Al Jolson

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Birth Name: Asa Yoelson

Born: 26 May 1886 Died: 23 October 1950

Country of origin: Lithuania

Height: 5' 8"

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The Last Words of Classic Stars (19 items)
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Published 11 years, 4 months ago

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The Golden Age of Hollywood (260 items)
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Best Male Performances (1900-1929) (23 items)
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Published 14 years, 6 months ago

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AFI's Male Legends Nominations (252 items)
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Published 11 years, 4 months ago

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Favorite Singers (12 items)
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Published 13 years, 5 months ago

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Al Jolson Videos

Al Jolson - Pretty Baby 1948

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Judy Garland & Al Jolson - Pretty Baby

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Description: Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, May 26, 1886, in Seredzius, Lithuania) was an immigrant son of a Russian Jew and became a popular singer and a star of stage, radio and vaudeville. He is best known, however, for his appearance in one of the first talkies The Jazz Singer, (the first film with sound to enjoy wide commercial success), in 1927. (See also blackface). Jolson described himself as The World's Greatest Entertainer. He died on October 23, 1950 and was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. ... (more)