Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a self conscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons, has died. Read about his life and career here Pictured Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis at Orleans, France, in 1953. (Sam Vestal Stars and Stripes) over 8 years in Stripes

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