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Al Jolson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1886
- Died
- 1950
- Works
- 2
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- The best of Al Jolson
- You ain't heard nothing yet
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Acting · Sredniki, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Seredžius, Lithuania]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. In his heyday, he was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer". He was born in the Russian Empire (the part of which is now in Lithuania) and emigrated to America at the age of five with his Jewish parents. His performing…
Known for
- O Filme que Fala — Jakie Rabinowitz (archive footage)2026
- Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2025
- Sunshine State — Self (archive footage)2022
- The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021
- Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty — archive footage2020
- Vito — Self (archive)2011
- The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk — Self (archive footage)2007
- Vaudeville — Self (archive footage)1997
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)1990
- Going Hollywood: The '30s — (archive footage)1984
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1886
- Active to
- 1950
Discography
- You Made Me Love You / Pullman Porters’ Parade1913
- Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody / Alice I’m in Wonderland (Since the Day That I First Met You)1918
- April Showers / Weep No More (My Mammy)1921
- Coo‐Coo / Stumbling1922
- Give Me My Mammy / My Mammy Knows (How to Cheer and Comfort Me)1922
- I’m Goin’ South / California, Here I Come1924
- Jazz Classics Compilation1924
- Lazy / My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time1924
- Mr. Radio Man (Tell My Mammy to Come Back Home) / Home in Pasadena1924
- Never Again / Feeling the Way I Do1924
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 107,577
- Total plays
- 635,931
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Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; c. 26 May 1886 [Old Style] / 9 June 1886 [New Style] – 23 October 1950) was an American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was among the most prominent and highest-paid entertainers in the United States during the 1910s and 1920s, and was known for his emotive and theatrical performance style, which contributed to the popularisation of many songs he performed. His influence on early 20th-century musical theatre has been noted by historians and critics <a h
Academic profile · OpenAlex
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- 235
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- 2,564
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Most cited works
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- Peer-assisted learning in the athletic training clinical setting.2006 · 81 cit
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· 2015 · cited 13,787x
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· 2018 · cited 10,810x
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· 2020 · cited 9,756x
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Key facts
- Born
- Asa Yoelson , May 26, 1886, Sredniki , Russian Empire
- Died
- October 23, 1950 (1950-10-23) (aged 64), San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Resting place
- Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
- Occupations
- Singer comedian actor vaudevillian
- Years active
- 1897–1950
- Political party
- Republican
- Children
- 3 (all adopted)
- Genres
- Jazz blues ragtime pop
- Labels
- Victor Columbia Little Wonder Brunswick Decca
- Website
- jolson .org
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.jolson.org
- Image
- Al Jolson - publicity.JPG
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- Commons category
- Al Jolson
- date of birth
- 1886-05-26
- date of death
- 1950-10-23
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- Al Jolson
- name in native language
- Al Jolson
- start of work period
- 1897-00-00
- pseudonym
- Al Jolson
- birth name
- Asa Yoelson
- end of work period
- 1950-00-00
- P12674
- Andreas Tscherning
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Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Yiddish: אַסאַ יואלסאָן; c. May 26, 1886 (O.S.) June 9, 1886 (N.S.) – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian.
Self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer", Jolson was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1910s and 1920s. He was known for his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach" towards performing, along with popularizing many of the songs he sang. According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway." Stephen Banfield wrote that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical." Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers".