KING OF COMEDY: THE LIFE AND ART OF JERRY LEWIS.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Levy, Shawn.

King of comedy : the life and art of Jerry Lewis / by Shawn Levy.

—1st ed.

    p.    cm.

eISBN 978-1-250-12260-5

1. Lewis, Jerry, 1926–. 2. Comedians—United States—Biography.

I. Title

PN2287.L435L47 1996

791.43’028’092—dc20

[B]

95-4091
CIP

First Edition: April 1996