," Jim Jones Jr. said. ... At 46, Jones, the adopted son of infamous cult leader Jim Jones, might be the most well-adjusted person you'll ever meet. ... He was tired of being "the ...
JONESTOWN / 25 Years Later / How spiritual journey ended in destruction / Jim Jones led his flock to death in jungle
"Most of the time, Jim was a pain," said Peter Jones, who is unrelated. ... Jim Jones." ... Jim!
JUSTICE / Jim Jones' son and John Walker Lindh / Blame it on the youth: Our surrogate bin Laden
Many people have forgotten the horrendous People's Temple massacre in Guyana in November 1978, when crazed preacher Jim Jones ordered more than 900 of his followers to commit suicide and then died himself of a ...
Jim Jones / Hijacker's letter had similar message about suicide
Jim Jones and his San Francisco Peoples Temple, a "Christian" church. ... Jones said: "It's the will of (the) Sovereign Being that this is happening to us. . . . ... Jones also promised paradise.
A new location of this beloved local San Francisco bookstore will open at SFO airport
It counted Robin Williams as a regular, and saw visits from many other celebrities and legendary figures, including cult leader Jim Jones and satanist Anton LaVey.
Listen: Weezer debuts a catchy springtime anthem, plus new R&B; from S.F.’s La Doña
Silky, soul-packed production from Sean House is a hallmark throughout the album, which features appearances from rappers Cee-Lo Green, Jim Jones, Roc Marciano and Suga Free.
The Sunday Read as told by Andrew Chamings
Jim Jones was gathering his doomed flock on Geary Street and the Zodiac was still on the loose.
Diamonds are a Watch’s Best Friend at Watches by Godson
Some of his US clients include rapper Meek Mill, Jim Jones, and Bag Swag.