Larry Parks
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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 me
Parks in 1950
Parks with Teresa Wright in The Happiest Day, a 1954 Ford Theatre presentation
Parks in 1947
Al Jolson
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Al Jolson was an American singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian.
Larry Parks
…when he admitted to having been a member of a Communist Party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. His best known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films: The Jolson Story (1946) and Jolson Sings Again (1949). Parks was born in Olathe, Kansas, the son of Nellie (Klusman…
Jolson in 1925
Al Jolson (1920s)
Poster for The Jazz Singer, 1927
Poster for Hallelujah, I'm a Bum with reissue title