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Al Jolson

(Asa Yoelson)
entertainer
Born: 5/26/1886
Birthplace: Lithuania

Entertainer who performed in theater, films, circuses, minstrel shows, and vaudeville. He was known for his sentimental performances and appeared in the first talkie, The Jazz Singer (1927).

Died: 10/23/1950

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