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- By the early ’50s, Lewis and Martin continued to grow in popularity and were asked to host a telethon for a disease called muscular dystrophy. By 1966, it was called The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon and hosted each year on Labor Day to continue to raise money for the disease.
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Jerry Lewis began hosting telethons to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of America (MDAA) in 1952 after a plea from a staff member who worked with Lewis and Dean Martin on The Colgate Comedy Hour.
Jul 22, 2012 · Last year the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced that Jerry Lewis was stepping down as host of its annual Labor Day telethon, the marathon TV event he had made his personal...
But Lewis retired from hosting in 2011, and this year, the Muscular Dystrophy Association announced the annual telethon was over. Here's a look back the former holiday weekend staple.
Sep 2, 2011 · This Labor Day, for the first time in forty-five years, there won’t be a Jerry Lewis telethon on TV. It will be a great day for people with disabilities.
May 1, 2015 · For years, Labor Day wasn't just a day off from work. It meant it was time to watch the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon. It was time to watch Jerry Lewis in action.
Aug 4, 2011 · Jerry Lewis is out as host of the Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon, which he had captained since 1966 (though he had hosted local telethons for the charity as far back as the early...
Sep 2, 2012 · In the early 1950s, Lewis was asked to host a telethon for a little-known disease called muscular dystrophy. Lewis accepted and, together with Martin, put on the very first MD telethon.
