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  2. The Jolson Story - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Jolson Sings Again - Wikipedia

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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 the life of singer Al Jolson. It was the highest-grossing film of 1949 and received three Oscar nominations at the 22nd Academy Awards .

  4. Al Jolson - Wikipedia

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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]

  5. Larry Parks - Wikipedia

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    The Jolson Story (1946) as Al Jolson; Down to Earth (1947) as Danny Miller; Her Husband's Affairs (1947) as himself (uncredited) The Swordsman (1948) as Alexander MacArden; The Gallant Blade (1948) as Lt. David Picard; Jolson Sings Again (1949) as Al Jolson; Emergency Wedding (1950) as Peter Judson Kirk Jr. Love Is Better Than Ever (1952) as ...

  6. William Demarest - Wikipedia

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    Demarest received a single Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in The Jolson Story (1946), playing Al Jolson's fictional mentor. He shared the screen with the real Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer. Demarest also received an Emmy nomination for the 1968–1969 season of My Three Sons as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Role.

  7. Scotty Beckett - Wikipedia

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    The Jolson Story (1946) as Asa Yoelson / Al Jolson, as a boy; Cynthia (1947) as Will Parker; Dangerous Years (1947) as Willy Miller; A Date with Judy (1948) as Ogden 'Oogie' Pringle; Michael O'Halloran (1948) as Michael O'Halloran; Any Number Can Play (1949) as Paul Kyng as a Boy, in Photo (uncredited) Battleground (1949) as William J. Hooper

  8. Ruby Keeler - Wikipedia

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    Newlyweds Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler aboard the Olympic in September 1928 Una Merkel, Ruby Keeler, and Ginger Rogers in 42nd Street (1933). Around 1923, when she was around 14 years old, she was hired by Nils Granlund, the publicity manager for Loews Theaters, who also served as the stage-show producer for Texas Guinan at Larry Fay's El Fay nightclub, a speakeasy frequented by gangsters.

  9. Go into Your Dance - Wikipedia

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    This film, a famous early musical, includes the numbers "About a Quarter to Nine" and "Latin From Manhattan" sung by Al Jolson. The former song was also recreated in color in the film The Jolson Story (1946). Dance director Bobby Connolly received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the "Latin from Manhattan".