their first picture for paramount in 1949 life with irma was box office called and led to a string of 16 hits from martin and lewis. [video] but after executive nonstop movies, television and nightclub appearances, the most successful comedy duo called it quits for years later they talked about the difference between martin and lewis and other acts but said most comedy teams involved two men. there is involved a handsome man and a monkey. [video] following the break up lewis hit the ground running. he made a bunch of cold company classes.
life. jerry should have written a book called how to keep going, miraculous on his part. arthel: absolutely. you know, yes, we know that jerry lewis dropped out of high school after the 10th grade, but as you pointed out, he was definitely a student of life and so much to learn and so much that he taught us. and i would like to find out i know you were definitely impacted by the fact that he was such a student and wanted to get everything right, and he taught he taught a lot of people who came after him so many things about comedy, about acting, about hollywood, about the business of show. when was the last time you spoke with mr. lewis? as you say, there are a lot of comics around who wouldn t be around if it weren t for jerry lewis. and my favorite moment was one night he got himself on to a sober panel, a very deadly boring heavy subject, when it was his turn to speak, he got up
but then, as suddenly as it started, it was over. after ten years, jerry and dean called it quits. when martin and lewis parted, they were no longer friends and there were rumors that the break y breakup would end each of the men s careers. instead, jerry lewis went on to sign the biggest deal in hollywood history, a $10 million contract with paramount. he made more than 30 movies, solo. those movies broke new ground. unlike anywhere else at that time, jerry lewis had complete control. he not only acted in his films, he wrote them, produced them, directed many of them, too. years later, his movies didn t do so well. and the only place left to see a jerry lewis movie was late-night tv. but there s one thing, one huge, long-running act that never seemed to get old. every labor day, the jerry lewis telethon for muscular dystrophy.
and listened to its powerful a.m. radio stations. good evening ladies and gentlemen, it s midnight here in chicago long after midnight, i listened to jack broadcasting live. the world famous chatting with martin and lewis, rose mary cloon. i was an accepted as a ph.d. in english by a university of chicago, but i needed a job. i got a part-time job at the sun times, and then five months later, the film critic retired and they gave me the job. i did not apply for it. newspaper film critics had been interchangeable. some papers had bylines that different people wrote under, for example, ma tinee, and that could be whoever went to the movies that day because it really spelled out matinee. i was the youngest daily film critic in america, and it was a real good time to be a movie critic. armed robbery.
week. chicago was the great city over the horizon. we read chicago s newspapers, and listened to its powerful a.m. radio stations. good evening ladies and gentlemen, it s midnight here in chicago long after midnight, i listened to jack broadcasting live. world famous. chatting with a martin and lewis, rose mare cloon. i was an accepted as a ph.d. in english by a university of chicago, but i needed a job. i got a part-time job at the sun times, and then five months later, the film critic retired and they gave me the job. i did not apply for it. newspaper film critics had been interchangeable. some papers had bylines that different people wrote under, for example, may tenay, and that could be whoever went to the movies that day because may really spelled out matinee.