The Jolson Story

1946 film by Alfred E. Green
Movie film Q1194613
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The Jolson Story

Summary

The Jolson Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Jolson Story received the Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3].
  • The Jolson Story received the Academy Award for Best Sound[4].
  • The Jolson Story's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • The Jolson Story's director is recorded as Alfred Edward Green[6].
  • The Jolson Story's screenwriter is recorded as Stephen Longstreet[7].
  • The Jolson Story's composer is recorded as Morris Stoloff[8].
  • The Jolson Story's genre is recorded as biographical film[9].
  • The Jolson Story's genre is recorded as musical film[10].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Larry Parks[11].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Evelyn Keyes[12].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as William Demarest[13].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Ludwig Donath[14].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Scotty Beckett[15].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Jo-Carroll Dennison[16].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Al Jolson[17].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as John Alexander[18].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Doris Lloyd[19].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Ernest Cossart[20].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Harry Shannon[21].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Lilian Bond[22].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Tamara Shayne[23].
  • The Jolson Story's cast member is recorded as Will Wright[24].
  • The Jolson Story's producer is recorded as Sidney Skolsky[25].
  • The Jolson Story's producer is recorded as Sidney Buchman[26].
  • The Jolson Story's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 186383416[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Sidney Skolsky[25] and Sidney Buchman[26]. The Jolson Story's director is recorded as Alfred Edward Green[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Stephen Longstreet[7]. Cast members include Larry Parks[11], Evelyn Keyes[12], William Demarest[13], Ludwig Donath[14], Scotty Beckett[15], and Jo-Carroll Dennison[16].

Publication

The Jolson Story's publication date is recorded as +1946-01-01T00:00:00Z[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[29]. Genres include biographical film[9] and musical film[10].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3], an Academy Awards[30], in United States[31] and Academy Award for Best Sound[4], an Academy Awards[32], in United States[33]. Reviews include 6.9/10[34] and 100%[35].

Why It Matters

The Jolson Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Jolson Story receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[3] and Academy Award for Best Sound[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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