Al Jolson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 73 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 26,1886 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Seredzius |
| Lithuania | |
| Date of died | October 23,1950 |
| Died | The Westin St. Francis San Francisco On Union Square |
| San Francisco | |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Erle Galbraith |
| Parents | Moses Reuben Yoelson |
| Naomi Yoelson | |
| Height | 173 (cm) |
| Job | Actor |
| Comedian | |
| Singer | |
| Wrestler | |
| Books | At The Close Of A Long, Long Day: As Performed by Johnny Marvin, Single Songbook |
| The Marx Brothers | |
| Anniversary Song: Performed by Al Jolson and Many Other Artists, Popular Standard, Single Songbook | |
| Children | Albert Peter Lowe |
| Asa Jolson Jr. | |
| Alicia Jolson | |
| Albums | Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder |
| The Immortal Al Jolson | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 462419 |
The Singing Fool
Wonder Bar
The Singing Kid
Say It with Songs
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Mammy
Rose of Washington Square
Swanee River
Big Boy
New York Nights
Showgirl in Hollywood
Studio Highlights
Show Business at War
The Golden Twenties
Marx Brothers: Radio Days
Sonny Boy
The Jazz Singer
Al Jolson Life story
Al Jolson was a Lithuanian-American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer."
Tony Bennett obituary: The great interpreter of the American songbook
... Tony, on the other hand, preferred the popular tunes of the day: particularly Bing Crosby and the jazz and blues singer Al Jolson...
Brian Cox: Succession role makes me swear more
... He tells the BBC show that his first taste of performing came at the age of three when he was woken at one in the morning to do Al Jolson impersonations - minus the black face - for his parents Hogmanay party guests...
Behind the legacy of America's blackface
... Sheet music depicting white singer and comedian Al Jolson in blackface When Southerners instituted a series of segregationist laws, poll taxes, and literacy exams with the explicit purpose of returning African-Americans to a life akin to pre-civil war chattel slavery, they named these laws Jim Crow...
Al Jolson Photos
