- Date de naissance
- Date de décès23 octobre 1950 · San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis (infarctus)
- Nom de naissanceAsa Yoelson
- Surnom
- Jolie
- Taille1,73 m
- Al Jolson est né le 26 mai 1886 à Srednik, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire [aujourd'hui Seredzius, Lithuania]. Il était acteur et compositeur. Il est connu pour Le chanteur de jazz (1927), Le fou chantant (1928) et King Kong (2005). Il était marié à Erle Chenault Galbraith, Ruby Keeler, Ethel Delmar et Henrietta Keller. Il est mort le 23 octobre 1950 en Californie, États-Unis.
- ConjointsErle Chenault Galbraith(24 mars 1945 - 23 octobre 1950) (son décès, 2 enfants)Ruby Keeler(21 septembre 1928 - 27 décembre 1940) (divorcé, 1 enfant)Ethel Delmar(22 juillet 1922 - 19 avril 1926) (divorcé)Henrietta Keller(20 septembre 1907 - 8 juillet 1920) (divorcé)
- First registered human voice heard on film.
- Blackface
- Elvis Presley has said that Jolson was his idol and he recorded "Are You Lonesome Tonight?", one of Jolson's last recordings, in tribute.
- He once entered a sound-a-like contest and as a joke sang as a sound-a-like for himself. He came third.
- First musical artist to sell over 10 million copies.
- Was close friends with Bing Crosby and became a regular guest on Crosby's radio show.
- On August 11, 2006, in recognition of his generosity, talent, and the magnitude of his stardom, the City of New York re-named the block of Broadway that runs past the Winter Garden Theater, unveiling a street sign reading: "Al Jolson Way".
- I'll tell you when I'm going to play the Palace. That's when Eddie Cantor and George Burns and Groucho Marx and Jack Benny are on the bill. I'm going to buy out the whole house, and sit in the middle of the orchestra and say, 'Slaves, entertain the king!'
- [reported last words, 10/23/50] Oh, God, this is it! I'm going!
- [on Jack L. Warner] I can't see what J.W. can do with an Oscar. It can't say yes.
- Le fou chantant (1929) - $150,000
- Le chanteur de jazz (1929) - $75,000
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