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US comedian, director and singer Jerry Lewis (L) looks through the cine camera, on March 22, 1972, during the shooting of the film "The Day the Clown cried" he directed at the Cirque D'Hiver in Paris. Born in 1926, Jerry Lewis appeared in about fifty films in the 50s and 60s such as "My friend Irma" with Dean Martin and directed different films such as "the Nutty Professor". In the 70s he mainly acted in TV shows and the theater. (Photo credit should read STF/AFP/Getty Images)

US comedian, director and singer Jerry Lewis (L) looks through the cine camera, on March 22, 1972, during the shooting of the film "The Day the Clown cried" he directed at the Cirque D'Hiver in Paris. Born in 1926, Jerry Lewis appeared in about fifty films in the 50s and 60s such as "My friend Irma" with Dean Martin and directed different films such as "the Nutty Professor". In the 70s he mainly acted in TV shows and the theater. (Photo credit should read STF/AFP/Getty Images)