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Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Yiddish: אַסאַ יואלסאָן; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian.. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, [2] and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer". [3]
When Columbia was preparing a screen biography of Al Jolson, many big-name stars were considered for the title role, including James Cagney and Danny Thomas (both of whom turned it down), but resident contractee Larry Parks was reportedly the first actor to be interviewed. Parks impressed the producers and won the role.
The Jolson Story is a 1946 American biographical musical film, a highly fictionalized account of the life of singer Al Jolson.It stars Larry Parks as Jolson, Evelyn Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his performing partner and manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson.
The lyric cites Jolson (Al), Hope (Bob) and Benny (Jack). But when the song was written, before the film was cast, Crosby himself was name-checked in the song. It was originally Hope, Jolson and ...
1926 A Plantation Act sung by Al Jolson; 1936 The Singing Kid sung by Al Jolson; 1939 Rose of Washington Square sung by Al Jolson [2] 1946 The Jolson Story sung by Al Jolson [3] 1946 Margie sung by Jeanne Crain (dubbed by Louanne Hogan) and chorus; 1948 April Showers [4] 1949 Always Leave Them Laughing played at the Canal Street Boys Club and ...
The working mom is an emblem of the 21st century. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris didn’t change her last name after marrying her husband Douglas Emhoff, and it's kind of a big deal.
Al Jolson's recording was made on December 21, 1925. [2] Jolson sang it in the 1928 part-talkie film The Singing Fool and in his biographical movie The Jolson Story in 1946, where it was lip-synced by actor Larry Parks. [3] Popular recordings in 1926 were by Jolson, Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra, and by Frank Crumit. [4]
The story behind Whoopi Goldberg’s name came straight from a real-life experience. “Once I started getting parts in plays, I wanted a name that sounded more interesting. Caryn Johnson wasn’t ...