Jerry Lewis: Life in Photos

The comedian and trailblazing filmmaker died Sunday at age 91

Jerry Lewis Through the Years

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Jerry Lewis, the hilarious and hugely influential rubber-faced comedian, trailblazing filmmaker, and tireless Muscular Dystrophy fundraiser, died of natural causes Aug. 20 at age 91. Ahead, see the performer's life in photos.

1951

Dean Martin looks ironically Jerry Lewis who touches himself the brow
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1952

Jerry Lewis
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Circa 1952

Martin And Lewis
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Circa 1955

Martin And Lewis
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November 9, 1956

Person To Person
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1957

Jerry Lewis
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Circa 1960

Jerry Lewis
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Circa 1960

Jerry Lewis
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Circa 1960

Jerry Lewis
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November 19, 1961

The Ed Sullivan Show
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March 16, 1962

JERRY LEWIS
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October 19, 1963

JERRY LEWIS
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April 16, 1968

The Jerry Lewis Show
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Circa 1969

James Brown And Jerry Lewis
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1970

Portrait of Jerry Lewis
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1970

Jerry Lewis in Focette
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July 15, 1970

CBS
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January 27, 1971

Kraft Music Hall - Season 13
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February 5, 1973

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Season 11
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September 1976

Jerry Lewis
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1976

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September 28, 1977

SEP 27 1977, SEP 28 1977; Lewis, Jerry - Ind - Comedian; Jerry Lewis keeps a notebook on various pro
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November 19, 1983

Saturday Night Live - Season 9
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October 16, 1986

Jerry Lewis
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December 5, 1987

US humorist, comedian, director and sing
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Circa 1989

Jerry Lewis
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1994

Actor Portrait Session
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February 26, 2001

Comedian Jerry Lewis speaks at a congressional hearing in Wa
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August 28, 2002

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September 5, 2004

39th Annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
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October 12, 2004

Jerry Lewis Hosts Special Screening of "The Nutty Professor"
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February 10, 2005

55th Berlin International Film Festival - "Man to Man" - Arrivals
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September 4, 2006

2006 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon - Day 2 - at The South Coast Hotel and Casino Resort
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September 3, 2007

Jerry Lewis Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon
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November 22, 2008

Moving Image Presents Jerry Lewis in Conversation with Peter Bogdanovich
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February 22, 2009

81st Annual Academy Awards - Show
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September 29, 2010

Jerry Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony
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July 29, 2011

2011 Summer TCA Tour - Day 3
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April 5, 2013

An Evening With Jerry Lewis: "Dean & Me"
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April 12, 2014

TCM Classic Film Festival - Jerry Lewis Hand And Footprint Ceremony
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September 30, 2015

Global Gaming Expo's Casino Entertainment Awards
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September 21, 2016

Friars Club Honors Martin Scorsese With Entertainment Icon Award
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