Al Jolson

Al Jolson

Biography

Known For: Acting

Birthday: 1886-05-26

Place of Birth: Sredniki, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [now Seredzius, Lithuania]

Also Known As: Asa Yoelson, אַסאַ יואלסאָן

Popular Movies

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer (1927)

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square (1939)

Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)

Showbiz Goes to War

Showbiz Goes to War (1982)

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade (1939)

Hollywood Handicap

Hollywood Handicap (1938)

Mammy (1930)

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933)

Wonder Bar (1934)

Swanee River (1939)

The Singing Kid

The Singing Kid (1936)

New York Nights

New York Nights (1929)

Big Boy (1930)

The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool (1928)

A Plantation Act

A Plantation Act (1926)

Say It with Songs

Say It with Songs (1929)

Go Into Your Dance

Go Into Your Dance (1935)

Going Hollywood: The '30s

Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984)

Show Girl in Hollywood

Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12

Screen Snapshots: Series 16, No. 12 (1937)

The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties (1950)

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007)

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson

Screen Snapshots: Memorial to Al Jolson (1952)

The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story (1946)

Jolson Sings Again

Jolson Sings Again (1949)

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War (1943)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)

Take It or Leave It

Take It or Leave It (1944)

Salsa (1976)

Okay for Sound (1946)

The Voice That Thrilled the World

The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)

A Day at Santa Anita

A Day at Santa Anita (1937)

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8

Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939)

Studio Highlights

Studio Highlights (1934)

Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary (1951)