Al Jolson
Known for: Acting
Born: May 26, 1886
Died: October 23, 1950
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 style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized a large number of songs that benefited from his…
Known for
The Jazz Singer
1927
Mammy
1930
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
Wonder Bar
1934
The Singing Kid
1936
Big Boy
1930
The Singing Fool
1928
A Plantation Act
1926
Say It with Songs
1929
Go Into Your Dance
1935
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
1952
Sunshine State
2022
Studio Highlights
1934
Farina & The Perpetual Shine Machine
Rose of Washington Square
1939
Swanee River
1939
O Filme que Fala
2026
Salsa
1976
Hollywood Handicap
1938
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
1937
Okay for Sound
1946
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939
New York Nights
1929
Jolson Sings Again
1949
Hollywood Cavalcade
1939
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
A Day at Santa Anita
1937
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
Show-Business at War
1943
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930
The Voice That Thrilled the World
1943
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007
Purple Heart Diary
1951
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
The Jolson Story
1946
Take It or Leave It
1944
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
The Golden Twenties
1950
Showbiz Goes to War
1982
Vito
2011
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Vaudeville
1997
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
100 Years at the Movies
1994