Al Jolson
Actor
Born May 26, 1886 in 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.
Filmography
O Filme que Fala
Jakie Rabinowitz (archive footage)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Sunshine State
Self (archive footage)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
archive footage
Vito
Self (archive)
Vaudeville
Self (archive footage)
Jacob's Ladder
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Showbiz Goes to War
(archive footage)
Salsa
(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson
Self (archive footage)
Purple Heart Diary
Al Jolson (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Golden Twenties
Self (archive footage)
Jolson Sings Again
Himself (singing voice) (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
Singing Voice / Al Jolson (uncredited)
Okay for Sound
Rhapsody in Blue
Al Jolson
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (segment 'The Jazz Singer') (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
Swanee River
Edwin P. Christy
Hollywood Cavalcade
Al Jolson
Rose of Washington Square
Ted Cotter
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
Al Jolson
Hollywood Handicap
Himself
Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12
Self (uncredited)
A Day at Santa Anita
Al Jolson (uncredited)
The Singing Kid
Al Jackson
Go Into Your Dance
Al Howard
Wonder Bar
Al Wonder
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Bumper
Big Boy
Gus
Show Girl in Hollywood
Al Jolsen
Mammy
Al Fuller
New York Nights
Al Jolson
Say It with Songs
Joe Lane
The Singing Fool
Al Stone
The Jazz Singer
Jakie Rabinowitz
A Plantation Act
Self