Since most Americans don’t think much about Lewis and Clark beyond elementary school, it often comes as a surprise to learn that Meriwether Lewis died by suicide in 1809. It was just three years after ...
Congressman John Lewis, a civil rights icon who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington and served in Congress for decades, has died, his family confirmed in a statement. Lewis was 80 years old. ...
Comedy king Jerry Lewis, whose manic style amused generations of moviegoers on both sides of the Atlantic, yet whose popularity often confounded critics, has died Comedy king Jerry Lewis, whose manic ...
Comedian Richard Lewis built a career on making himself a punchline, but in HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” sincerity was his specialty. As a fictionalized version ...
It turns out that Jenny Lewis — former child actor, widely respected songwriter, avatar of sophisticated L.A. cool — is a mall walker. “I go down there and I get my steps in,” she says, shrugging ...
Jerry Lee Lewis was the original wild man of rock'n'roll. On stage, he performed in a state close to frenzy. A savage, raw energy burning within him, he hammered the keyboard like a man possessed. His ...
She’d never been summoned by a costar like that before—but then she’d never worked with Jerry Lewis. Apparently, it was how he did things. Karen Sharpe had already held her own onscreen with Clint ...
Don't call him a jack-o’-lantern. His name is Lewis! The rising star of this year's Halloween season is a vocal, 8-foot-tall decoration sold at Target who is determined to make his identity known. The ...
Rock 'n' roll's first great wild man, Jerry Lee Lewis — the singer and pianist nicknamed "The Killer" — has died. He was 87 years old. Sam Philips, the founder of Sun Records — and the producer who ...
Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. He was later called the conscience of the Congress. Credit...Andrea Mohin Supported by By ...
LOS ANGELES — Richard Lewis, the beloved stand-up comedian and a star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," has died, his publicist announced. Lewis, 76, died at his home in Los Angeles after he had a heart ...