Al Jolson in blackface

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• JOLSON, AL — (Asa Yoelson; 1886–1950), U.S. singer, vaudeville and film star. Born in Srednik, Lithuania, the son of a cantor, Jolson worked for some years in circuses, minstrel shows, and vaudeville houses in the U.S. In 1911 he was an instant success in his …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Blackface — For other uses, see Blackface (disambiguation). This reproduction of a 1900 William H. West minstrel show poster, originally published by the Strobridge Litho Co., shows the transformation from white to black . Blackface is a form of theatrical… …   Wikipedia

• Jolson, Al — orig. Asa Yoelson born May 26, 1886, Srednike, Russia died Oct. 23, 1950, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. Russian born U.S. singer, songwriter, and blackface comedian. Jolson s family arrived in the U.S. in 1893 and settled in Washington, D.C., where …   Universalium

• Blackface —    This term refers to performers blacking up with burnt cork to play exaggerated versions of African Americans, typically in minstrel shows and early musicals, although white actors in blackface often played African American characters in… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

• Blackface — Reproduktion eines Minstrel Show Plakats aus dem Jahre 1900. Es zeigt die Verwandlung von „weiß“ nach „schwarz“. Blackface ist eine rassistisch geprägte Theater und Unterhaltungsmaskerade, die in den Minstrel Shows des 19. Jahrhunderts in den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Al Jolson — Background information …   Wikipedia

• Al Jolson — (rechts) mit US Präsident Calvin Coolidge (1924) Al Jolson (eigentlich Asa Yoelson; * 26. Mai 1886 [1] in Seredžius (Srednik), Gouvernement Kowno, Russland, heute Litauen; † 23. Oktober 1950 in …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• List of entertainers known to have performed in blackface — This is a list of entertainers known to have performed in blackfaceA–C D–G H–L M–R S–Z NOTOC A–C* Roy Acuff cite book| last=Cockrell| first=David| title=Blackface Minstrelsy| work=Encyclopedia of Country Music| publisher=Oxford University Press|… …   Wikipedia

• The Jolson Story — Infobox Film name = The Jolson Story caption = DVD cover of The Jolson Story director = Alfred E. Green producer = Sidney Skolsky writer = Stephen Longstreet (screenplay) Sidney Buchman (uncredited) Harry Chandlee (adaptation) Andrew Solt… …   Wikipedia

• List of contemporary comedians using blackface — The style known as blackface in which an actor or entertainer blacks up and sometimes affects a caricature of a racial stereotype is widely seen as dated, and confined to archive performances from the likes of Al Jolson and G.H.Elliott. However… …   Wikipedia

• My Mammy — Original Sheet Music for My Mammy . My Mammy is a U.S. popular song with music by Walter Donaldson and lyrics by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. Though associated with Al Jolson, who performed the song very successfully, My Mammy was performed first… …   Wikipedia