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...
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he was the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II. After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with The Jolson Story (1946)...
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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...
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Larry Parks (category Members of the Communist Party USA)
role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films: The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). Parks was born in Olathe, Kansas, the son of Nellie...
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Evelyn Keyes (category Deaths from uterine cancer in the United States)
in Columbia's blockbuster hit The Jolson Story (1946). She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn...
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The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the...
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try his luck on the stage. Adolescence did not hamper his career, as he won important roles as that of young Al Jolson in The Jolson Story, with his singing...
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Tamara Shayne (category Soviet emigrants to the United States)
1934-61, and is possibly best remembered as Moma Yoelson in The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). Shayne remained married to Akim Tamiroff...
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song was featured in the 1946 biopic The Jolson Story. In 1929, Ruby had to withdraw due to illness and Dorothy Stone took over the role. Warner Brothers...
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Ludwig Donath (category Austrian expatriate male actors in the United States)
(1966). Donath played the father of entertainer Al Jolson (Larry Parks) in the two biopics The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949), although...
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