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Al Jolson, singing comedian stops off here, 1941 March 14
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Al Jolson, singing comedian stops off here, 1941 March 14
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Title
Al
Jolson
,
singing
comedian
stops
off
here,
1941
March
14
Personal name
Jolson
,
Al
,
d
.
1950
Topical entry
Celebrities
Entertainers
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description
Al
Jolson
,
famous
singing
comedian
of the
stage
and
screen
,
stopped
in
Nashville
“yesterday
evening
en
route
by
plane
to the
West
Coast
for a
surprise
visit
to his
son
,
who
celebrates
his
sixth
birthday
today
. He
is
shown
at the
Hermitage
Hotel
with
petite
Elizabeth
Smith
,
daughter
of
Mr
. and
Mrs
.
George
Smith
,
formerly
of
Louisville
,
Ky.
, but
now
of
Columbia
,
Tenn.
,
who
was a
guest
at the
hotel
. She and
Jolson
formed
a
mutual
admiration
society
in
short
order
, and
both
appear
to be
having
quiet
a
time
.
Jolson
said
he was
coming
back
to
Nashville
soon
with his
show
‘Hold
Your
Hats,’
in
which
he and
Martha
Raye
take
the
leading
roles.”--photo
negative
sleeve
, with the
date
of
March
14
,
1941
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
412
,
Photographs
Collection
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1941-03-14
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 412 497 Al Jolson Mar 14 1941 002
Relation
Record
Group
412
Coverage
1940-1949
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG 412
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