Jerry Lewis Dies: Comedy Legend, Classic Filmmaker Was 91
Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood’s greatest slapstick comedians, a filmmaker of exceptional popularity and novelty, and a philanthropist who popularized the use of telethons as a tool against disease, has died. He was 91 and died at 9:15 a.m. this morning at his home, surrounded by family, according to a family statement and his publicist.
Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood’s greatest slapstick comedians, a filmmaker of exceptional popularity and novelty, and a philanthropist who popularized the use of telethons as a tool against disease, has died. He was 91 and died at 9:15 a.m. this morning at his home, surrounded by family, according to a family statement and his publicist.
