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Website. jolson .org. Musical artist. 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 ...
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 Keyes as Julie Benson (approximating Jolson's wife, Ruby Keeler), William Demarest as his manager, Ludwig Donath and Tamara Shayne as his parents, and Scotty Beckett as the young Jolson.
Ruby Keeler. Ethel Ruby Keeler [1] (August 25, 1909 [1] – February 28, 1993) was an American actress, dancer, and singer who was paired on-screen with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Bros., particularly 42nd Street (1933). From 1928 to 1940, she was married to actor and singer Al Jolson.
Cast. Al Jolson as Jacob “Jakie” Rabinowitz (Jack Robin), Son of Cantor Rabinowitz and Sara Rabinowitz, and a singer of jazz. Bobby Gordon as Jakie Rabinowitz (age 13) Warner Oland as Cantor Rabinowitz, Jakie Rabinowitz’s (Jack Robin’s) father. Eugenie Besserer as Sara Rabinowitz, Jakie Rabinowitz’s (Jack Robin’s) mother.
English. Published. 1911. Composer (s) Harry Von Tilzer. Lyricist (s) William Dillon. " I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) " (sometimes shortened to "I Want a Girl") is a popular song of 1911 composed by Harry Von Tilzer and with lyrics by William Dillon, which has become a barbershop quartet standard.
Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart.It is a biopic about Stephen Foster, a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.
Eddie Cantor. Eddie Cantor (born Isidore Itzkowitz; [1] [2] January 31, 1892 – October 10, 1964) was an American comedian, actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, film producer, screenwriter and author. [3] Cantor was one of the prominent entertainers of his era. Some of his hits include "Makin' Whoopee", "Ida (Sweet as Apple Cider)", "If You Knew ...
He made Jolson Sings Again (1949), which was another huge box-office hit. His co-star in the film, Barbara Hale, teamed with him again in the comedy feature Emergency Wedding (1950). In 1950 he and his wife announced plans to make their own film Stakeout. British exhibitors voted him the 9th-most popular star in the UK. Blacklisting