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Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson, Yiddish: אַסאַ יואלסאָן; May 26, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-born American singer, actor, and vaudevillian . He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, [2] and was self-billed as "The World's Greatest Entertainer". [3] Jolson was known for his ...
This seven week old boy, of Jewish and Irish extraction, was named Al Jolson, Jr., although Al called him "Sonny Boy," and Ruby shortened that into "Sonny." According to Jolson biographers, Al Jr. seemed more attracted to Ruby than Al, as many children seem to prefer one parent over another.
In 1935, Al Jolson and his third wife, Ruby Keeler, adopted a baby boy. This seven week old boy, of Jewish and Irish extraction, was named Al Jolson, Jr., although Al called him "Sonny Boy," and Ruby shortened that into "Sonny."
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Mar 10, 2015 · Albert Jolson, a Nashville recording studio owner and the son of legendary entertainer Al Jolson and Erle Galbraith Jolson, died March 4 in Nashville following a two-month battle with...
From 1928 to 1940, she was married to actor and singer Al Jolson. She retired from show business in the 1940s, but made a widely publicized comeback on Broadway in 1971.
Keeler, who was Catholic of mostly Irish descent and husband Al Jolson, who was Jewish, could not conceive a child, so they adopted a baby boy who was half-Irish and half-Jewish. After she divorced Jolson, she had four children with her second husband.
What can be said with certainty is that they were married for eleven years, adopted a child named Al Jolson Jr. (though Al called him "Sonny Boy"), and had a tumultuous relationship during their marriage that eventually lead to divorce.
Jun 27, 1997 · There the Jolsons raised their adopted son, Al Jr., who would later change his name to Peter.
LOS ANGELES. (s>)— Ruby Keeler today filed suit for divorce from Mammy Singing Al Jolson. She made only one charge, namely extreme cruelty. Her complaint, filed in superior court, said a property settlement had been made out of court. The Jolsons were married at Port Chester, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1928.
