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Auction History Result 8d016 LOT OF 4 AL JOLSON 10.5X13.5 SHEET MUSIC 1910s songs by the legendary singer! Date Sold 8/11/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. a lot of 4 Al Jolson 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" sheet music. Al Jolson was a legendary actor/singer from the 1910s to the 1940s. He started in vaudeville, performing in minstrel shows in blackface, and later was the number one star of Broadway in the 1920s, and was called "the world's greatest entertainer", and Warner Bros. chose him to star in the first "talking movie", The Jazz Singer, which was based on a play about Jolson's life (but oddly, George Jessel played the role on Broadway!). He had a string of hit movies in the 1930s, and he married Ruby Keeler, and as her star ascended, his declined (see "A Star is Born", for a story loosely based on their marriage). During World War II, he entertained the troops overseas, and afterwards, he was "re-discovered", and a musical biography of his life was made, "The Jolson Story", with Larry Parks in the lead role, lip synching Jolson's own singing, and a sequel was made, "Jolson Sings Again". He passed away in 1950 at the age of 64. Note that the items in this lot are from the 1910s. Note that these are the larger size sheet music (approximately 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"), which was the size sheet music was until the early 1920s, when they went to the current size of 9 1/4" x 12", and they mostly have stayed that size ever since. Measurements: 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"Condition: good to very good. Learn More about condition grades Titles included:
 
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