Al Jolson - Blackface and Racism
网页When the name of Al Jolson is brought up, it is usually accompanied by a photograph of Jolson on one knee, with outstretched arms, in blackface. Jolson has become the defacto poster boy for blackface, and implicit with that, racism. To many, it seems inconceivable that the make-up that Jolson wore was not racist; now and for all time.
How Al Jolson changed America and Jewish culture - The Forward
网页13 小时之前 · Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer By Richard Bernstein Knopf, 272 pages, $28. Richard Bernstein wastes no time dealing with the radioactive subject of blackface in his fascinating new ...
How the History of Blackface Is Rooted in Racism | HISTORY
网页2019年2月13日 · Al Jolson, a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant who came to New York as a child, became one of the most influential blackface stars of the 20th century, including his 1927 hit film The Jazz Singer.
Al Jolson - Wikipedia
网页Although the 60-year-old Jolson was too old to play a younger version of himself in the movie, he persuaded the studio to let him appear in one musical sequence, "Swanee", shot entirely in long shot, with Jolson in blackface singing and dancing onto the runway leading into the middle of the theater.
Mammy - Al Jolson (Jazz Singer performance) - YouTube
网页The fantastic Al Jolson performing his signature tune 'Mammy' in the finale of the 1927 film 'The Jazz Singer' and yes, it's in blackface! Great performance....
Al Jolson: A Megastar Long Buried Under a Layer of Blackface
网页If blackface has its shameful poster boy, it is Al Jolson. Many other 20th-century performers from Shirley Temple to Bing Crosby donned the makeup for various roles, but Jolson adopted it as a core part of his public persona. From vaudeville to the cinema, Jolson brought his minstrel makeup kit with him.
Blackface 'Jazz Singer' still influencing modern cinema 90 …
网页2017年10月6日 · In the film, the central character, played by Al Jolson, is of Jewish heritage from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The character's father is a cantor at a synagogue and wants his son to carry on the tradition. But Jolson's character, named Jakie Rabinowitz, is more interested in "modern" music, like jazz.
Why Won’t Blackface Go Away? It’s Part of America’s Troubled …
网页2019年2月7日 · It was around 1904 when Jolson, a Jewish man born in what is now Lithuania, began performing in blackface. Broadway beckoned, and in the succeeding years he became the biggest star of both ...
MUSIC; A Megastar Long Buried Under a Layer Of Blackface
网页2000年10月22日 · If blackface has its shameful poster boy, it is Al Jolson. Many other 20th-century performers -- from Shirley Temple to Bing Crosby -- donned the makeup for various roles, but Jolson...
Al Jolson | Biography, Songs, Movies, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年9月19日 · Al Jolson (born May 26, 1886, Srednike, Russia [now Seredžius, Lithuania]—died October 23, 1950, San Francisco, California, U.S.) was a popular American singer and blackface comedian of the musical stage …