Post by Classickat on Aug 31, 2022 20:55:31 GMT
Rick Sapphire posted this on his facebook profile of things that will possibly be in his book. Some false, some true. Some of them really amused me. So I'll play on this forum. Which ones do you think are false, which do you think are true, and which are false but Rick will put them in there anyway?
"THE ULTIMATE JERRY LEWIS FAN’S TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ
If You Consider Yourself a Fan of Jerry Lewis,
Let's See How You Score on this True or False Quiz. Good Luck!
The answers will be published shortly, and all of these questions will be addressed in my upcoming book, "The REAL Jerry Lewis Story."
True or False: Jerry Lewis made his stage debut singing, “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” When he was five years old.
True or False: In the early 1940s, Jerry Lewis came up with the idea to do a “record mime” routine as his first act.
True or False: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis became partners in 1946.
True or False: From 1951 through 1954, Martin and Lewis were the busiest and highest-paid nightclub acts in the USA.
True or False: Jerry Lewis’ first son was born with the name “Cary Levitch.”
True or False: With help from his father, Gary Lewis created a successful rock ’n’ roll band.
True or False: Gary Lewis’ band was known as “Gary Lewis & The Playboys” when they made their debut.
True or False: Gary Lewis’ musical career was put on hold as Gary served a tour of army duty in Viet Nam.
True or False: While appearing in Berlin, Germany, in the mid-2000s, Jerry Lewis refused to appear on The Golden Camera Awards unless the large TV camera and cameraman were removed from the runway in front of him as they were blocking his view of the audience.
True or False: Jerry Lewis was the founder and president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
True or False: Jerry Lewis’ future wife, singer Esther Calonico, changed her professional name to Patti Palmer while appearing in 1944 at The Palmer House Hotel in Chicago.
True or False: Jerry Lewis had seven children, two of whom were adopted.
True or False: Before Patti and Jerry Lewis were married in 1945, neither had planned to have children.
True or False: Jerry Lewis started as an entertainer in the Catskill Mountains.
True or False: Jerry Lewis first performed at Brown’s Hotel in the Catskills in 1942.
True or False: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis first performed together at the 500 Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
True or False: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis’ only appearance together in the Catskills was at Brown’s Hotel.
True or False: On a nationally syndicated talk show during the 1960s, Jerry Lewis said, “Any man who would beat his child for a bad report card should be put away for twenty years!”
True or False: At the height of their fame, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were paid $3500 each per show at New York’s Copacabana nightclub.
True or False: Jerry Lewis invented the “Video Assist” system.
True or False: Jerry Lewis holds a patent on the “Video Assist” system.
True or False: After Martin & Lewis broke up in 1956, they didn’t appear together on live TV until their surprise 1976 MDA Telethon reunion organized by Frank Sinatra.
True or False: At the age of eighteen, during the height of World War II, Jerry Lewis was exempt from the Service due in part to a punctured eardrum.
True or False: Jerry Lewis and his French fans shared mutual respect and admiration.
True or False: Jerry Lewis and actress Marilyn Monroe had a sexual affair.
True or False: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover agreed to partner with Jerry Lewis to produce a controversial documentary in 1956.
Please remember that the questions above are not necessarily accurate or truthful. As a fan of Jerry Lewis, you must separate fact from fiction. The answers will be published shortly, and all of these questions will be addressed in my upcoming book, "The REAL Jerry Lewis Story."
"THE ULTIMATE JERRY LEWIS FAN’S TRUE OR FALSE QUIZ
If You Consider Yourself a Fan of Jerry Lewis,
Let's See How You Score on this True or False Quiz. Good Luck!
The answers will be published shortly, and all of these questions will be addressed in my upcoming book, "The REAL Jerry Lewis Story."
True or False: Jerry Lewis made his stage debut singing, “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” When he was five years old.
True or False: In the early 1940s, Jerry Lewis came up with the idea to do a “record mime” routine as his first act.
True or False: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis became partners in 1946.
True or False: From 1951 through 1954, Martin and Lewis were the busiest and highest-paid nightclub acts in the USA.
True or False: Jerry Lewis’ first son was born with the name “Cary Levitch.”
True or False: With help from his father, Gary Lewis created a successful rock ’n’ roll band.
True or False: Gary Lewis’ band was known as “Gary Lewis & The Playboys” when they made their debut.
True or False: Gary Lewis’ musical career was put on hold as Gary served a tour of army duty in Viet Nam.
True or False: While appearing in Berlin, Germany, in the mid-2000s, Jerry Lewis refused to appear on The Golden Camera Awards unless the large TV camera and cameraman were removed from the runway in front of him as they were blocking his view of the audience.
True or False: Jerry Lewis was the founder and president of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
True or False: Jerry Lewis’ future wife, singer Esther Calonico, changed her professional name to Patti Palmer while appearing in 1944 at The Palmer House Hotel in Chicago.
True or False: Jerry Lewis had seven children, two of whom were adopted.
True or False: Before Patti and Jerry Lewis were married in 1945, neither had planned to have children.
True or False: Jerry Lewis started as an entertainer in the Catskill Mountains.
True or False: Jerry Lewis first performed at Brown’s Hotel in the Catskills in 1942.
True or False: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis first performed together at the 500 Club in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
True or False: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis’ only appearance together in the Catskills was at Brown’s Hotel.
True or False: On a nationally syndicated talk show during the 1960s, Jerry Lewis said, “Any man who would beat his child for a bad report card should be put away for twenty years!”
True or False: At the height of their fame, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were paid $3500 each per show at New York’s Copacabana nightclub.
True or False: Jerry Lewis invented the “Video Assist” system.
True or False: Jerry Lewis holds a patent on the “Video Assist” system.
True or False: After Martin & Lewis broke up in 1956, they didn’t appear together on live TV until their surprise 1976 MDA Telethon reunion organized by Frank Sinatra.
True or False: At the age of eighteen, during the height of World War II, Jerry Lewis was exempt from the Service due in part to a punctured eardrum.
True or False: Jerry Lewis and his French fans shared mutual respect and admiration.
True or False: Jerry Lewis and actress Marilyn Monroe had a sexual affair.
True or False: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover agreed to partner with Jerry Lewis to produce a controversial documentary in 1956.
Please remember that the questions above are not necessarily accurate or truthful. As a fan of Jerry Lewis, you must separate fact from fiction. The answers will be published shortly, and all of these questions will be addressed in my upcoming book, "The REAL Jerry Lewis Story."
