Jolson: The Legend Comes to Life
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- Synopsis
- They call him "The Immortal Jolson"--the dynamic king of Broadway. Audiences knew him for four decades as The World's Greatest Entertainer. Now Herbert G. Goldman gives us the definitive biography of this quintessential star of the musical stage. 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.
- Copyright:
- 1988
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 411 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780195055054
- Publisher:
- Prentice Hall PTR
- Date of Addition:
- 01/14/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Herbert G. Goldman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Richard James
- Proofread By:
- Freda
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.