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His success in films and television is undeniable, and those are how we’d like to remember Jerry Lewis. Inspired. Uninhibited. Mischievous. A comedic force of nature.<\/p>\n
Lewis’ break-up with Dean Martin in 1956, and their strained reunion at the hands of Frank Sinatra on the 1976 MDA telethon, is deeply woven into the fabric of our culture.<\/p>\n
Lewis performed in Las Vegas frequently during the course of his 60-plus year career, and he called Las Vegas home.<\/p>\n
The comedian had his detractors, many of whom disliked his controversial opinions about gender, politics and other topics, but he managed to outlive many of them.<\/p>\n
As is customary with entertainers of his stature, numerous Las Vegas resorts on The Strip paid tribute to Jerry Lewis on their marquees at 7:49 p.m. on Aug. 21. That specific time was chosen for the tribute because 7:49 is 19:49 in military time, and 1949 was the year Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis first came to Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Jerry Lewis had a long history of medical problems, and he died of ischemic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition.<\/p>\n
Ironic, because it’s impossible to look at his decades of charity and not come to the conclusion his was larger than most.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jerry Lewis was a beloved comedy legend to legions of French people, a hero in the fight against muscular dystrophy, a longtime resident of Las Vegas and sort of a jerk. Jerry Lewis died at age 91 in Las Vegas on Aug. 20, 2017. When someone passes away, of course, it’s best to focus on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n