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Jerry Lewis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jerry Lewis 1926-, American comedian, b. Newark...replete with facial mugging and sight gags, Lewis teamed (1946-56) with singer Dean Martin...appearances and films. Among the films Lewis has starred in and directed are The Bell...
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jerry Lee Lewis 1935-, American singer and composer, b. Ferriday, La. Combining country music elements with an energetic performance style...
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Martin, Dean
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...straight man of the comic duo Martin and Lewis in 1946. Martin also recorded hit...rocketed him to fame. Martin and Lewis In 1946 Martin was booked for a six...Club. A wacky young comedian named Jerry Lewis was also working there, and kismet...
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Ed Sullivan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Sullivan was discovered by an advertising man, Marlo Lewis. The Toast of the Town On June 20, 1948, Sullivan hosted...entertainment. It was a mix for the common man. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis performed on that first show, along with dancer Kathryn...
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Muscular Dystrophy
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...people have come to know something about muscular dystrophy through the efforts of the famous American comedian and actor Jerry Lewis, who has appeared on television on behalf of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Similar media appeals, such as the...
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Osmond, Donny and Marie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...increasingly often filling the role of lead vocalist as his voice grew, they landed spots on the television variety shows of Jerry Lewis and Andy Williams. The group, at first consisting only of the five oldest Osmond brothers for recording purposes...
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Richard Pryor
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...comedy. By intentionally falling off a porch railing, he got people to laugh. On a rare outing with his father to a Jerry Lewis movie, Pryor saw his father break up with laughter. He decided to try to make his father and others laugh to win their...
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McCarthy, Nobu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...her while she was eating in a restaurant. After this encounter, her acting career took off. She started alongside Jerry Lewis in 1958's Geisha Boy, and then spent the next five decades playing popular and famous roles on television shows and...
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Bock and Harnick
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Bock and Harnick, songwriting team. Jerry [Jerrold Lewis] Bock (b. 1928) was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and began to compose songs for shows in high school and at the University...
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Ritchie Valens
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...McDaniel), and, perhaps most importantly, Little Richard, as well as the rock 'n roll music of Holly, Cochran, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. When Joseph Valenzuela died of diabetes-related complications, Valens lived for a while with...
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