Richard Bernstein tackles difficult topics in his short study of an extraordinary entertainer, Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson in ...

The “Australian mermaid” Annette Kellerman was the highest paid movie star in the world at the dawn of feature films, with ...

(Photo via Wikipedia public domain) Will Rogers in 1922. (Photo via Wikipedia public domain) Al Jolson publicity photo 1925. (Photo via Wikipedia public domain) It was home to electrifying ...

About the Album: In the 1920s, Al Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer and dubbed The World's Greatest Entertainer. He popularised many songs that benefited from his ...

Jake McHugh has been named general manager at Grand Central Hotel Belfast, part of Hastings Hotels group.

No wonder this quiet cul-de-sac spot, close to Beatty Avenue and Hawksburn, is highly sought after. Expect all the luxe bells and whistles and a glamour factor, courtesy of architect Stephen Jolson.

Bessie Smith, feted as “the Empress of the Blues,” called herself a “shouter.” Al Jolson promoted himself as “the Blackface with the Grand Opera Voice.” Although Jolson appeared in the ...

Boulder City Police seek public help in identifying a person of interest in an attempted arson incident near an old airport hangar, urging residents to check home security footage.

WHEN I WAS A PRETEEN, I LOVED GOING TO MOVIES, sitting in the flickering dark of the old Medford theater in the late 1940s, ...