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Auction History Result 1h075 AL JOLSON 7.5x10 still 1935 portrait singing in blackface on stage in Go Into Your Dance! Date Sold 10/15/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage 7 1/2" x 10" [19 x 25 cm] Still (Learn More) 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. Important Added Info: This still was created in 1935 for Al Jolson's movie "Go Into Your Dance". It shows a great image of him performing in blackface. But a year later in 1936, it was used in a newspaper, for a very interesting purpose! We did not know it until we saw this still, but, that year, Warner Bros. was strongly considering making a remake of "The Jazz Singer", again starring Al Jolson. No doubt this was because the original was only a "part talkie", and they could remake it as a full talkie, with new modern day filming methods. Perhaps it was because Al Jolson's career went into a decline at this time that the project was abandoned. There is a newspaper clipping (which uses this image) on the back of the still telling about the above. Also note that this still has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/2" x 10" [19 x 25 cm]. Condition: good. Someone trimmed off a small amount of the left and right borders. There are some tears in both borders, and someone put clear tape on the back of them. Learn More about condition grades 
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