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Larry Parks (December 13, 1914 – April 13, 1975) was an American stage and movie actor. His career arced from bit-player and supporting roles to top billing before his career was virtually ended when he admitted to having once been a member of a Communist party cell, which led to his blacklisting by all Hollywood studios. His best known role was Al Jolson, whom he portrayed in two films, The Jolson Story (1946), and Jolson Sings Again (1949).
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| 1 | [on the changes in racial representation in the movies since the forties]'The Jolson Story' was made innocently enough, without any desire to offend. I think if you start suppressing old films for reasons like this, you're cutting off your own past. I thought Bill Cosby's special on the TV was wonderful, the one tracing the rise and fall of Negro stereotypes in movies. I think that sort of approach to Hollywood's past is the wise one, instead of trying to ignore it or forget it. |
| 2 | [on 'the Jolson Story'] In the beginning Jolson wanted to play himself. Well, that's understandable, but he was too old. He was sixty-eight. So then he wanted James Cagney for the role, but he had just finished playing George M. Cohan. Jolson was never too happy with me. And I had another problem. All of Jolson's movies were for Warner Brothers and we were making 'The Jolson Story' at Columbia. So Harry Cohn, the studio boss, asked Jack Warner if we could borrow the Jolson films so I could study them. And Warner, in a heartwarming display of reciprocity, said no. So I had to do Jolson without seeing him. |
| 3 | I remember the one time Jolson visited the set, I was doing a number. And he said, kid, you're moving around too much. So he did the song. And he did everything except bang from the rafters. He had pre-recorded all the songs before the script was ready, and sang every one as if he were going to drop dead at the end of it. Well, that was Jolson. He always sang like that, which was why people loved him. But it was difficult from an actor's point-of-view. In one scene I was supposed to be singing as loudly as I could one second and then collapse in the middle of the song. How do you taper off at the top of your lungs? |
| 4 | [to the House Un-American Activities Committee, 1951] I would prefer, if you would allow me, not to mention other people's names. Don't present me with the choice of either being in contempt of this Committee and going to jail or forcing me to really crawl through the mud to be an informer. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Godfather of Jeff Bridges. |
| 2 | The only actor and movie name among the original 19 people accused by the House Un-American Activities Committee of being Communists. |
| 3 | After his film career was destroyed, he found intermittent work on stage in such plays as "The Teahouse of the August Moon," "Any Wednesday" and "The Tunnel of Love." He and his wife also worked up nightclub singing/comedy acts along with appearing in legit plays. Although Parks never quite shook off the blacklist incident, he won a role in John Huston's Freud (1962). |
| 4 | Sons with Betty Garrett: composer Garrett Parks and actor Andrew Parks. |
| 5 | His movie career ended in 1951 when he was the first actor to admit that he had belonged to a Communist cell from 1941 to 1945 and was subsequently blacklisted. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freud | 1962 | Dr. Joseph Breuer | |
| Dr. Kildare | 1962 | TV Series | Dr. Steven Waller |
| The Untouchables | 1961 | TV Series | George 'Blackie' Dallas |
| Suspicion | 1958 | TV Series | Dr. Milt Krop |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Jeff Penland / Hal Venner / Michael Craig / ... |
| Cross-Up | 1955 | John Desmond | |
| Love Is Better Than Ever | 1952 | Jud Parker | |
| Emergency Wedding | 1950 | Peter Judson Kirk Jr. | |
| Jolson Sings Again | 1949 | Al Jolson / Larry Parks | |
| The Gallant Blade | 1948 | Lt. David Picard | |
| The Swordsman | 1948 | Alexander MacArden - aka Donald Frazer | |
| Down to Earth | 1947 | Danny Miller | |
| The Jolson Story | 1946 | Al Jolson | |
| Renegades | 1946 | Ben Dembrow / Ben Taylor | |
| Counter-Attack | 1945 | Kirichenko | |
| She's a Sweetheart | 1944 | Rocky Hill | |
| Sergeant Mike | 1944 | Pvt. Tom Allen | |
| Stars on Parade | 1944 | Danny Davis | |
| The Black Parachute | 1944 | Michael Lindley | |
| Jam Session | 1944 | Superba Pictures Actor (uncredited) | |
| Hey, Rookie | 1944 | Jim Leighter | |
| The Racket Man | 1944 | Larry Lake | |
| The Deerslayer | 1943 | Jingo-Good | |
| Is Everybody Happy? | 1943 | Jerry Stewart | |
| Destroyer | 1943 | Ens. Johnson (uncredited) | |
| First Comes Courage | 1943 | Capt. Langdon (uncredited) | |
| Redhead from Manhattan | 1943 | Flirt (uncredited) | |
| Reveille with Beverly | 1943 | Eddie Ross | |
| Power of the Press | 1943 | Jerry Purvis (uncredited) | |
| You Were Never Lovelier | 1942 | Tony - Lita's Boyfriend (uncredited) | |
| The Boogie Man Will Get You | 1942 | Bill Layden | |
| A Man's World | 1942 | Chick O'Driscoll | |
| Atlantic Convoy | 1942 | Gregory | |
| Flight Lieutenant | 1942 | Cadet Sandy Roth (uncredited) | |
| They All Kissed the Bride | 1942 | Joe Krim (uncredited) | |
| Submarine Raider | 1942 | Sparksie | |
| Hello, Annapolis | 1942 | Paul Herbert | |
| Alias Boston Blackie | 1942 | Joe Trilby | |
| North of the Rockies | 1942 | Jim Bailey | |
| Canal Zone | 1942 | Recruit Kincaid | |
| Blondie Goes to College | 1942 | Rusty Bryant | |
| Harvard, Here I Come! | 1941 | Eddie Spellman | |
| Honolulu Lu | 1941 | Sailor (uncredited) | |
| Sing for Your Supper | 1941 | Mickey (uncredited) | |
| Three Girls About Town | 1941 | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| You Belong to Me | 1941 | Blemish (uncredited) | |
| Harmon of Michigan | 1941 | Harvey | |
| Mystery Ship | 1941 | Tommy Baker |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing with the Stars | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | 2004 | writer: "Bread & Butter" | |
| Simon Birch | 1998 | writer: "Bread and Butter" | |
| Tohuwabohu | 1994 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| 9½ Weeks | 1986 | writer: "Bread and Butter" | |
| Shindig! | 1964-1965 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Coronation Street | 1964 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Jolson Sings Again | 1949 | performer: "Carolina in the Morning", "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody", "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?", "For Me and My Gal", "Back in Your Own Backyard", "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover", "When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along", "Give My Regards to Broadway", "Chinatown, My Chinatown", "I'm Just Wild About Harry", "Baby Face", "I Only Have Eyes for You", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goo' Bye!", "California, Here I Come", "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want to Do | |
| Down to Earth | 1947 | performer: "This Can't Be Legal", "They Can't Convince Me" | |
| The Jolson Story | 1946 | performer: "Ma Blushin' Rosie", "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad", "My Mammy", "I'm Sitting on Top of the World", "You Made Me Love You I Didn't Want to Do It", "Swanee", "The Spaniard That Blighted My Life", "April Showers", "California, Here I Come", "Liza All the Clouds'll Roll Away", "About a Quarter to Nine", "The Anniversary Song", "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee" - uncredited | |
| Hey, Rookie | 1944 | performer: "You're Good for My Morale" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Her Husband's Affairs | 1947 | Himself / Cameo Appearance (uncredited) |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Jolson Story (1946) |
Known for movies
The Jolson Story (1946)
as Al Jolson
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
as Al Jolson / Larry Parks
Freud (1962)
as Dr. Joseph Breuer
Down to Earth (1947)
as Danny Miller
