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5 juin 2024 · Watch classic MDA Telethon performances from the 1950s! Featuring Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Danny Thomas, Spike Jones, and more!
- Early clips of Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon 1950s, 60s, & 70s
Early clips of Jerry Lewis and fundrasing efforts for the...
- Early clips of Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon 1950s, 60s, & 70s
The history of MDA's telethon dates back to the 1950s, when the Jerry Lewis Thanksgiving Party for MDA raised funds for the organization's New York City area operations. The telethon was held annually on Labor Day weekend beginning in 1966, [4] and raised $2.45 billion for MDA from its inception through 2009.
21 mai 2011 · Early clips of Jerry Lewis and fundrasing efforts for the Muscular Dystrophy Association including an ABC TV special in 1953 and early Labor Day telethons from the 1960s and 70s.
Watch classic MDA Telethon performances from the 1950s! Featuring Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennett, Bobby Van, and more!
2 sept. 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.
The MDA Labor Day Telethon was an annual telethon held on Labor Day in the United States to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). From its 1966 inception until 2010, the show was hosted by comedian, actor, singer, and filmmaker Jerry Lewis.
Jerry Lewis hosted subsequent telethons in 1957 and 1959. In 1966, the first MDA Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon was broadcast by a single station in New York (WNEW-TV). The telecast was so successful that MDA selected Labor Day weekend for all future telethons.
