- Al
Jolson (born Asa
Yoelson Yiddish: אַסאַ יואלסאָן; May 26, 1886 –
October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born
American singer, actor, and vaudevillian. He...
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Jolson is a
musical with a book by
Francis Es**** and Rob
Bettinson and a
score composed of
tunes by some of the all-time
greatest songwriters of Tin Pan...
- The
Jolson Story is a 1946
American biographical musical film, a
fictionalized account of the life of
singer Al
Jolson. It
stars Larry Parks as
Jolson, Evelyn...
- the
Vitaphone sound-on-disc system,
featuring six
songs performed by Al
Jolson.
Based on the 1925 play of the same
title by
Samson Raphaelson, the plot...
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Alfred James Jolson, S.J., (June 18, 1928 –
March 21, 1994), was an
American prelate of the
Catholic Church who
served as the
Bishop of Reykjavík from...
- Groceries,
voiced by Tedd Pierce).
Billing himself as "Owl
Jolson" (a
reference to Al
Jolson), he
performs and his family,
worried sick
about him (including...
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Jolson Sings Again is a 1949
American musical biographical film
directed by
Henry Levin, and the
sequel to The
Jolson Story (1946), both of
which cover...
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Hollywood studios. His best
known role was Al
Jolson, whom he portra**** in two films: The
Jolson Story (1946) and
Jolson Sings Again (1949).
Parks was born in...
- 58th
Street and 926–932
Seventh Avenue.
Opened on
October 6, 1921, as
Jolson's 59th
Street Theatre, the
theater was
designed by
Herbert J.
Krapp on the...
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Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was
married to
actor and
singer Al
Jolson. She
retired from show
business in the 1940s, but made a
widely publicized...
