Iconic comedian and filmmaker Jerry Lewis, adored by many while disdained by others, who made numerous successful motion pictures, first with Dean Martin, then, from 1956 afterward, as a solo act, passed away on Sunday at his Las Vegas, Nevada home at age 91.
Mr. Lewis is also remebered as the master of ceremonies of the long-running Labor Day Weekend telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which continued on into the 21st Century.
Mr. Martin and Mr. Lewis served as one of several rotating acts that headlined the NBC Network's old Colgate Comedy Hour, which aired on Sunday nights from 1950 to 1955.
The films that Dean and Jerry made together, as well as their Colgate Comedy Hour appearances, especially in comedy sketches, highlighted Dino's cool and sophistication (and crooning) alongside Jerry's swell zany nonsense.
After Dean and Jerry split in 1956, Jerry would star in such films as "Rock-a-Bye Baby," "The Geisha Boy," "Cinderfella," "The Ladies Man, " and, perhaps, his masterpiece, which he directed himself, "The Nutty Professor."
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