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Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson : his own story
- Title
- Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson : his own story / by Eugene W. Jackson II with Gwendolyn Sides St. Julian ; with a foreword by Zaiid Leflore.
- Author
- Jackson, Eugene W., 1916-2001.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [1999], ©1999.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- St. Julian, Gwendolyn Sides.
- Description
- xi, 223 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Eugene Jackson became a child star in 1924, playing "Pineapple" of the original Our Gang comedy shorts. But that was just the beginning of a long show business career that included vaudeville, film, and television, as well as cross-country touring with his own band, the Jackson Trio. Now in his eighties and living in California, Jackson continues to teach tap and to appear in film and television roles.
- Join Eugene Jackson as he shares his life story - a story that preserves the history of vaudeville and early Hollywood, and chronicles the African American experience in twentieth-century entertainment.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Filmography: p. 195-204.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Zaiid Leflore -- 1. My Childhood and Early Career -- 2. Comedy Series -- 3. Silents in the Roaring Twenties -- 4. Talkies, 1928-1937 -- 5. Singing Cowboys and Dancing Crows -- 6. Vaudeville Tour, 1932-1933 -- 7. Roles for African Americans -- 8. Directors, Producers, Residuals and Agents -- 9. Beer Joints, Nightclubs and My Dancing Girls -- 10. Honolulu Tour, 1941 -- 11. Army Days and Defense Work, 1942-1943 -- 12. The Jackson Trio -- 13. Amos 'n' Andy and Elvis -- 14. My Family -- 15. My Talented Students -- 16. Calls, Letters and Visits -- 17. Tap -- 18. Theater, Film and Television -- 19. The Golden Years -- Mr. J. and Me / Gwendolyn Sides St. Julian.
- ISBN
- 0786405333 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9780786405336 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 98038734
- OCLC
- ocm39692234
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries