Toots Shor

==In popular culture==

==In popular culture==

In 1950, Shor was the subject of a three-part biography published in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' entitled "Toots's World", which was subsequently combined into a book. Twenty years later another biography, ''Toots'', was written by [[Bob Considine]]. In 2006, the biographical documentary ''[[Toots (documentary film)|Toots]]'', in which his granddaughter Kristi Jacobson profiled his life,<ref name="Barra">[http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/6/2006_6_16.shtml Allen Barra]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} "Documentary: The Incomparable Toots" ''American Heritage'', Nov./Dec. 2006.</ref> premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. It took "Best Film" at the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]'s first annual film festival on November 12, 2006.<ref>[http://www.happynews.com/news/11142006/films-recognized-cooperstown-inaugural-baseball-hall-fame-film-festival.htm "Films Recognized at Inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame Film Fest," National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum press release, Wednesday, November 15, 2006.]</ref> ''Toots'' was released to theaters in the fall of 2007.

In 1950, Shor was the subject of a three-part biography published in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' entitled "Toots's World", which was subsequently combined into a book. Twenty years later another biography, ''Toots'', was written by [[Bob Considine]]. In 2006, the biographical documentary ''[[Toots (documentary film)|Toots]]'', in which his granddaughter Kristi Jacobson profiled his life,<ref name="Barra">[http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/6/2006_6_16.shtml Allen Barra]{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} "Documentary: The Incomparable Toots" ''American Heritage'', Nov./Dec. 2006.</ref> premiered at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. It took "Best Film" at the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum]]'s first annual film festival on November 12, 2006.<ref>[http://www.happynews.com/news/11142006/films-recognized-cooperstown-inaugural-baseball-hall-fame-film-festival.htm "Films Recognized at Inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame Film Fest," National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum press release, Wednesday, November 15, 2006.]</ref> ''Toots'' was released in 2007.

Shor was portrayed by [[Vlasta Vrána]] in ''[[Gleason (2002 film)|Gleason]]'', a 2002 television biopic about [[Jackie Gleason]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Gleason|date=10 October 2002|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/gleason-1200545545/|accessdate=10 December 2017}}</ref>

Shor was portrayed by [[Vlasta Vrána]] in ''[[Gleason (2002 film)|Gleason]]'', a 2002 television biopic about [[Jackie Gleason]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Gleason|date=10 October 2002|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/reviews/gleason-1200545545/|accessdate=10 December 2017}}</ref>