Q:Facts: - death place: studio city , california , u.s. - years active: 1941 -- 62 - caption: parks in 1950 - birth name: samuel klausman lawrence parks - death date: 13 april 1975 - spouse: betty -rrb- -rrb- ; 2 children garrett -lrb- 1944 -- 75 -lrb- his death - birth date: 13 december 1914 - name: larry parks - image: larry parks 1950.jpg - birth place: olathe , kansas , u.s. - occupation: actor , singer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of larry parks .
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larry parks -lrb- december 13 , 1914 -- april 13 , 1975 -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- 1946 -rrb- , and '' jolson sings again '' -lrb- 1949 -rrb- .