Comedy legend Jerry Lewis dies at 91
Jerry Lewis — an actor, comedian, director, producer, singer and humanitarian and a fact of American life for nearly 70 years — the funny half of the Martin and Lewis comedy team and a box office star for almost two decades — died on Sunday, Aug. 20, in Las Vegas. He was 91 and his representative said he died of natural causes.
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