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Al Jolson Collection

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson with Minstrel Troupe and Band

Al Jolson with Minstrel Troupe and Band
(Original Caption) Group portrait of minstrel troupe at outdoor stage, picturing Lew Dockstaders (front row center) and Al Jolson (second from left). Photo circa 1900

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Eddie Cantor with Al Jolson and Joe Penner

Eddie Cantor with Al Jolson and Joe Penner
(Original Caption) An unusual candid camera shot of three outstanding CBS comedians, Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson and Joe Penner recently as they clowned before the microphone

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Singing To Eddie Cantor

Al Jolson Singing To Eddie Cantor
(Original Caption) Al Jolson is shown singing a song to his grown-up "Sonny Boy" (Eddie Cantor) in a rehearsal for his appearance on Cantor's radio show. Undated

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson In Blackface

Al Jolson In Blackface
(Original Caption) Al Jolson in burnt cork for first time in four years for his role in "Wonder Bar."

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson With Blackface Performing

Al Jolson With Blackface Performing
(Original Caption) Al Jolson with blackface performing on stage in "The Singing Fool." Movie still. A Warner Bros. Production

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson in Black-Face Holding Dog

Al Jolson in Black-Face Holding Dog
(Original Caption) Al Jolson, in burnt cork for the first time in four years for his role in "Wonder Bar, is shown holding a dog. Movie released in 1934

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Starring in The Jazz Singer

Al Jolson Starring in The Jazz Singer
AL JOLSON IN BLACKFACE, MINSTREL'S HAT, AND WHITE GLOVES. MARY MCAVOY, AS HIS MOTHER, LOOKS AT HIM AS IF IN SHOCK. SCENE FROM THE FILM, "THE JAZZ SINGER." MOVIE STILL

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Movie Still Featuring Actor Al Jolson

Movie Still Featuring Actor Al Jolson
(Original Caption) Still from an unidentified movie featuring actor Al Jolson. Undated photograph

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Minstrel Singer Al Jolson

Minstrel Singer Al Jolson
Al Jolson, principally a vaudeville minstrel singer, starred in Warner Studio's first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, in 1927

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Jack Dempsey Shaking Hand of Al Jolson

Jack Dempsey Shaking Hand of Al Jolson
(Original Caption) Jack Dempsey is shown here with Al Jolson, the celebrated black face comedian

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Coolidge Theatrical League Visits the White House

Coolidge Theatrical League Visits the White House
A delegation of Broadway stars, pledged to the support of President Coolidge in the present campaign

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Irving Berlin with Al Jolson

Irving Berlin with Al Jolson
(Original Caption) Here are shown Irving Berlin, king of popular song composers, with Al Jolson, the inimitable blackface comedian who seems to be telling Berlin a real good story

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson and His Band

Al Jolson and His Band
(Original Caption) Here is Al Jolson, famous black-face comedian, rehearsing close harmony with two members of his minstrel band

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: United Artist Representatives Posing Together

United Artist Representatives Posing Together
(Original Caption) United Artists Declare Independence

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Portrait of Al Jolson with His Wife

Portrait of Al Jolson with His Wife
(Original Caption) Here we have Al Jolson, the world famous black-face comedian, enjoying the winter weather at Atlantic City, with his wife on the boardwalk

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Seated, Playing Piano

Al Jolson Seated, Playing Piano
(Original Caption) Al Jolson at the piano in typical pose. 1927 Photograph

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: The Jazz Singer Playing at Warners Theatre

The Jazz Singer Playing at Warners Theatre
A huge billboard on the side of Warners Theatre in New York advertises The Jazz Singer, the first "talkie", in 1927

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Starring in The Jazz Singer

Al Jolson Starring in The Jazz Singer
FAMOUS SCENE OF AL JOLSON IN THE 1927 WARNER BROS. FILM, "THE JAZZ SINGER." JOLSON IS ON STAGE IN BLACKFACE WITH SPOTLIGHT ON HIM. ORCHESTRAL PIT IS ON BELOW HIM, AND THE AUDIENCE LOOKS ON

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Various Scenes from The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson

Various Scenes from The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson
(Original Caption) Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer with May McAvoy, Warner Oland, & Cantor Rosenblatt

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer

Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer
(Original Caption) Al Jolson in a scene from The Jazz Singer 1927

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: American Entertainer Al Jolson

American Entertainer Al Jolson
(Original Caption) 1927- Picture shows Al Jolson (1886-1950), American entertainer, famed as blackface minstrel singer in "The Jazz Singer, " the first talking film, by Warner Brothers

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer

Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer
Al Jolson, in blackface, as Jakie Rabinowitz, in The Jazz Singer, the first "talking" motion picture. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson and Others Lounging on Beach

Al Jolson and Others Lounging on Beach

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson with Ruby Keeler

Al Jolson with Ruby Keeler
(Original Caption) Photo shows Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler, after Ruby Keeler had finished acting in Show Girl for the first time

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Eating Breakfast

Al Jolson Eating Breakfast
Entertainer Al Jolson eats his breakfast in the Beverly Wilshire Hotel

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson with Band

Al Jolson with Band
(Original Caption) Al Jolson singing with band. Undated Photograph

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Billy Parke Sr. in the Ring with Young Opponent and Celebrities

Billy Parke Sr. in the Ring with Young Opponent and Celebrities
(Original Caption) California: Two Parkes In Ring Calcium At Pasadena

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Applying Stage Makeup

Al Jolson Applying Stage Makeup
(Original Caption) 9/25/30-New York: Al Jolson applies makeup in his dressing room. BPA2 #853

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Police Handing out Tickets to a Crowd

Police Handing out Tickets to a Crowd
(Original Caption) Al Johnson who needs no other introduction here, dug down deep and paid for a whole lot of Christmas dinners at Childs restaurants yesterday

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Sitting on Luggage Holding Radio

Al Jolson Sitting on Luggage Holding Radio
(Original Caption) Singer Arrives

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Posing with Ruby Keeler

Al Jolson Posing with Ruby Keeler
(Original Caption) Setting a "Golden" Sun Standard. Weathering the bank holiday at Palm Springs, Cal. Al Jolson and his bride Ruby Keeler "cash in" on the water sports

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Arriving with Wife Ruby Keeler

Al Jolson Arriving with Wife Ruby Keeler
(Original Caption) Noted Comedian and Wife Arrive for Hollywood Premiere

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Athlete Freddie Miller Diving in Pool with Friends

Athlete Freddie Miller Diving in Pool with Friends
(Original Caption) Palm Springs, California: Notables In Desert Workout

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson with Wife Ruby Keeler

Al Jolson with Wife Ruby Keeler
(Original Caption) Old Sol's Mammy Make-up

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Gene Tunney and Al Jolson on Baseball Field

Gene Tunney and Al Jolson on Baseball Field
(Original Caption) 6/11/1933-Washington, DC- Gene Tunney, former heavyweight champion, and Al Jolson, famous stage and screen star

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson with His 1935 Brewster

Al Jolson with His 1935 Brewster
Performer Al Jolson with 1935 Brewster Ford. Photograph, ca. 1930s

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson in Blackface Performing with Band

Al Jolson in Blackface Performing with Band
(Original Caption) USA: Al Jolson in blackface in the 1935 film, Go Into Your Dance

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson and Jerome Dean Talking over Typewriters

Al Jolson and Jerome Dean Talking over Typewriters
(Original Caption) "Now what the public likes is this." Al Jolson may not know as much about baseball as Jerome "Dizzy" Dean, the most colorful twirler of the diamond

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Ruby Keeler Holding a Cup of Coffee

Ruby Keeler Holding a Cup of Coffee
(Original Caption) To take care of the appetites of the brilliant array of performers, an emergency kitchen was set up backstage at the Shrine Auditorium during the benefit for the Mount Sinai Home

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Women Posing With Alpha the Robot

Women Posing With Alpha the Robot
(Original Caption) Let George Jessel, Al Jolson and other famous masters of ceremony beware

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Stage and Screen Star Al Jolson Standing Near Airplane

Stage and Screen Star Al Jolson Standing Near Airplane
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Anniversary Party for Radio Station KFWB

Anniversary Party for Radio Station KFWB
(Original Caption) 3/7/1935-At the 10th anniversary of station KFWB are left to right, front: Warren William; Bette Davis; Benny Rubin; Dick Powell, and Wini Shaw

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Men Sitting at Table with Drinks

Men Sitting at Table with Drinks
(Original Caption) Photo shows (left to right), Walter Winchell, John Edgar Hoover and Al Jolson at the Stork Club

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: American Entertainer Al Jolson

American Entertainer Al Jolson
(Original Caption) USA: Al Jolson, (1886-1950), American entertainer and actor

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Bob Hope and Friends at Friars Banquet

Bob Hope and Friends at Friars Banquet
(Original Caption) 11/13/1947-: Leaders of the entertainment world join Bob Hope in a group photo at the Friars banquet honoring the comedy star. Seated next to Hope is Al Jolson, right

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Ingrid Bergman and Al Jolson Conversing at Dinner

Ingrid Bergman and Al Jolson Conversing at Dinner
(Original Caption) Hollywood Newsreel. Ingrid Bergman, her hair cut short for her Joan of Arc role, shown at dinner with Al Jolson

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson with Mercedes Roadster

Al Jolson with Mercedes Roadster
Famous entertainer Al Jolson stands alongside his Mercedes-Benz roadster outside a motion-picture studio on Sunset Boulevard

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Al Jolson Singing With Arms Outstretched

Al Jolson Singing With Arms Outstretched
(Original Caption) 11/21/1950- American entertainer Al Jolson sings with his arms outstretched and knees bent

Background imageAl Jolson Collection: Portrait of Debbie Reynolds and Helen Kane

Portrait of Debbie Reynolds and Helen Kane
(Original Caption) At the right is Helen Kane, whose boop-a-doop style of singing wowed her audiences 20 years ago and put her in the top income brackets


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