Author : Michael Freedland
Publisher : Pub Overstock Unlimited Incorporated
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780863699726
Al Jolson, star of the world's first talking picture and self-proclaimed world's greatest entertainer, blazed many trails through show business. He was also the first to appear on American television and the first to release a long-playing record in Britain.
Author : Herbert G. Goldman
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 33,53 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
With a sure eye for the revealing anecdote, Goldman chronicles each step of Al Jolson's colorful life: his early struggles with his brother, Harry, on the vaudeville and burlesque circuit; his rise to stardom on Broadway, which prompted a Variety writer to proclaim, "The Shuberts may run the Winter Garden, but Al Jolson owns it"; his glory at the pinnacle of national fame, which came with his appearances in the movies The Jazz Singer (the first "talking picture") and The Singing Fool; his subsequent decline and brief resurgence after the film biography The Jolson Story was released in 1946; and his final round of appearances in 1950, entertaining American troops in Korea just before his death. Goldman explores the complexities of the Jolson personality, as revealed in his four stormy marriages and his relations with his family, business associates, friends, and enemies.
Author : Doug McClelland
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,10 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Tells the story of the film's making and contextualizes it within African-American and cinematic historical contexts.
Author : James Fisher
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 40,84 MB
Release : 1994-01-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Provides a sketch of the life and a comprehensive record of the career of "The World's Greatest Entertainer" (c.1886-1950). Following a 37- page biography and an 8-page chronology, are chapters devoted to Jolson's stage, film, recording, and broadcast career. Each of these chapters contains annotated entries for Jolson's performances. A bibliography includes entries for books, periodicals, and newspaper articles. Appendices list stage shows based on Jolson's life, along with newsreels, cartoons, awards, and endorsements related to his career. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author : Larry Harmon
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 37,22 MB
Release : 2010-08-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0061967750
The Man Behind the Nose is the autobiography of the man who was Bozo. For 50 years Larry Harmon was the face—and the nose—of Bozo the Clown, the most well-known, beloved clown of them all, the precursor for every successful modern-day harlequin to come, from Ronald McDonald to Krusty. A warm, surprising, and endlessly entertaining life story filled to the brim with “Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales,” The Man Behind the Nose is a rollicking ride through the world of a true American icon in greasepaint.
Author : Robert Oberfirst
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 36,49 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Larry F. Kiner
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 1992
Category :
ISBN :
A comprehensive study of legendary stage, film, record, and radio entertainer Jolson's (1886-1950) career and touring data. The volume provides extensive data on each of the performances, including dates, location, and accompaniment. The identities of the musicians and their respective instruments have also been included, along with all other performers involved (e.g. chorus members). All known recordings are listed by label name, catalog numbers, size, speed, and format. Additionally, the disposition of unissued "takes" and record company comments are included. With loads of great illustrations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Michael Rogin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 1996-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520921054
The tangled connections that have bound Jews to African Americans in popular culture and liberal politics are at the heart of Michael Rogin's arresting and unnerving book. Looking at films from Birth of a Nation to Forrest Gump, Rogin explores blackface in Hollywood films as an aperture to broader issues: the nature of "white" identity in America, the role of race in transforming immigrants into "Americans," the common experiences of Jews and African Americans that made Jews key supporters in the fight for racial equality, and the social importance of popular culture. Rogin's forcefully argued study challenges us to confront the harsh truths behind the popularity of racial masquerade.
Author : Arthur Knight
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 43,75 MB
Release : 2002-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822329633
DIVThe history of African Americans in film musicals and their reception by Black audiences and critics./div
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 24,22 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Popular music
ISBN :
