Al Jolson (English Wikipedia)

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Spurr, Russell (June 24, 1999). Enter the Dragon: China's Undeclared War Against the U.S. in Korea, 1950–1951. HarperCollins. pp. 275–. ISBN 978-1-55704-249-1.
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Rogin, Michael (Spring 1992). "Blackface, White Noise: The Jewish Jazz Singer Finds His Voice". Critical Inquiry. 18 (3). University of Chicago Press: 417–453. doi:10.1086/448640. JSTOR 1343811. S2CID 162165251.
Musser, Charles (2011). "Why Did Negroes Love Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer?: Melodrama, Blackface and Cosmopolitan Theatrical Culture". Film History. 23 (2): 206. doi:10.2979/filmhistory.23.2.196. JSTOR 10.2979/filmhistory.23.2.196. S2CID 193233676.

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"The Jolson Story opening review". A Tribute to Al Jolson. January 2, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
"by Larry Parks". A Tribute to Al Jolson. May 19, 2009.
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Rogin, Michael (Spring 1992). "Blackface, White Noise: The Jewish Jazz Singer Finds His Voice". Critical Inquiry. 18 (3). University of Chicago Press: 417–453. doi:10.1086/448640. JSTOR 1343811. S2CID 162165251.
Musser, Charles (2011). "Why Did Negroes Love Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer?: Melodrama, Blackface and Cosmopolitan Theatrical Culture". Film History. 23 (2): 206. doi:10.2979/filmhistory.23.2.196. JSTOR 10.2979/filmhistory.23.2.196. S2CID 193233676.

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"Al Jolson Remembered". Archived July 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Paramount News. December 6, 1950.

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"25 Oct 1950 – Sudden Death Of Al Jolson". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 25, 1950.

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Gioia, Ted (October 22, 2000). "A Megastar Long Buried Under a Layer Of Blackface". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
"BENEFIT PERFORMANCES; "Bombo" to Be Given at Century in Aid of Jewish War Sufferers". The New York Times. March 10, 1922. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
"AL JOLSON WELCOMED BACK.; He Returns to the Winter Garden in "Bombo", With New Jokes". The New York Times. May 15, 1923.
Hall, Mourdaunt (February 9, 1933). "Al Jolson Returns to the Films as a Romantic Hobo Who Reigns Over His Ilk in Central Park". The New York Times. p. 15. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
Nugent, Frank S. (May 6, 1939). "THE SCREEN; Twentieth Century-Fox Strolls Down Melody Lane in 'Rose of Washington Square,' at the Roxy". The New York Times. p. 21. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
Thomas F. Brady (October 11, 1950). "JOLSON TO RETURN TO SCREEN AT R.K.O.; Star Agrees to Role in 'Stars and Stripes Forever,' Movie of U.S.O. Troupe in Pacific". The New York Times.

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A Look at Al Jolson, winner at German film festival Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine November 2007

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Picking, Patrick. "UCLA Festival Screens Jolson, Sixteen More Restored Shorts". Vitaphone News, Volume 3, Number 1, Summer/Fall 1995.
Picking, Patrick. "You Aint Heard Nothing...Yet!". Vitaphone News, Volume 2, Number 2, Fall/Winter 1994.

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Rogin, Michael (Spring 1992). "Blackface, White Noise: The Jewish Jazz Singer Finds His Voice". Critical Inquiry. 18 (3). University of Chicago Press: 417–453. doi:10.1086/448640. JSTOR 1343811. S2CID 162165251.
Musser, Charles (2011). "Why Did Negroes Love Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer?: Melodrama, Blackface and Cosmopolitan Theatrical Culture". Film History. 23 (2): 206. doi:10.2979/filmhistory.23.2.196. JSTOR 10.2979/filmhistory.23.2.196. S2CID 193233676.

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Yanow, Scott (April 28, 2024). "Al Jolson Rediscovered". The Syncopated Times. Retrieved March 30, 2026.

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Jolson, Al. "Al Jolson Rediscovered: Dynamic Public-Domain Performances". Tidal. Retrieved March 30, 2026.

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"Al Jolson (vocalist : baritone vocal) – Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

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"Al Jolson Remembered". Archived July 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Paramount News. December 6, 1950.
"The History of Minstrelsy: Al Jolson". USF Library Special & Digital Collections Exhibits. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
"UCLA Film and Television Archive Newsletter" (PDF). April–May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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"Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated" (PDF). Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
"Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer wins 1st Prize" (in German). November 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2009.
A Look at Al Jolson, winner at German film festival Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine November 2007
"Tap Dance Hall of Fame". Atdf.org. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
"Al Jolson Society Official Website". Jolson.org. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2008.

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Al Jolson (English Wikipedia)

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