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Author : Martin Abramson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258517274
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (172 download)
Download or read book The Real Story of Al Jolson written by Martin Abramson and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Additional Contributing Authors Are Eddie Cantor And Walter Winchell.
Author : Michael Freedland
Publisher : Vallentine Mitchell
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Jolson written by Michael Freedland and published by Vallentine Mitchell. This book was released on 2007 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published as 'Al Jolson' in 1972 by W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd"--T.p. verso.
Author : Martin Abramson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)
Download or read book The Real Story of Al Jolson written by Martin Abramson and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Herbert G. Goldman
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Jolson written by Herbert G. Goldman and published by New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Robert Oberfirst
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Al Jolson written by Robert Oberfirst and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1982 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Doug McClelland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Blackface to Blacklist written by Doug McClelland and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the film's making and contextualizes it within African-American and cinematic historical contexts.
Author : Harry Jolson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447485556
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Mistah Jolson written by Harry Jolson and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of one of the greatest stage performers of his time Harry Jolson. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : Larry Harmon
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061967750
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)
Download or read book The Man Behind the Nose written by Larry Harmon and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-08-17 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Michael Freedland
Publisher : W H Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Jolie written by Michael Freedland and published by W H Allen. This book was released on 1985 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Bernstein
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0805243674
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Only in America written by Richard Bernstein and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A probing biography of world-renowned Jewish singer and actor Al Jolson and the history of his performance in and the making of The Jazz Singer Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, immigrated from a shtetl in Lithuania to the United States in 1894 after his father secured a job as a rabbi in Washington, D.C. A poor, Yiddish-speaking newcomer navigating a racially segregated and antisemitic America, young Jolson dreamed of becoming a star, and he did. Thanks to his immense talent and his knack for assimilating into new environments, by the time he reached his twenties he was the most famous and highly paid entertainer in America, making almost $5,000 a week at a time when the average American made $800 a year. Jolson’s public adoration and widespread acceptance as a star marked the beginning of an enriching cultural transformation, a moment when the American mind opened up to ethnic and racial differences, widening the gap of acceptability. And yet Jolson himself, despite being ferociously ambitious and gigantically talented, was crippled by insecurity, often nervous to the point of collapse, prisoner to his many vices. Through Jolson, Bernstein simultaneously breaks open the history and legacy of the cultural sensation The Jazz Singer. Not only was The Jazz Singer the first feature length film with synchronized music and dialogue, but it was also taboo smashing in its content: The Jazz Singer is all about Jews, Orthodox and otherwise. Bernstein expounds on the making of The Jazz Singer, what the film meant then and now, introducing the many individuals involved in its production, including Samson Raphaelson, a young Jewish writer whose short story was the basis for the movie; the four Warner brothers, who made a fortune off it; and George Jessel, Jolson’s rival and the star of Raphaelson's stage adaptation of his short story. In the background emerges a picture of old Hollywood in the Roaring Twenties: cutthroat and greedy yet visionary and progressive. And while The Jazz Singer represented the future in many ways, it also dredged up the worst of the past, including Jolson’s use of blackface, common at the time. At once a tale of the Judaizing of American culture and an acknowledgment of the challenges to come, Only in America is a glistening examination of a man at the center of a watershed moment in the arts.
Author : Juan Sampson
Publisher : Emereo Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781488560569
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Al Jolson 41 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Al Jolson written by Juan Sampson and published by Emereo Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Benchmark In Al Jolson Biography. This book is your ultimate resource for Al Jolson. Here you will find the most up-to-date 41 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Al Jolson's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Al Jolson - World War II, Al Jolson - Jewish meanings, Al Jolson - Closeness with his brother Harry, Al Jolson - Relations with African-Americans, Al Jolson - Filmography, Al Jolson - Winter Garden Theater, Al Jolson - Wonder Bar (1934), Al Jolson - Jolson Sings Again (1949), Al Jolson - Death and commemoration, Al Jolson - Introduction of sound, Al Jolson - Rose of Washington Square (1939), Al Jolson - Politics, Al Jolson - Married life, Al Jolson - Television work, Al Jolson - The Jolson Story, Al Jolson - Early life, Al Jolson - As metaphor of mutual suffering, Al Jolson - Jolson's own theater, Al Jolson - Theater, Al Jolson - Critical observations, Al Jolson - Burlesque and vaudeville, Avalon (Al Jolson song), Al Jolson - Radio shows, The Very Best Of Al Jolson - Personnel, Al Jolson - The Jazz Singer, Al Jolson - Korean War, Al Jolson - Famous songs, Al Jolson - The Singing Kid (1936), Shell Chateau - Al Jolson, Al Jolson - Other feature films, Al Jolson - Blackface, Al Jolson - Hallelujah, I'm a Bum/Hallelujah, I'm a Tramp, Al Jolson - Performing in blackface, Al Jolson - Erle Galbraith, Al Jolson - The movie premiere, Al Jolson - Legacy and influence, Avalon (Al Jolson song) - Renditions, Al Jolson - Discography, Al Jolson - Ruby Keeler, and much more...
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (145 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Al Jolson written by and published by . This book was released on 1950* with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeanine Basinger
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1101874066
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book The Movie Musical! written by Jeanine Basinger and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals, beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white--an essential text for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies. Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career. From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen--and heard--on film. With extensive portraits of everyone from Al Jolson, the Jazz Singer; to Doris Day, whose iconic sunniness has overshadowed her dramatic talents; from Deanna Durbin, that lovable teen-star of the '30s and '40s; to Shirley T. and Judy G.; from Bing to Frank to Elvis; from Ann Miller to Ann-Margret; from Disney to Chicago . . . focusing on many beloved, iconic films (Top Hat; Singin' in the Rain; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Sound of Music) as well as unduly obscure gems (Eddie Cantor's Whoopee!; Murder at the Vanities; Sun Valley Serenade; One from the Heart), this book is astute, informative, and pure pleasure to read.
Author : Victoria Wilson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439194068
Total Pages : 1056 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)
Download or read book A Life of Barbara Stanwyck written by Victoria Wilson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “860 glittering pages” (Janet Maslin, The New York Times): The first volume of the full-scale astonishing life of one of our greatest screen actresses—her work, her world, her Hollywood through an American century. Frank Capra called her, “The greatest emotional actress the screen has yet known.” Now Victoria Wilson gives us the first volume of the rich, complex life of Barbara Stanwyck, an actress whose career in pictures spanned four decades beginning with the coming of sound (eighty-eight motion pictures) and lasted in television from its infancy in the 1950s through the 1980s. Here is Stanwyck, revealed as the quintessential Brooklyn girl whose family was in fact of old New England stock; her years in New York as a dancer and Broadway star; her fraught marriage to Frank Fay, Broadway genius; the adoption of a son, embattled from the outset; her partnership with Zeppo Marx (the “unfunny Marx brother”) who altered the course of Stanwyck’s movie career and with her created one of the finest horse breeding farms in the west; and her fairytale romance and marriage to the younger Robert Taylor, America’s most sought-after male star. Here is the shaping of her career through 1940 with many of Hollywood's most important directors, among them Frank Capra, “Wild Bill” William Wellman, George Stevens, John Ford, King Vidor, Cecil B. Demille, Preston Sturges, set against the times—the Depression, the New Deal, the rise of the unions, the advent of World War II, and a fast-changing, coming-of-age motion picture industry. And at the heart of the book, Stanwyck herself—her strengths, her fears, her frailties, losses, and desires—how she made use of the darkness in her soul, transforming herself from shunned outsider into one of Hollywood’s most revered screen actresses. Fifteen years in the making—and written with full access to Stanwyck’s family, friends, colleagues and never-before-seen letters, journals, and photographs. Wilson’s one-of-a-kind biography—“large, thrilling, and sensitive” (Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Town & Country)—is an “epic Hollywood narrative” (USA TODAY), “so readable, and as direct as its subject” (The New York Times). With 274 photographs, many published for the first time.
Author : Pearl Sieben
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Immortal Jolson written by Pearl Sieben and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kristin Hersh
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101459026
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Rat Girl written by Kristin Hersh and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the 25 Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time” --Rolling Stone Magazine (#8) “Sensitive and emotionally raw… it’s also wildly funny”--The New York Times Book Review A powerfully original memoir of pregnancy and mental illness by the legendary founder of the seminal rock band Throwing Muses, 'a magnificently charged union of Sylvia Plath and Patti Smith' - The Guardian Kristin Hersh was a preternaturally bright teenager, starting college at fifteen and with her band, Throwing Muses, playing rock clubs she was too young to frequent. By the age of seventeen she was living in her car, unable to sleep for the torment of strange songs swimming around her head - the songs for which she is now known. But just as her band was taking off, Hersh was misdiagnosed with schizophrenia. Rat Girl chronicles the unraveling of a young woman's personality, culminating in a suicide attempt; and then her arduous yet inspiring recovery, her unplanned pregnancy at the age of 19, and the birth of her first son. Playful, vivid, and wonderfully warm, this is a visceral and brave memoir by a truly original performer, told in a truly original voice.
Author : Michael Rogin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520921054
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Blackface, White Noise written by Michael Rogin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-06-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
