Joseph Levitch
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 16, 1926 Newark, NJ |
| Died | Aug 20, 2017 Las Vegas, NV |
| Age | Died at 91 |
Jerry Lewis | |
| Job | Actor, Director, Producer |
| Top Roles | Hap Smith, Stanley / Himself, Norman Phiffier, Jerome Littlefield, Pete Mattemore |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama, Family, Action |
| Top Topics | Slapstick, Romance (Comic), Jewels |
| Top Collaborators | Hal B. Wallis (Producer), Del Moore, Frank Tashlin (Director), Norman Taurog (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Mercedes McCambridge, Robert Rossen, Harry E. Edington see more.. |
Jerry Lewis Overview:
Legendary actor, Jerry Lewis, was born Joseph Levitch on Mar 16, 1926 in Newark, NJ. Lewis died at the age of 91 on Aug 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV .
MINI BIO:
Long-faced, crop-haired American star comedian whose goofy, childlike, disaster-prone comic creation was a tremendous hit in the late forties and fifties, in partnership with Dean Martin. After much bickering, the partnership split in 1957. Lewis's solo comedy films were excellent value from 1957 to 1964 with often marvelously funny sequences, and the comedian's streak of pathos kept in check. After this, often under his own direction, they became slow, sentimental, and self-indulgent, and public support and private backing ran out in 1971. Later seen in benevolent cameos. Had six children. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Television and Motion Pictures. Lewis was never nominated for an Academy Award. However he won one Honorary Award in 2008 Jerry Lewis .
BlogHub Articles:
The Nutty Professor (1963): is Jekyll and Hyde
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 7, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsI can bemusedly remember more than a few trips out to the high school football fields as?our designated evacuation point for fire drills. The other times we ended up out there was more likely than not due to?the chemistry department setting them?off with some supernal explosion of their own devising... Read full article
The Bellboy (1960) and The Goofball Auteur
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 2, 2020 From 4 Star FilmsThe Bellboy is introduced by a witty disclaimer as a studio executive (a cameo by Jack Kruschen) explains this is a film based on fun. There is no story. No plot. Instead, it acts as a visual diary in the week of a real nut! He subsequently reels about in his chair laughing hysterically. It breaks t... Read full article
Quote of the Week: on Comedy
By KC on Jan 10, 2016 From Classic MoviesImage Source My philosophy of comedy is a man in trouble. There but for the grace of God go I. - Quote Source... Read full article
presents... The Nutty Professor (1963)
By Michaela on Sep 19, 2015 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodIf you're a regular reader of my blog, you've probably noticed that a lot of my movie discoveries have come from my mom and my sister -- my mom will recommend something or mention someone I should check out, and then I wind up watching it with my sister (which can be good or bad). The same goes for ... Read full article
How Many Films Did Dean Martin and Star in Together?
By Annmarie Gatti on Jun 7, 2015 From Classic Movie Hub BlogHow Many Films Did Dean Martin and Star in Together? Dean Martin and met for the first time at New York City’s Glass Hat Club where both were performing in 1945, then teamed up to debut at Atlantic City’s 500 Club on July 25, 1946. ?From live performances, to radi... Read full article
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Jerry Lewis Quotes:
Homer Flagg: Why, I ain't got enough for everybody!
Mrs. Ella Brennan: [as Noonan, masquerading as Wilbur's father, takes his "son" out of school] Take good care of him.
Noonan: [With irony] Oh, he'll be taken care of.
Wilbur Hoolick: [after Noonan starts to strangle him] I don't want to go.
Mrs. Ella Brennan: Why, Wilbur?
Noonan: Yes, tell her why.
Wilbur Hoolick: Well, because, you see, I'm not really a little...
Wilbur Hoolick: [He realizes he cannoot reveal the truth] I like it hee. I want to go to school here.
Mrs. Ella Brennan: This is a girls' school!
Wilbur Hoolick: That's why I like it here.
Norman Phiffier: Something you women would like? Ah, that is, um, could I show you something in shoes?
Lady wrestler: My feet, I hope.
Norman Phiffier: [Fake laughs] Oh, that is good. Yes, the size and style?
Lady wrestler: Black Spring-O-Lators, size three.
Norman Phiffier: The
[pause]
Norman Phiffier: size... three?
Lady wrestler: Three!
Norman Phiffier: SIZE three?
Lady wrestler: Something the matter with your hearing aid?
Norman Phiffier: Well, no, I could turn it up.
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