Birth Name: Asa Yoelson (Al Jolson)
Birthplace: Seredžius, Lithuania, Russian Empire
Date of Birth: May 26, 1886
Place of Death: San Francisco, California, US
Date of Death: October 23, 1950
Race or Ethnicity: Jewish-Russian Lithuanian
Jolson is considered the first openly Jewish man to become a celebrity entertainer in America.
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