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Al Jolson
Born May 26, 1886
Seredzius, Lithuania
Died October 23, 1950
San Francisco, California
Vaudeville entertainer
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Jolson, Al (1886-1950)
Al Jolson lived "The American Dream." Born in Lithuania, Jolson rose through the ranks of vaudeville as a comedian and a blackface "Mammy" singer. By...
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Al Jolson (1886-1950) was a vaudeville, theater, and radio singing performer and a film actor.Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson) was born on May 6, 1886, in Srednike, Lithuania. Jolson's family immigrated to the...
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