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Birth Name: George Albert Jessel
Born: 3 April 1898 Died: 24 May 1981
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George Jessel gained fame in vaudeville, where it was not uncommon for him--and other performers, such as Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor--to perform in blackface, and in fact at age 11 Jessel was Cantor's vaudeville partner. Jessel acted in several movies in the '30s and became a respected film producer. He was also a prolific songwriter, and was noted for his renditions of "Sonny Boy" and "My Yiddishe Mama". In his later years he made many guest appearances (always as himself) on radio, in occasional movies and on TV. He was nicknamed "The Toastmaster General" due to his appearances at many testimonial fu
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1. Reds (1981)
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4. Stage Door Canteen (1943)
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1. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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3. Laugh-In
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1. You're My Everything (1949)
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2. Professional Soldier (1935)
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3. Lucky Boy (1928)
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