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- Dystrophy Association."
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- ALEXANDER
- Comedian and Muscular Dystrophy Association Vice President Max Alexander makes an appeal
- in behalf of the million Americans living with muscle-wasting diseases during the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. Alexander and more than two million volunteers help foster year-round
- support that enables MDA to remain among the nation's most efficient charities. MDA ranks
- first among the country's 25 largest charities in percentage of income received from the public.
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- BETHUNE
- Ballerina Zina Bethune, founder of Bethune Theaterdanse, performed during the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon with Julissa LaFarga. Julissa, then 10, is from Los Angeles and has
- congenital muscular dystrophy.
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- BLAUSTONE
- Emmy Award-winning actress Mariette Hartley, in a Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon interview,
- talked with writer/award-winning photographer Jan Blaustone and her family about the effects of
- muscular dystrophy in their daily lives.
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- BOOMS
- Comedian Chuck Booms wows the crowd during his stand-up act at the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon. A Labor Day tradition, the 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200 television
- stations nationwide.
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- BOOSLER
- Long-time Muscular Dystrophy Association advocate Elayne Boosler, shown performing on the
- 1996 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, co-hosted the 1997 New York broadcast of the show.
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- BOOSLER1
- Long-time Muscular Dystrophy Association advocate Elayne Boosler, performing here on the
- 1996 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, co-hosted the 1997 New York broadcast of the Telethon. The
- popular show annually attracts some 75 million viewers
-
- CARL
- Jann Carl, "Entertainment Tonight" correspondent, has been a national co-host of the Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon since 1996. Carl is also a Muscular Dystrophy Association vice president.
- The popular show annually attracts some 75 million viewers.
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- CARROT
- Being his ever-helpful self, comedian Carrot Top emphatically shows the audience where the
- annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon originates. Carrot Top, aka Scott Thompson, serves as an
- MDA vice president.
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- CARROT1
- Carrot Top, one of many top comedians who appear each year on the Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon, gets a laugh from the 75 million viewers who tune in to the 21½-hour show.
-
- CHARO
- A Telethon favorite, Charo brings extraordinary singing, guitar playing, and dancing to her
- always-exciting Telethon performances. This Latin sensation has appeared on every Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon since 1980.
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- CHARO1
- Latin spitfire Charo sings and dances her way into the hearts of 75 million viewers of the 1997
- Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. A Labor Day tradition, the 21½-hour show is broadcast by some
- 200 television stations nationwide.
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- CROSBY
- Comedian Norm Crosby enlivens the audience during his 1997 appearance on the Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon. Crosby, a Muscular Dystrophy Association vice president, and more than 1,700
- other celebrities work year-round to help MDA maintain its network of 230 clinics nationwide.
- MDA clinics offer an unparalleled array of medical and health services to families affected by
- neuromuscular diseases.
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- CROSBY1
- Muscular Dystrophy Association Vice President Norm Crosby is one of many top comedians
- who annually make appeals in behalf of MDA's fight against 40 neuromuscular diseases during
- the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- DAMN_YANKEES
- The cast of "Damn Yankees," including Jerry Lewis who starred in the hit musical, took a break
- from their performance schedules and joined actors from other Broadway hits on the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- ED_ANNIE
- Ed McMahon, MDA Vice President, chats with young Brittny Kissinger, star of "Annie," during
- the 1997 broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Ed celebrates his 32st year in 1999 as
- Telethon anchor.
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- ED_TOM
- Ed McMahon, anchor of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon for more than 30 years and actor Tom
- Arnold share a laugh during the 1997 show. Along with more than 1,700 other celebrities,
- McMahon, an MDA Vice President, and Arnold volunteer to help advance the fight against 40
- neuromuscular diseases.
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- ERABBIT1
- Performing for "Jerry's kids," country music entertainer Eddie Rabbitt gave his support to the
- Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200 television stations
- nationwide.
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- ERABBIT2
- Surrounded by children of all ages, country singer Eddie Rabbitt performed some of his favorite
- tunes during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The Telethon annually attracts 75 million viewers,
- millions of who contribute to advance the Muscular Dystrophy Association's lifesaving mission.
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- ERABBITT
- Eddie Rabbitt and many other country music heartthrobs, including Clint Black, Garth Brooks,
- Lorrie Morgan and Mindy McCready, have supported "Jerry's kids" by performing on the Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. The popular show annually attracts an audience of 75 million viewers.
-
- EXSOUND
- Harley-Davidson enthusiasts, the band members of Expanded Sound mesmerize the audience
- with their trademark harmonies during the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The Telethon
- attracts some 75 million viewers, millions of who contribute to advance the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association's lifesaving mission.
-
- FAVALON
- Heartthrob Frankie Avalon sang one of his hits during the 1970 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. He
- also co-hosted the New York broadcast of the Telethon in 1992.
-
- FORD
- Comedian Diane Ford makes millions of people laugh during her appearance on the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. Ford and other celebrities performing on the show help the Muscular
- Dystrophy Association maintain its network of 230 clinics nationwide. MDA clinics offer an
- unparalleled array of medical and health services to families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
-
-
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- GARRETT
- VH-1 personality Cynthia Garrett has been a co-host of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon since
- 1997. Garrett, a Muscular Dystrophy Association vice president, and many other celebrities work
- year-round with MDA to help advance the fight against 40 neuromuscular diseases.
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- GLOVER
- Savion Glover tap dances against dystrophy at the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. In addition
- to those appearing on the show, nearly a million volunteers work behind the scenes each Labor
- Day weekend to make the 21-1/2 hour broadcast and special Muscular Dystrophy Association
- community events successful.
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- GREYEYES
- Nationally known Native American actor Michael Greyeyes makes a celebrity appeal during the
- 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The popular show annually attracts 75 million viewers.
-
- HELFGOTT
- Composer and pianist David Helfgott, subject of the Academy Award-winning movie Shine,
- appeared in a rare live performance for American audiences on the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon.
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- HENDERSON
- Guitarist Eric Henderson performs on the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Henderson and other
- popular musicians have helped advance the fight against 40 neuromuscular diseases by appearing
- on the Telethon.
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- JCASH
- Country music legend Johnny Cash boosts pledges to the Muscular Dystrophy Association's
- most important fund-raising event by answering phone calls from MDA supporters during the
- Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Nearly a million volunteers annually work behind the scenes to
- make the 21½-hour broadcast and myriad Labor Day special events for MDA successful.
-
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- JL_1
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, delights fans by
- belting out custom lyrics to many popular songs during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Lewis
- was honored in 1997 by the American Medical Association with its Lifetime Achievement
- Award "for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity."
-
- JL_2
- Rapid research progress by investigators worldwide, supported by the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association, gives MDA National Chairman Jerry Lewis a good reason to sing during his annual
- Labor Day Telethon. Lewis was honored in 1997 by the American Medical Association with its
- Lifetime Achievement Award "for significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare
- of humanity."
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- JL_2B
- Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, received an old
- portrait as a gag gift from comedian Elayne Boosler and MDA National Vice Presidents Max
- Alexander and Ed McMahon during the 1996 MDA Telethon.
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- JL_3
- Longtime Telethon host and Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis
- regularly mingles with Telethon studio audiences during the 21½-hour Labor Day broadcasts,
- which now reach some 75 million viewers.
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- JL_4
- The American Medical Association recently recognized Jerry Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association with Lifetime Achievement Awards for "significant and lasting contributions to the
- health and welfare of humanity." Lewis has hosted the MDA Telethon for more than 30 years.
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- JL_5
- With Jerry Lewis at its helm, there is always plenty to laugh about during the Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon. In July 1997, Parents Without Partners International recognized Lewis and the
- Muscular Dystrophy Association with its Distinguished Service to Children Awards.
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- JL_6
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, wears many hats
- while leading the fight against neuromuscular disease year-round, including his starring role on
- the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- JL_7
- Jerry Lewis, National Chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is MDA's number-one
- volunteer.
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- JL_8
- With the electronic toteboard showing total pledges to the 1996 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon,
- Jerry Lewis sings "You'll Never Walk Alone." This Rodgers & Hammerstein composition has
- become Lewis' theme song for his volunteer efforts in behalf of the million Americans affected
- by neuromuscular diseases.
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- JL_9
- A behind-the-scenes look at the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- JL_ALEXANDER
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, thanks comedian
- Max Alexander for his continued dedication to the fight against neuromuscular diseases during
- the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Alexander's involvement, as well as that of many other top
- performers, helps fuel the Muscular Dystrophy Association's worldwide research efforts seeking
- treatments and cures for 40 muscle-wasting diseases.
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- JL_ANDERSON_MANDY
- Mandy van Benthuysen, now serving a third term in 1999 as the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association National Youth Chairperson, joins Walter Anderson, editor of Parade, and Jerry
- Lewis on stage during the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Van Benthuysen and Lewis
- appeared on the cover of the 1997 Labor Day weekend issue of Parade.
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- JL_BEN
- Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis and former MDA National
- Goodwill Ambassador Benjamin Cumbo shared special moments on the 1996 and 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- JL_BEN1
- Former Muscular Dystrophy Association National Goodwill Ambassador Benjamin Cumbo
- happily upstaged Jerry Lewis during the 1996 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. In July 1997, Parents
- Without Partners International recognized Lewis and MDA with its Distinguished Service to
- Children Award.
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- JL_BOOMS
- MDA National Chairman Jerry Lewis chats with fellow comedian Chuck Booms during the 1997
- Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Booms and more than two million volunteers help foster support
- that enables the Muscular Dystrophy Association to remain among the nation's most efficient
- charities. MDA ranks first among the country's 25 largest charities in percentage of income
- received from the public.
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- JL_BOOSLER
- Comedian Elayne Boosler received a warm Telethon welcome from the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association's number-one volunteer Jerry Lewis. Boosler co-hosted the 1997 New York
- broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The popular show annually attracts some 75
- million viewers.
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- JL_CARL
- "Entertainment Tonight" correspondent Jann Carl shares a "mother-to-be" moment with the
- Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer and National Chairman, Jerry Lewis,
- during the national broadcast of the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The 21½-hour show is
- broadcast by some 200 television stations nationwide. Carl, a Telethon co-host, serves as an
- MDA Vice President.
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- JL_CHARO
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, performs with Latin
- entertainer Charo, who has performed on every Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon since 1980.
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- JL_CHARO1
- Latin entertainer Charo gave the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry
- Lewis, a quick lesson in how to do the "Macarena" during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
- Nearly a million volunteers annually work behind the scenes to make the 21½-hour broadcast
- and myriad Labor Day special events for MDA successful.
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- JL_CHARO2
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, joins longtime friend
- Charo for a laugh as she helps in the fight against muscle-wasting diseases. Charo has appeared
- on every Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon since 1980.
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- JL_CHEERLEADERS
- Jerry Lewis stands among some of the annual Labor Day Telethon's most ardent cheerleaders for
- "Jerry's kids," members of the Universal Cheerleading Association. In July 1997, Parents
- Without Partners International recognized Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association with
- its Distinguished Service to Children Awards.
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- JL_CRAWFORD
- Actress Joan Crawford showed her support for "Jerry's kids" by appearing on the 1970 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. The popular show annually attracts some 75 million viewers.
-
- JL_CROSBY
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer Jerry Lewis, comedian Norm
- Crosby, who is also an MDA vice president, and more than 1,200 other celebrities work year-
- round to help MDA maintain its nationwide network of 230 clinics. MDA clinics offer an
- unparalleled array of medical and health services to families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
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- JL_DANZA
- Prime time sitcom star Tony Danza couldn't help laughing at Jerry Lewis' antics following
- Danza's song-and-dance performance on the 1996 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
-
- JL_DANZ1
- Tony Danza and many notable sitcom stars, including Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Jason Alexander,
- Drew Carey, Roseanne and the cast of "Friends," have regularly joined Jerry Lewis in the fight
- against neuromuscular disease by performing and making special appeals during the Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon. Their visible involvement helps fuel the Muscular Dystrophy Association's
- worldwide research effort seeking treatments and cures for 40 muscle-wasting diseases.
-
- JL_DAVIE
- Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis presents Dr. Kay E. Davies
- with the inaugural S. Mouchly Small award for excellence in research during the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. Dr. Davies and her colleagues are among the more than 400 teams of
- MDA-funded researchers working to find causes and cures for muscle-wasting diseases.
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- JL_DAVIS
- Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. and Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry
- Lewis, shown here on the 1986 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, frequently fostered memorable
- moments during Telethon broadcasts.
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- JL_DAVIS1
- Sammy Davis Jr. and Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis regularly
- appeared together on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Davis' visible involvement helped fuel
- MDA's worldwide research effort, seeking treatments and cures for 40 muscle-wasting diseases.
-
- JL_DEAN_FRANK
- Using the element of surprise, Frank Sinatra reunited one of the entertainment history's funniest
- comedy teams, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, on the stage of the 1976 Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon.
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- JL_ED
- Slipping into pajamas, Ed McMahon caught Jerry Lewis off-guard during a late night portion of
- the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200 television stations
- nationwide.
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- JL_ED_TO
- Jerry Lewis joins Telethon anchor Ed McMahon and actor Tom Arnold for a round of jesting
- during the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Nearly a million volunteers work behind-the-scenes
- each Labor Day weekend to make the 21½-hour broadcast and special Muscular Dystrophy
- Association community events successful.
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- JL_ED1
- Jerry Lewis and Telethon anchor Ed McMahon demonstrate the chemistry that's made them such
- an entertaining duo during more than three decades on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Along
- with more than 1,200 other celebrities, Lewis and McMahon work year-round to help the
- Muscular Dystrophy Association maintain its nationwide network of 230 clinics. MDA clinics
- offer an unparalleled array of medical and health services to families affected by neuromuscular
- diseases.
-
- JL_ED2
- Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis and MDA Vice President Ed
- McMahon are among the more than two million volunteers who help foster support that enables
- MDA to remain among the nation's most efficient charities. MDA ranks first among the
- country's 25 largest charities in percentage of income received from the public.
-
- JL_ED3
- Ed McMahon, shown here with the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer
- Jerry Lewis, is celebrating his 32nd year as anchor of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. McMahon
- works year-round with the Association and is an MDA vice president.
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- JL_ED4
- Larger than life but shorter than his good friend and MDA Labor Day Telethon anchor Ed
- McMahon, Jerry Lewis leads the Muscular Dystrophy Association's fight against neuromuscular
- diseases.
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- JL_ED5
- The 1999 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon marks Ed McMahon's 32nd year as Telethon anchor. This
- 1971 photo captures the chemistry that continues to make McMahon, an MDA Vice President,
- such an effective "second banana" to the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one
- volunteer, Jerry Lewis.
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- JL_ED6
- Ed McMahon, longtime Telethon anchor, shares a chuckle with the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, during one of many lighthearted moments in
- the 21½-hour extravaganza. The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon attracts some 75 million viewers,
- millions of who contribute to advance MDA's lifesaving mission.
-
- JL_EXPANDEDSOUND
- Jerry Lewis, the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, thanks members of
- Expanded Sound for their harmonious, yet funny performance with his highest compliment, an
- exuberant guffaw. The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon annually attracts some 75 million viewers.
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- JL_FOREVERTANGO
- Donning yet another of his many Telethon hats, Muscular Dystrophy Association National
- Chairman Jerry Lewis joins Forever Tango for a lively Latin dance.
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- JL_GARRETT
- VH-1 personality Cynthia Garrett helps out the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one
- volunteer by co-hosting the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Garrett, an MDA vice president,
- and other prominent television personalities work year-round to help advance the fight against 40
- neuromuscular diseases.
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- JL_GLOVER
- On the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, tap dancing sensation Savion Glover passes the floor to
- Jerry Lewis, who then shows the audience that his bag of tricks is never empty. The popular
- show annually attracts some 75 million viewers.
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- JL_HERNS
- Heavyweight boxer Thomas Hearns challenged the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-
- one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, to a few rounds during Jerry's 21½-hour Labor Day Telethon.
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- JL_KAREEM
- Jerry Lewis climbed to new heights to interview basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during
- the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- JL_KASEM
- Jerry Lewis shared a laugh with long-time Muscular Dystrophy Association volunteers Jean and
- Casey Kasem during the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Jean and Casey have co-hosted the
- local Los Angeles broadcast of the Telethon by KCAL-TV and appear with Jerry on the national
- show.
-
- JL_MARSHALL
- Television personality Peter Marshall stops by the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon to pay a visit on
- the Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis. Nearly a million
- volunteers work behind-the-scenes each Labor Day weekend to make the 21½-hour broadcast
- and special MDA community events successful.
-
- JL_MARSHALL_POSTON
- Actor Tom Poston and his late wife, Kay, join Muscular Dystrophy Association National
- Chairman Jerry Lewis and television personality Peter Marshall on the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon. Mrs. Poston, who had Lou Gehrig's disease, died in July 1998. Lou Gehrig's disease,
- or ALS, is prominent among the diseases in MDA's program.
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- JL_MARTIN
- A tribute to Dean Martin was just one of the many touching moments from the 1996 Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon.
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- JL_MARTIN1
- One of entertainment history's funniest comedy teams, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, were
- reunited on the stage of the 1976 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
-
- JL_MILTON
- Comedian Milton Berle is a long-time supporter of "Jerry's kids" and the annual Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon.
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- JL_PEARL
- Entertainer-extraordinaire Pearl Bailey performed alongside Jerry Lewis on the 1969 broadcast
- of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Lewis was honored by the American Medical Association in
- 1997 with its Lifetime Achievement Award "for significant and lasting contributions to the
- health and welfare of humanity."
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- JL_RIP
- Comedian Rip Taylor and Jerry Lewis regularly yuck it up during the Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon.
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- JL_SEINFELD
- The Muscular Dystrophy Association's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, shares a moment
- with fellow comedian Jerry Seinfeld during the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Lewis and
- MDA were honored by the American Medical Association with Lifetime Achievement Awards
- for "significant and lasting contributions to the health and welfare of humanity."
-
- JL_SEINFELD1
- Comedian and TV superstar Jerry Seinfeld "yucks it up" with Muscular Dystrophy Association
- National Chairman Jerry Lewis during the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Seinfeld and other
- prominent actors help advance the fight against 40 neuromuscular diseases by appearing on the
- 21½-hour broadcast.
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- JL_SINATRA
- Frank Sinatra and Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis ham it up
- during the 1974 broadcast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- JL_UGGAMS
- Leslie Uggams is one of many popular singers who support the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association's number-one volunteer in the fight against muscle-wasting diseases. Uggams
- performed on the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- JL_VALLEYAIRES
- Nothing can stop the Valleyaires from helping the Muscular Dystrophy Association fight
- neuromuscular disease -- not even MDA's number-one volunteer, Jerry Lewis, at his wackiest.
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- JL_VALLEYAIRES1
- Jerry Lewis demonstrates the physical humor that made him a world-renowned star as he joins
- the Valleyaires during the 1997 MDA Labor Day Telethon. Along with other performers, the
- Valleyaires' Telethon performance helps fuel the Muscular Dystrophy Association's worldwide
- research efforts seeking treatments and cures for muscle-wasting diseases.
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- JL_WHOOP
- Whoopi Goldberg and many of the nation's funniest comediennes, including Elayne Boosler,
- Sandra Bernhard and Roseanne, have joined the fight against neuromuscular disease by
- appearing on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Together, they and other notable celebrities help
- the Muscular Dystrophy Association maintain its network of 230 clinics nationwide, offering an
- unparalleled array of medical and health services to families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
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- LENNON_YOKO
- John Lennon and Yoko Ono graced the stage of the 1972 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and
- delighted the national audience by singing "Give Peace a Chance." Thousands of special events
- in communities across the country take place every Labor Day weekend to benefit "Jerry's kids."
-
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- MARSALIS
- Legendary trumpeter and Muscular Dystrophy Association Vice President Wynton Marsalis,
- shown appearing on the 1989 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon performed on the 1997 Telethon by
- satellite from New York. Marsalis and other celebrities on the 21½-hour show help MDA
- maintain its network of 230 clinics nationwide, offering an unparalleled array of medical and
- health services to families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
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- MCCARTNEY
- Paul McCartney delighted viewers with his 1982 appearance on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
- The popular show annually attracts some 75 million viewers.
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- MCMAHON
- Ed McMahon, Muscular Dystrophy Association National Vice President, has anchored the Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon for more than 30 years. The 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200
- television stations nationwide.
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- MEDCALF_HARTLEY
- Emmy Award-winner and 1996 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon co-host Mariette Hartley talked with
- Laura Medcalf and her mother, Carol, about the effects of spinal muscular atrophy.
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- NORM_MAX_DIANA
- Diane Ford, a longtime guest on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, joins her fellow partners in
- comedy, Norm Crosby and Max Alexander, both of whom are Muscular Dystrophy Association
- vice presidents, at the 1997 broadcast. The 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200 television
- stations nationwide.
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- ORLANDO_DAWN
- Tony Orlando and many other notable singers, including Tony Bennett, Julio Iglesias, Harry
- Connick, Jr. and Barry Manilow, support "Jerry's kids" by performing on the Jerry Lewis MDA
- Telethon. The 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200 television stations nationwide.
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- RAGTIME
- In a salute to Broadway, cast members from "Ragtime" perform a number during the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. Celebrity performances on the show help the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association maintain its nationwide network of 230 clinics, which offer an unparalleled array of
- medical and health services to families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
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- RCHARLES
- Musician Ray Charles has made many appearances on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon to sing out
- his support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and its fight against neuromuscular diseases.
-
- REBA
- Reba McIntire and many other country music stars, including Alabama, Clint Black, Billy Ray
- Cyrus, Naomi Judd, Lorrie Morgan, Mindy McCready, and Tim McGraw have regularly
- appeared on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The 21½-hour show is broadcast by some 200
- television stations nationwide.
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- ROLLINGSTONES
- Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones strut their stuff during the 1979 MDA Jerry Lewis Labor
- Day Telethon.
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- SDAVIS
- Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., shown here performing on the 1973 broadcast of the Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon, shared his wonderful music and delightful entertainment on 17 Muscular
- Dystrophy Association Telethons. His visible involvement helped fuel MDA's worldwide
- research effort seeking treatments and cures for 40 muscle-wasting diseases.
-
- SOLOMONGLOVER
- Andre Solomon-Glover, starring in Broadway's "Showboat," joins cast members from "Damn
- Yankees," "Rent," "Annie," and "Ragtime" in a special salute to Broadway during the 1997 Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. The involvement of so many top actors and singers helps fuel the
- Muscular Dystrophy Association's worldwide research efforts seeking treatments and cures for
- 40 muscle-wasting diseases.
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- TUCKER
- Tanya Tucker and country music stars such as Naomi Judd and Patty Loveless know how to
- celebrate Labor Day weekend ? by performing on the 21½-hour broadcast of the Jerry Lewis
- MDA Telethon. They and more than two million other volunteers help foster support that keeps
- the Muscular Dystrophy Association ranked among the nation's top charities, and first among
- the country's 25 largest charities in percentage of income received from the public.
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- TUCKER1
- Country singer Tanya Tucker struts her stuff during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.
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- WHOOPI
- Whoopi Goldberg and many of the nation's top comedians, including Robin Williams, Billy
- Crystal, Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Carey, Bill Maher, Louie Anderson, Elayne Boosler and Roseanne,
- support "Jerry's kids" by appearing on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Together, they and other
- notable celebrities help the Muscular Dystrophy Association maintain its network of 230 clinics
- nationwide, offering an unparalleled array of medical and health services for families affected by
- neuromuscular diseases.
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- YOUNGMAN
- Henny Youngman and other top comedians, including Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Jerry
- Seinfeld, Whoopi Goldberg, and Drew Carey, have all lent their hilarious talents to the Jerry
- Lewis MDA Telethon. Together, they and other notable celebrities help the Muscular Dystrophy
- Association maintain its network of 230 clinics nationwide, offering an unparalleled array of
- medical and health services to families affected by neuromuscular diseases.
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- ZANY
- Comedian Bob Zany makes a heartfelt appeal for help in the fight against muscle-wasting
- diseases at the 1997 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. The popular show annually attracts some 75
- million viewers.
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