George Jessel
Birthday: April 3, 1898 in New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: George Albert Jessel
George Jessel gained fame in vaudeville, where it was not uncommon for him--and other performers, such as Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor--to perform in blackface, and in fact at age 11 Jessel was Cantor' ...Show More
[on receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, 1969)] For a minute I thought I was dead. I've w Show more
[on receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, 1969)] For a minute I thought I was dead. I've waited a long time, but it shows that God's delay is not God's denial. Hide
My draft status is 8-T--that means I go when the Japs are in the lobby.
My draft status is 8-T--that means I go when the Japs are in the lobby.
If you haven't struck oil in your first three minutes, stop boring.
If you haven't struck oil in your first three minutes, stop boring.
George Jessel's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (14)
