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Jolson

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Jol·son  (jlsn), Al Originally Asa Yoelson. 1886-1950.
American entertainer who starred in The Jazz Singer (1927), the first major film with synchronized sound.
Jolson [ˈdʒəʊlsən]
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(Biographies / Jolson, Al (1886-1950) M, US, MUSIC: singer, FILMS AND TV: actor) Al, real name Asa Yoelson. 1886-1950, US singer and film actor, born in Russia; star of the first talking picture The Jazz Singer (1927)
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Noun1.JolsonJolson - United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950)
Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson


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His father had been a musician and piano builder, whose orchestra performed with Jimmy Durante, Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor.
ACTOR HAD KNACK FOR MASTERING FILM ROLES by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Still, it's one of the most in-depth looks at Broadway ever attempted, and cowriter director producer Michael Kantor dutifully covers the high points--if he doesn't speak to stars like Carol Channing, Harvey Fierstein, Ethel Merman, Nathan Lane, Stephen Sondheim, Fred Ebb, Al Jolson, Tommy Tune, Chita Rivera, Joel Grey, and countless others, you can be certain you'll see clips of them performing.
Broadway bares all: PBS's six-hour documentary on the Great White Way ... by Giltz, Michael / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
He, by contrast, had vivid, firsthand memories of seminal stars like Fanny Brice, Al Jolson, and Bert Williams.
On Broadway: PBS salutes the shows that made the White Way great in ... by Gold, Sylviane / Dance Magazine
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