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13 de feb. de 2019 · Al Jolson, a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant who came to New York as a child, became one of the most influential blackface stars of the 20th century, including his 1927 hit film The Jazz Singer.
Jolson has been referred to by modern critics as "the king of blackface performers". [6] [7] Although best remembered today as the star of the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer (1927), he starred in a series of successful musical films during the 1930s.
Te explicamos qué es esta práctica y por qué es tan grave a pesar del paso del tiempo. Por: Mariana Rambaldi. Follow. 10 Feb 2019 – 09:50 AM EST. Comparte. Al Jolson, con maquillaje ...
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3 de feb. de 2019 · El 'blackface' no se trata solo de pintarse la piel con un tono más oscuro o ponerse un disfraz. Invoca una historia racista y dolorosa. | Estados Unidos | CNN CNNE
After struggling as a young man to make his mark in vaudeville, Jolson tried the burnt-cork makeup, almost out of desperation, in late 1904. A fellow performer had counseled him that wearing blackface was like putting on a mask one looked, and even felt, more like a performer.
Blackface is the practice of non- black performers using burnt cork or theatrical makeup to portray a caricature of black people on stage or in entertainment. In the United States, the practice became a popular entertainment during the 19th century into the 20th.
18 de mar. de 2024 · Al Jolson (born May 26, 1886, Srednike, Russia [now Seredžius, Lithuania]—died October 23, 1950, San Francisco, California, U.S.) was a popular American singer and blackface comedian of the musical stage and motion pictures, from before World War I to 1940.
