Hollywood mourned one of its greatest stars on Sunday, August 19, with the death of Jerry Lewis.
Celebrity Deaths in 2017: Stars We’ve Lost The comedy legend died at his Las Vegas home at 9:15 a.m. after suffering ill health for a number of years. The actor, singer, director and philanthropist, who began his career in the 1940s, is being remembered for his perfect comedic timing as well as his big heart, which saw him raise more than $2.6 billion for muscular dystrophy research with his annual Labor Day weekend telethons. “Sadly I can confirm that today the world lost one of the most significant human beings of the 20th century,” his rep Mark Rozzano said in a statement to ABC News.
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