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Originally Posted by LukeA
well, if we're going to go in that direction... what kind of person shows up at a Halloween party dressed in blackface in the late 1970's? That has always bothered me. Forget about political correctness (ex- I'm willing to recognize Al Jolson as a spectacular entertainer) what inspired her to make that specific choice?
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Al Jolson! He has been dead 50 years at least. He was in the first talking picture though. Actually it was silent except for one scene. Sorry. I recently read the Warner Brothers biography and tells about it.