Sentences with phrase «dystrophy telethon»
So with it being Labor Day weekend and comedian Jerry Lewis hosting the Muscular Dystrophy telethon as he has for as long as I can remember, it makes sense that the name Jerry Lewis is at the top of the day's most popular searches.
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So with it being Labor Day weekend and comedian Jerry Lewis hosting the Muscular Dystrophy telethon as he has for as long as I can remember, it makes sense that the name Jerry Lewis is at the top of -LSB-...]
It's pretty rare that an actor goes twenty plus years between lead roles, but such is the case for the legendary comedian and Muscular Dystrophy telethon host Jerry Lewis.
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Jerry Lewis's connection to the Muscular Dystrophy Association began in the early 1950s, when the actor and comedian was first approached to host a series of local fundraising telethons in New York.
There are no telethons for schizophrenia, although 2.2 million adults in America are afflicted, compared with the 250,000 who live with muscular dystrophy, another incurable disease.
Through it all, Mr. Lewis continued his charity work, serving as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and, beginning in 1966, hosting the association's annual Labor Day weekend telethon.
Raising funds for medical research through television marathons (telethons) originated in the United States in 1966, with an appeal initiated by Jerry Lewis on behalf of muscular dystrophy sufferers.