Al Jolson
Al Jolson (born Asa Yoelson; – October 23, 1950) was an American singer, comedian, and actor.
He was dubbed "The World's Greatest Entertainer" at the peak of his career.
His performing style was brash and extroverted, and he popularized many songs that benefited from his "shamelessly sentimental, melodramatic approach.
" In the 1920s, Jolson was America's most famous and highest-paid entertainer.
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.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was the first star to entertain troops overseas during World War II.
After a period of inactivity, his stardom returned with "The Jolson Story" (1946), for which Larry Parks played Jolson, with the singer dubbing for Parks.
The formula was repeated in a sequel, "Jolson Sings Again" (1949).
In 1950, he again became the first star to entertain GIs on active service in the Korean War, performing 42 shows in 16 days.
He died weeks after returning to the U.S., partly owing to the physical exertion of performing.
Defense Secretary George Marshall posthumously awarded him the Medal for Merit.
According to music historian Larry Stempel, "No one had heard anything quite like it before on Broadway."
Author Stephen Banfield wrote that Jolson's style was "arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical".
Jolson has been dubbed "the king of blackface" performers, a theatrical convention since the mid-19th century.
With his dynamic style of singing jazz and blues, he became widely successful by extracting traditionally African-American music and popularizing it for white American audiences who were otherwise not receptive to the originators.
Despite his promotion and perpetuation of black stereotypes, his work was sometimes well-regarded by black publications and he has sometimes been credited for fighting against black discrimination on Broadway as early as 1911.
In an essay written in 2000, music critic Ted Gioia remarked, "If blackface has its shameful poster boy, it is Al Jolson", showcasing Jolson's complex legacy in American society.
Harry Wainwright (footballer)
Harry Wainwright( born 1899; date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
In the Garden (1912 song)
" In the Garden"( sometimes rendered by its first line" I Come to the Garden Alone" is a gospel song written by American songwriter C. Austin Miles( 1868 – 1946), a former pharmacist who served as editor and manager at Hall- Mack publishers for 37 years.
According to Miles' great- granddaughter, the song was written" in a cold, dreary and leaky basement in Pitman, New Jersey that did n't even have a window in it let alone a view of a garden."
The song was first published in 1912 and popularized during the Billy Sunday evangelistic campaigns of the early twentieth century by two members of his staff, Homer Rodeheaver and Virginia Asher.
Roy Rogers and Dale Evans recorded the song with vocal quartet and orchestra on March 3, 1950.
Tennessee Ernie
Ford performed the song on his 1956 platinum album" Hymns".
A June 18, 1958 recording by Perry Como was part of his album" When You Come to the End of the Day".
Rosemary Clooney included it on her 1959 MGM Records album" Hymns from the Heart".
It is also used in juxtaposition to" Blue Tail Fly" near the beginning of the Merchant Ivory film" The Ballad of the Sad Cafe".
The book of poetry" Tea" by D. A.
Powell also refers to the song.
Doris
Day recorded the song on her 1962 album" You'll Never Walk Alone".
Elvis Presley recorded the song on his gospel album" How Great Thou Art"( 1967).
Willie Nelson recorded the song on his 1976 gospel album" The Troublemaker".
Glen Campbell recorded the song on his 1989 gospel album" Favorite Hymns".
The gospel song is sung in the closing scene of the film" Places in the Heart"( 1984) and by Ronee Blakley in the Robert Altman film" Nashville"( 1975).
Brad Paisley recorded a cover of the song on his debut album" Who Needs Pictures"( 1999).
The song is included on Johnny Cash's 5- CD box set" Cash Unearthed", released posthumously in November, 2003, and featured on disc 4," My Mother's Hymn Book".
This collection of gospel songs was released as a stand- alone disc six months later.
The Avett Brothers regularly sing this song as an encore at their concerts.
The Camera Eye
" The Camera Eye" is a song by the Canadian rock band Rush.
It is the fifth song on their 1981 album" Moving Pictures" and is the longest song on the album.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
On the Road to Calais
On the Road to Calais is a 1919 song performed by Al Jolson in Sinbad.
The music was composed by Al Jolson with the lyrics written by Alfred Bryan.
It was published by Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Based on sales estimates, the song reached a peak position of No.5 on the Top 100 US songs of its time.

Question: What is the date of death of the composer of song On The Road To Calais?
Answer: October 23, 1950