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Jolson, Al (1886–1950)

Russian-born US singer and entertainer. Popular in Broadway theatre and vaudeville, he starred in the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927). Other films include The Singing Fool (1928), Say It with Songs (1929), Mammy (1930), Go into Your Dance (1935), and Swanee River (1940). He was also a popular recording star. His trademark songs include ‘Swanee’ (1918) and ‘California, Here I Come’ (1946).

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Jolson, Al (redirected from Asa Yoelson)

Jolson, Al (1886–1950)

Jolson, Al
(redirected from Asa Yoelson)