Al Jolson

E40595

American actor film actor human singer stage actor

Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.

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Label	Occurrences
Al Jolson canonical	56
Al Jolson as Bumper	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American ⓘ actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ singer ⓘ stage actor ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1950 ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1900 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jolie ⓘ The World’s Greatest Entertainer ⓘ
birthName	Asa Yoelson ⓘ
burialPlace	Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles ⓘ surface form: Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath	heart attack ⓘ
countryOfBirth	Russian Empire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1886-05-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1950-10-23 ⓘ
ethnicity	Jewish ⓘ
fieldOfWork	musical theatre ⓘ sound film ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ
genre	M. Witmark & Sons ⓘ surface form: Tin Pan Alley jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ
influenced	American popular music ⓘ early sound cinema ⓘ
instrument	voice ⓘ
name	Al Jolson self-link ⓘ
notableFor	blackface performances ⓘ energetic stage performances ⓘ pioneering work in sound films ⓘ
notableSong	April Showers ⓘ My Mammy ⓘ Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody ⓘ Swanee ⓘ Toot, Toot, Tootsie ⓘ surface form: Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo’ Bye)
notableWork	Hallelujah, I’m a Bum ⓘ My Mammy ⓘ surface form: Mammy The Jazz Singer (1927 film) ⓘ surface form: The Jazz Singer The Singing Fool ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ comedian ⓘ singer ⓘ vaudeville performer ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Seredžius, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire ⓘ
placeOfDeath	San Francisco ⓘ surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
religion	Judaism ⓘ
spouse	Erle Galbraith ⓘ Ethel Delmar ⓘ Henrietta Keller ⓘ Ruby Keeler ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

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The Singing Fool (1928 film) → starring → Al Jolson ⓘ

subject surface form: The Singing Fool

The Singing Fool (1928 film) → leadActor → Al Jolson ⓘ

subject surface form: The Singing Fool

Kensico Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Al Jolson ⓘ

The Jazz Singer (1927 film) → starring → Al Jolson ⓘ

The Jazz Singer (1927 film) → leadActor → Al Jolson ⓘ

Al Jolson → name → Al Jolson self-link ⓘ

There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder → associatedPerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

There’s a Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder → performer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Al Jolson as Al Stone → portrayedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Sonny Boy → performer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Sonny Boy → notablePerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

I’m Sitting on Top of the World → hasNotableRecordingBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm Sitting on Top of the World

Davey Lee → co-starredWith → Al Jolson ⓘ

Westchester Hills Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Al Jolson ⓘ

You Are My Lucky Star → hasNotablePerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Sophie Tucker → performedWith → Al Jolson ⓘ

Jack Robin → portrayedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Dirty Hands, Dirty Face → notablePerformanceBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Dirty Hands, Dirty Face → associatedWith → Al Jolson ⓘ

Toot, Toot, Tootsie → performer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Toot, Toot, Tootsie → notablePerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

My Mammy → associatedWith → Al Jolson ⓘ

My Mammy → notablePerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

After You've Gone → hasPerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Jakie Rabinowitz → portrayedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

The World’s Greatest Entertainer → refersTo → Al Jolson ⓘ

The World’s Greatest Entertainer → appliedTo → Al Jolson ⓘ

Seredžius, Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire → hasNotablePersonBornHere → Al Jolson ⓘ

The Singing Fool → starring → Al Jolson ⓘ

The Singing Fool → mainCharacterPortrayedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Hallelujah, I’m a Bum → starring → Al Jolson ⓘ

Hallelujah, I’m a Bum → portrays → Al Jolson ⓘ

this entity surface form: Al Jolson as Bumper

Swanee → madeFamousBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Swanee → notablePerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Swanee → associatedPerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Swanee → includedInRepertoireOf → Al Jolson ⓘ

April Showers → firstPerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

April Showers → performerAssociatedWith → Al Jolson ⓘ

April Showers → madeFamousBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

April Showers → recordedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody → associatedWith → Al Jolson ⓘ

Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody → notablePerformer → Al Jolson ⓘ

Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody → recordedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Erle Galbraith → spouse → Al Jolson ⓘ

Jolie → name → Al Jolson ⓘ

subject surface form: Al Jolson

Ruby Keeler → spouse → Al Jolson ⓘ

Ruby Keeler → marriedTo → Al Jolson ⓘ

Wonder Bar → starring → Al Jolson ⓘ

Wonder Bar → characterPortrayedBy → Al Jolson ⓘ

Henrietta Keller → spouse → Al Jolson ⓘ