Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis (born Joseph or Jerome Levitch, dependin on the soorce;[1] Mairch 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) wis an American actor, comedian, sangster, film producer, film director, screenwriter an humanitarian.
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Born | Joseph Levitch 16 Mairch 1926 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Dee'd | 20 August 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | (aged 91)
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Bairns | 7 includin Gary Lewis |
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References
eedit- ↑ Kehr, Dave (20 August 2017). "Jerry Lewis, Mercurial Comedian and Filmmaker, Dies at 91". The New York Times.
Most sources, including his 1982 autobiography, “Jerry Lewis: In Person,” give his birth name as Joseph Levitch. But Shawn Levy, author of the exhaustive 1996 biography “King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis,” unearthed a birth record that gave his first name as Jerome.