‘The Day the Clown Cried’ was the film that ‘broke’ Jerry Lewis — did it have to happen that way?
A new documentary about the film sheds light on a doomed production
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Culture ‘The Day the Clown Cried,’ funnyman Jerry Lewis’ infamously terrible Holocaust movie, is having a new moment. But you still can’t watch it.
A new documentary, an announced remake and an unsealing of archival materials are giving the unfinished movie new life
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Culture Could Jerry Lewis Have Become The Jewish Andy Warhol?
Jerry Lewis tasted celluloid on at least one occasion. Not metaphorically, or at least not entirely so. In his slender opus, “The Total Filmmaker,” Lewis writes, “I have a confession. Crazy. I have perched in a cutting room and licked emulsion. Maybe I thought more of me would get on to that film. I don’t…
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Breaking News 10 Inspiring Jews Who Died In 2017
(JTA) — It’s always difficult to whittle down the list of influential Jews who died in a given year, but this year the task seemed to be especially tough. From a pioneering LGBTQ activist to a pair of legendary comedians to a 104-year-old haredi Orthodox rabbi, here are some of the Jews we lost in…
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The Schmooze Jerry Seinfeld Reckons With Bill Cosby’s Tainted Legacy In Cringeworthy Video
In a somewhat mind-blowing segment on “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” Jerry Seinfeld publicly reckoned with Bill Cosby’s disturbing fall from grace — and whether it means that the comedian’s past work has been irrevocably compromised. The conversation started with Stephen Colbert telling Seinfeld that, although he grew up on a steady diet of Bill…
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Art How Jerry Lewis Became A Great Filmmaker And Embarassed Everyone In the Process
There can be an almost archeological element to discussing the work and career of Jerry Lewis. The legendary Jewish-American filmmaker, who died on August 20, lived and worked through a period of immense transformation in American culture – one that he helped to create – such that it can be difficult for contemporary audiences to…
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Fast Forward Jerry Lewis Died From Heart Disease
Comedian Jerry Lewis died of end-stage heart disease when he passed away at his home at age 91 in Las Vegas on Sunday, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg said on Monday. The determination was made by a hospice care doctor and given to the Coroner’s Office, and no further inquiry is required, Fudenberg told Reuters…
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The Schmooze Here’s To Jerry Lewis And Dean Martin, The Original Taylor And Katy
Sometimes, it can seem like Taylor Swift and Katy Perry invented the celebrity feud. But decades before Swift accused Perry of stealing her backup dancers in cold blood, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin hated each other. In the wake of Lewis’s death, a video is making the rounds of Frank Sinatra, in true “Real Housewives…
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