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Samuel Lawrence Klusman Parks (December 13, 1914 – April 13, 1975) was an American stage and film actor. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it virtually ended when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. [2]
Larry Parks. Actor: The Jolson Story. When amiable Columbia Pictures actor Larry Parks was entrusted the role of entertainer Al Jolson in the biopic The Jolson Story (1946), his career finally hit the big time.
Larry Parks. Actor: The Jolson Story. When amiable Columbia Pictures actor Larry Parks was entrusted the role of entertainer Al Jolson in the biopic The Jolson Story (1946), his career finally hit the big time.
Apr 15, 1975 · Larry Parks, the actor who reached Hollywood stardom with his forceful performance in “The Jolson Story” in 1946 but whose acting career all but came to a halt in 1951 when he admitted past...
Biography. Samuel Klausman Lawrence Parks was born in Olathe, Kansas, on December 13, 1914, of German and Irish descent. As a child growing up in Joliet, Illinois, he was plagued by a variety of illnesses, including rheumatic fever, but persevered with physical exercise and sheer strength of will.
Twenty years after he starred in "The Jolson Story," Larry Parks still meets people like the cab driver who took him to the theater the other day.
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Actor. Married from September 8, 1944 until his death; mother of Parks's two sons. Fringe player in numerous B productions of the 1940s who came to prominence as the lead in "The Al Jolson Story" (1946).
Leading man to some of the Silver Screen's most beautiful actresses ELLEN DREW, BARBARA HALE, EVELYN KEYES, RITA HAYWORTH.. and in real life to BETTY GARRETT, this handsome dark haired actor with the georgeous brown eyes shot to fame in the 1946 hit movie 'The Jolson Story' which won him a Best Actor Nomination.
Samuel Lawrence Klusman Parks was an American stage and film actor. His career arced from bit player and supporting roles to top billing, before it virtually ended when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios.
