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Al Jolson

Biography

Al Jolson

26 JUN 1886 - 23 NOV 1950

Al Jolson 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.

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1 film

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1927

Cast · Jakie Rabinowitz