Dorothy Collins (November 18, 1926 – July 21, 1994) was a Canadian-born sin… Read Full Bio ↴Dorothy Collins (November 18, 1926 – July 21, 1994) was a Canadian-born singer and actress.
Born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor, Ontario, Collins shot to fame as the lead vocalist on the long-running television series Your Hit Parade, on which she sang (and often acted out in costume) the popular songs of the day. Additional TV credits include The Steve Allen Show, the Bell Telephone Hour, The Hollywood Palace, and Candid Camera, as both a participant in the stunts and co-host with Allen Funt.

Collins was married to Raymond Scott from 1952 until their divorce in 1965. They had two daughters, Deborah and Elizabeth. With Scott she recorded many advertizing jingles and the 1957 album "At Home with Dorothy and Raymond". In 1966, she married actor/singer Ron Holgate, with whom she had a daughter, Melissa. The two eventually divorced.

In 1971, Collins made her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's Follies, portraying a one-time Ziegfeld-style showgirl trapped in a disappointing marriage. Her dramatic rendition of "Losing My Mind" routinely stopped the show and was one of the production's highlights. Her performance won her a Tony Award nomination as Best Actress in a Musical, but she lost to co-star, fellow Canadian-born actress Alexis Smith; the two actresses died within a year of each other.

She died from respiratory distress as a result of a long-standing pulmonary disease (asthma) at her home in upstate Watervliet, New York ), survived by her three daughters.

Accused
Dorothy Collins Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Accused' by these artists:

2.11 I really didn't want to know then I really didn't want…
J Wade Ain't what it seem baby You deem me crazy Cuz I follow…
Lakeside X Accused of life in endless sin The hours are getting heavie…
Pat shange I went to the dining party To check everybody down there On…
Siddy Ranks I′ve been accused I've been accused I′ve been accused yeah O…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Dorothy Collins:

Baciare Baciare The boys and girls of Napoli Are whistling merrily And here'…
Did I Remember The night was filled with sweet surrender I had a million…

In Love Why do they think up stories that link my name…
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear That glorious song of old Fr…
Losing My Mind The sun comes up I think about you The coffee cup I think…
Mairzy Doats Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley…
Mairzy-Doats Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley…
My Boy Flat Top Hey, mister flat top Young and strong His top is flat A cre…
People Will Say We're in Love Why do they think up stories that link my name…

Seven Days Seven days, seven days (Seven days, seven days) And there's …

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01Moments to Remember

06Would You Ever Hurt Me2:33

07When Your Lover Has Gone

08Sing It Children, Sing It

09Spring in Maine

10This Could Be the Start of Something

11Twelve Gifts of Christmas

12Mister Santa2:02

13From the Time You Say Goodbye

14Small World

15Never Love a Stranger

16That's All I Need

17Suddenly, There's A Valley3:02

18Where Have You Been, Billy Boy?2:42

19Out of This World

20Picnic

21South Rampart Street Parade3:55

22Treasure of love2:11

23Christmas Comes But Once A Year2:45

24Baby's First Christmas2:25

25I See Your Face Before Me2:38

26Crazy Rhythm2:42

27I Want It to Be Right3:05

28Singin' In the Rain2:18

29Tweedlee Dee2:45

30Love and Marriage

31I Miss You Already2:21

32Baciare, Baciare2:39

33Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow2:30

34What Is This Thing Called Love2:21

35Soft Sands2:50

36Only You (and You Alone)2:43

37One God2:56

38So Madly in Love2:43

39I Will Still Love You1:58

40Impossible3:33

41Oh, What a Night for Love2:33

42Silly Love2:29

43Accused2:31

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44You're A Magnet1:56

45Can This Be the End of a Dream2:35

46My Boy, Flat Top2:10

47It's Too Late2:31

48If'n2:33

49It Came Upon a Midnight Clear2:15

50O Little Town of Bethlehem3:36

51Puppy Love3:23

52We're Together2:57

53The Italian Theme2:39

54Rock and Roll Train2:22

55No Rock 'N' Roll Tonight2:44

56Down in the Valley2:38

57I Love a Violin2:47

58I Must Go All the Way1:55

59Mr. Wonderful3:04

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Comments from YouTube:

@jdr9419

3y↑4K

He raised money to help children and young people with disabilities and yet treated his own very poorly. Sounds like a malignant narcissist.

@sabinesteil4690

3y↑465

Makes me wonder if he worked for charity because he truely cared for the cause or because he loved the image and attention he created for himsel this way.

@likesanddislikesetc

3y↑197

@@sabinesteil4690 probably the image

@svilenaninetta9838

3y↑189

it was just to maintain image

@christinebuckingham8369

3y↑168

A malignant, communal narcissist

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑45

@@christinebuckingham8369 not true at all. He had a mild form of that disease and wanted to adopt a girl in the 50s with MD, but the girl died before the processs of adoption was over. He wanted to find the cure. And his kids worked with him all their lives on his telethons. He was not evil to them when they worked with him and earned alongside with him.🙄 Yet they did not want to pay mom's nursing home. Jerry did that until his death. You people just know to hate instead of informing yourself.🤮

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@barrydow6059

2y↑1.3K

I was a private investigator in LA for forty years and had a case involving Jerry Lewis. I had to go to his Beverly Hills office and it was plastered with larger than life pictures of him. I wondered who was so insecure he needed to walk into his own office and see nothing but pictures of themselve. His narcissism was not hard to see.

@ImaCaMan

2y↑99

Sounds like Trump's office filled with magazine covers of himself.

@timfremstad3434

2y↑4

@@ImaCaMan You mean obama's office

@paulleckner8235

@@ImaCaMan Trump lives in your head for rent free. Let it go!

@charliesargent6225

2y↑2

@@ImaCaMan How's the narcissistic Joey doing? Poll #'s low enough for you?

@PInk77W1

2y↑190

@@ImaCaMan Trump $2 gas
Biden $6 gas

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@Awesomeknight7

2y↑210

The son that died of a drug overdose was Joe Lewis. He was born in 1964, and was the youngest child of Jerry Lewis. I went to elementary school with Joe, and attended several birthday parties at their house in Bel Air. Everyone adored Patti Lewis for being so devoted to all of her children. Jerry only came to a few of his sons birthday parties. And he never stayed very long! My prayers go out to the entire Lewis family!

@lindasloat2794

1y↑6

He was on drugs and Jerry was tired of that situation. He tried to help him get off. But he refused. So..he washed his hands of him. His choice..

@arianbyw3819

1y↑33

You need to ask why was he on drugs? Sometimes it's what people deal with as children

@frogger1952

40w↑4

Thank you for posting this. For years I had heard that Gary had served in Vietnam and it was he who came back hooked on heroin. I was never sure that was true or not.

@monichat

38w↑11

@@arianbyw3819 The parents cannot be held responsible for their children being on drugs. My cousin had the best parents in the world, he was an only child. Yet he could not keep a job, got his girl friend pregnant (my aunt and uncle took care of the baby and her mother for a while), stole, went to jail. There was nothing his parents could do, he was a liar. Once I saw him somwewhere and he told me he was working for the government as a spy. I hardly could remain serious. I don't know where he is today, his parents died young, too much pain caused by their son. May they rest in peace.

@underyourskins

34w

yup@@arianbyw3819

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@cottoncandisandi6109

2y↑223

My grandfather was like JL . My father was the opposite . My dad's will included , ALL his children . He didn't want his father's money or belongings . He was an only child . His father left everything to his 3rd wife and his mom left everything to his adopted , orphaned , cousin . Imagine being an only child and getting nothing ??? Good thing my dad was self made . He loved and cared for his family because his parents were so awful. He loved my mom and his daughters . On his deathbed he smiled at all of us and said , " I created this ! " Living and dying , surround by love was my dad's goal . A job well done . 😘😍😇

@MissWitchiepoo

39w↑16

How lucky you were to have such a dad I envy you.

@dm3277

38w↑12

so happy that you had a dad like that. the toxic others we read about here, cause the deepest wounds. just devastating.

@Jamestele1

37w↑18

Sounds like my father, giving everything to a woman much younger than him, and nothing for his kids. He was a serial cheater and whipped me a lot and could be very cold/mean. I am a pushover with my kids - what's mine is theirs. I played guitar in a band, and had many opportunities, but have been faithful for 30 years to my awesome wife.

@holylandfan3275

35w↑6

@@Jamestele1 Years ago, I remember seeing a basketball player (maybe Charles Barkley) saying “When you cheat on your wife, you cheat on your children.”. So true. I was daddy’s little girl until he left us for another woman and even moved out of town in the middle of the night (waking me up) right before Christmas and traumatized me forever. I’m happy you realized, you never wanted to follow in your father’s lifestyle. 🙏

@dimensionzone8048

34w↑3

I almost cried reading this. Bless you honeslty.

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@ispeakasifind8758

2y↑400

It's always so sad to see children that were so badly treated by a parent then beat themselves up about not having a chance to make things right, when they did nothing wrong, totally heartbreaking

@holylandfan3275

37w↑20

I’ve been there. A long story, but I once thought I was daddy’s little girl until he woke me up from sleep when I was 10 and said he’s leaving. I thought he was leaving on a railroad run, but he was literally leaving. His mistress was waiting across town and he moved out of town with her and never lived in the house again. Also, right before Christmas. He never apologized. I tried all of my life to try to be close and ‘fix’ things even until he died. We never once discussed it and even when he died at 88, he never cared that that was the most life changing and traumatic moment of my life. Once he died, I did find some peace though in knowing there is no more effort needed to do so. Ours was exactly like the Lewis family. You never knew what mood he’d be in when he drove up. Most of the time, never a good one. I feel for them.

@Oldman808

35w↑1

Rubbish! His sons sponged off their mother’s $450,000 per year alimony to such a degree that she wound up broke. His children grew up enjoying every luxury. They attended the best schools. Not one of them has ever accomplished anything or worked a steady job — choosing instead to sponge off their elderly mother.

@annripley1964

34w↑6

You cannot make it right with a parent like this!! Say “I love you” as much as you like-it changes nothing-they will still leave you nothing because to them you were always nothing-accept it! Move on, enjoy your life and be thankful they can now do nothing else to hurt you! You’re free!

@dimensionzone8048

34w↑4

@@holylandfan3275Damn. I'm so sorry on that truly

@holylandfan3275

34w

@@dimensionzone8048 You’re so sweet, thank you. The blessing was, my grandfather (my mother’s father) was not only a father to my mother, but also, to my older brother and me. He and my grandmother were amazing people. I had to stay with them a LOT since my mother had to go from a housewife for 20 years, to working at Sears to support us. My grandfather took me to father/daughter banquets for Camp Fire Girls and many things like that. He made me a rope swing with a wooden seat on their tree and there was never a time, even as I got older, he wanted to make sure I was home safe at night. Aways reminded me to check the oil in my car and everything my dad should have been. I thank God for him so very much. 🙏

@riceflatpicking4954

2y↑119

My mother called me on the phone drunk on my birthday at about 10 o’clock at night some years ago to let me know that she had taken me out of her will. I am the only child. I calmly replied that I had a good job and was paying my own bills and then some and that I didn’t need any outside help and was there anything else I could help her with while she was on the phone. I’ve never heard my mother’s voice so evil sounding. Thankfully I had done work around her for years in the way that she treated me growing up but I have to admit I was numb for the rest of the evening. When I was younger I spent countless nights trying to figure out why she was the way that she is but having me when she was 18 years old I would say she really wasn’t mature enough to be a mom and at the end of the day some people just aren’t supposed to be parents and today I’m OK with that.

@dalehood1846

1y↑11

riceflatpicking, I am so very sorry that you went through all this. My hope for you is that the time ahead will be kind to you. May God bless.

@marymagdalene3004

40w

Mental illness.

@Elizabeth-yg2mg

38w↑9

So sorry. It was her personality defect. Having you older probably wouldn't have made a difference. My mom was always mean and jealous of me so I know how it feels.

@AMunoz-rh9cz

34w↑2

Great answer you gave!

@Elizabeth-yg2mg

34w↑4

And I hope you stay away when she gets old and sick and needs help. She didn't deserve you. Xxxooo

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@messiahgodstar7609

3y↑840

Hating your own children is a trait of a narcissist

@crystalheart9

2y↑37

That's interesting because my mother hated me my entire life and was so emotionally abusive to me and yet she would adore my cousin's child and talk to her often and be emotionally supportive of her. Seems like she wasn't able to love her own child.

@Yetti0

2y↑9

In the past reading about Jerry’s life history before he remarried. It was not good. He had major emotional problems

@paulmunro3175

2y↑21

Why can people not call evil -evil?

@me2ontube

2y↑2

@@crystalheart9 I can understand why you may need therapy n I wouldn't fault you but a lot of people just strike me as as pathetic especially when they have nothing to be depressed about

@bpattique8753

2y↑8

@@crystalheart9 You must feel very hurt by your Mother being like that towards you

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@sarahlynn7894

2y↑645

My father was just like this! He just died last year and I was forbidden to see him when he passed. I also was left nothing and it was all left to his wife of only 2 years! I am his only child! He was a textbook narcissist father! The mental abuse narcissists throw on their children is something most cannot understand unless you’ve experienced it. I realized many years ago that I would never have the father I deserved. I feel for the sons. They deserved so much better!

@tyaajathailani

2y↑48

No one deserves that kind of father or parent. This is a curse, literally. You get to undo that curse by being the best mother or whatever role you have in someone's life. You watched, you experienced, and now you get to destroy it so hopefully no other person in your lineage will be subjected to this behavior. Bless you!

@josephpeeler5434

2y↑12

Maybe you should support yourself.

@David53D

2y↑23

I hear you except it was my mom. Takes a lifetime of work overcoming .At least, the abuse wasn't passed on to my own kids and my mom passed on before she could destroy my family.

@ericsneary5430

@@josephpeeler5434 LOL

@HigherWaysWoman

2y↑25

I'm just like You. My siblings don't know the abuse I suffered at my dads hands. growing up he would tell me only one job for a woman outside the home that being a secretary. little did I know in 1980 I would need my fathers signed permission to accept a 4yr basketball Scholarship to a major Chicago University. So you know he didn't sign it. I would later go into Medicine becoming a Dr in Radiology & Gastro-Enterology. My Sister was a secretary in a small town hospital. I would give her the info to tell my-our father the best action to treat his prostate cancer. He only learned recently I'm the one who saved his life, but I still never ever hear from him. I will more than likely be left out of his fortune will too

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@dougbodenhamer9391

2y↑158

My father was that same sort of guy. Outsiders loved him. His family knew what an ass he was

@sabine4759

2y↑26

There is a German proverb that says "Gassenengel aber Hausteufel" ; which means "Angels of the street but devils in the home!"

@lynnevogelsang4907

2y↑10

Yeah,same kind of father l had

@8ofwands300

2y↑11

House devil; street angel. That's a saying my mother used.

@dimensionzone8048

34w↑3

@@sabine4759Wow. That's a damn good quote

@elizabethvalenzuela7379

29w↑3

I grew up w a stepfather who hated my guts because I looked like my bio dad. And he reminded me of that every day. I got cancer as a kid and he took all his hate out on my poor mother. Can’t hit the cancer kid.

@billakers6082

2y↑32

It's better to not have a Father than have a bad one.

@lavinacordelia3220

2y↑412

Jerry Lewis was the same kind of father as Bing Crosby was to his “first” family. Neither one wanted anything to do with their children with their first wives. My heart goes out to them and may their mothers Rest In Peace.

@jessicarabbit439

2y↑18

Yes the starter wife/family,build him up is 98% of the time treated the worst and abandoned. Actor anthony hopkins is the same way.

@benscr

2y↑29

Same thing will Peter Sellers who left his 3 children (both from his first and second marriage) nothing when he died (they received £800 each in 1980 currency). He left his money to his last wife (but was in the process of cutting her out of his will weeks before he died), they had no children together. She remarried twice after his death, had a daughter during her second marriage and died in 1994. Her daughter who was born years after Peter Sellers died, and has no connection to Peter Sellers, inherited his Estate from her mother. How horrible and unfair that is to Peter Sellers three children and family.

@brenda9140

2y↑1

You've got Bgreat point there

@catlover2652

Michael Landon did the same thing,
He cheated on every wife, and ignored his older children.
Charles was a nice guy, but Michael Landon was a pig and a drunk.

@jacklawer6389

2y↑9

And Tony Curtis

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@mikekenney8362

2y↑159

Patty Lewis was a truly great person and mother stuck in an impossible situation. I had a couple of baby sitting gigs for Jay and his friends, up in Bel Air, and got just a glimpse. What I saw, as a callow, college freshman guy, alarmed me. Without knowing specifics, I knew enough to worry about Pat’s safety. Real people, in my limited experience, didn’t act like that. His son has real courage. His mother would be proud

@Butchandbellesvilla

2y↑37

Wow! @MikeKenney That’s so interesting. Thanks for sharing. Wish JL’s 2nd wife had enough class and grace to split that inheritance with his flesh and blood. He left plenty to share. People exhaust me 😞

@brendanjobe6895

2y↑14

@@Butchandbellesvilla That's the key to it. No matter what he did, said, wrote, or signed, he's gone. She can do whatever she pleases, including what is morally right.

@kevinbutler1955NYC

1y↑10

I feel sorry for Poor Mrs.Patty Lewis and her sons from that first marriage..Mr.Jerry Lewis was a miserable bully and a creepazoid....I don't give a damn how talented and successful he was with his films..that didn't give him the right to hurt his first wife and his sons.

@kevinbutler1955NYC

1y↑7

His son..Mr.Anthony Lewis had every right to sue his father for non support of his wife and her boys.

@lindasloat2794

52w↑2

Who is Jay???

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@nicholasschroeder3678

3y↑1.5K

I was disinherited. No surprises: I hadn't seen my dad for 40 years--my choice. Best decision I ever made. Abusers never change

@moreofawave

3y↑66

Most freeing thing is to not be beholden to some ahole who thinks they can control you with money. It was my mom for me. The irony (and the karma) is that she lost everything after a nervous breakdown and now she lives on the minimum (although a decent existence-she's lucky). I help her when I can and when I want-my choice. She's lucky I even talk to her.

@angelaholder7724

3y↑4

@@moreofawave .......aaa
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@cynthiacrawford1573

3y↑17

It's sad they feel righteous in their ways too.

@SaturdayMorno86

3y↑37

Some people just don't make good parents or just too effing selfish to care their own offspring. I'm glad that you made your decision whether to have a relationship your old man or not.

@cynthiacrawford1573

3y↑26

@Vhonda C. I told my dad ,not to try to buy forgiveness on the way out.

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@eml3077

2y↑384

I grew up in an emotionally abusive household and I know the feeling of scrambling when that person comes home not knowing how they'll react and if they'll take it out on you :/ it's hard

@baycal2

2y↑35

Same. To this day when I hear the front door open, I will sometimes jump unintentionally. It's PTSD.

@honeydate

2y↑19

Yeah same..such an ugly fear.

@Butchandbellesvilla

2y↑3

😞

@FantomasXZ7

41w↑6

True, I grew up with a horrible guilt complex, took me years to get rid of It, with God's help.

@kellymccartney659

40w↑6

can definately relate to this, had to walk on egg shells most of the time never knowing who would come out at any given time...

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@redwoods7370

2y↑208

Everyone who comes from a family like this where there is lots of emotional abuse and estrangement understands this perfectly well.

@nildarodriguez3974

2y↑6

🙋

@Robin7-26

2y↑9

Exactly!

@AJ-yw7hf

2y↑3

@@nildarodriguez3974 - My heart goes out to you.

@AJ-yw7hf

2y↑2

@@Robin7-26 - My heart goes out to you.

@AJ-yw7hf

2y↑3

Redwoods - My heart goes out to you & all who have been through it.

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@avalanchecannon7911

2y↑42

Sounds like my dad. When he'd come home my brother, sister and I would scatter and make sure we were either doing homework or chores when he walked in. Depending on his mood, sometimes we'd still get beat even though we were doing work. Years later we recognized it was just his mood at the time. The worst beating I ever got was because he brought home a candy bar (Caramello) for me but I didn't like that gooey caramel so I said "No thanks, I don't like that kind." I thought he was going to kill me. Certain things still trigger PTSD from it over 30 years later.

@artistamisto

37w↑1

Yeah that gooey caramel just drips down the chin. I can never eat one of those without a mess. Sorry that happened to you.

@csc8697

36w↑3

Sounds like my POS dad.

@texastea5686

24w

My goodness! How awful! I'm so sorry, my dad was a very kind man so it is hard for me to fathom how a father can be like that to their children or to anyone

@gailknowles3804

2y↑201

I was left out of my mother's will too. There was not millions of dollars but to be left out was hurtful. I have 3 sisters who convinced my mother that I was bad. They got everything. I don't care that one of my sisters took Mother's house and the other two took possession of all of her possessions. What bothers me is that they hate me for no reason and they convinced my mother that I didn't deserve her love. My only brother died 3 months after our mother did and my sisters didn't tell me. Greed is a horrible thing.

@johnnyperez1969

2y↑8

@Bart Simpson Too common!!

@MrTruckerf

2y↑15

Just live a happy, prosperous and caring life. Never count on inheriting anything and make your own way. My folks had a great deal of money and left it to colleges and hospitals. Fine with me; I can take care of myself. Inherited money has ruined many a life and broken up families. We don't play that game.

@kingGeorgefan1

2y↑6

Yup. Been there. this stuff happens more than people realize.

@monicagoldstein5413

2y↑13

Gail please forgive your sisters. This will allow you to go on with life and to be happy. Please know that Jesus Christ will never leave you nor forsake you. The Lord God loves you / infinitely! Read the Psalms and get close to the One who loves you for eternity!

@northw3st78

2y↑8

“For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future”— Jeremiah 29:11 KJV

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@michaelgreen1365

1y↑33

I never thought Jerry Lewis would do such a thing how horribly wrong that is for his family I hope they can find peace in their hearts he must’ve been a monster😢

@msoda8516

6y↑2.6K

Abusers never change. Those boys were right to stand up for their mom.

@blueblueblue864

5y↑65

the new wife should feel ashamed!...and disgusted at jerry!..to see what he did to his kids should have been an eye opener..however,,Hollywood,,im not surprised!

@rocketman5648

5y↑53

Yeah... he cheated on Patty Palmer numerous times. Even has a love child that is homeless on the streets in Philly...

@threexladi

5y↑21

@@rocketman5648 So this now-homeless one is not counted smong his children? That's bizarre.

@threexladi

5y↑40

@@blueblueblue864 I remember in the 60s or early 70s when he took up with this woman, SanDee Pitnick. Cha-ching, she + their adopted girl suddenly became his be-all and end-all. I'm sure she cares nothing for the first family. A lot of men do this.

@rocketman5648

5y↑14

@@threexladi jerry never admitted to nor did he ever deny his love child

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@susankeith326

2y↑23

Being abused made me be sure the abuse wasn't passed on to another generation. My daughter raised her son the same way. That cycle is finished.

@beaulieuc8910

29w

i stopped it, =ad no kids

@blakecresswell_saltwaterclub

2y↑54

I understand being left out of a will, even if it’s not out of vain. Ex: donating it all to charity. But not inviting your own sons to your funeral is gut wrenching.

@georgevavoulis4758

2y↑6

I don't think anybody would want to go to Jerry's funeral

@thetruthisthelight0910

2y↑3

Who needd an invite to one's parent's funeral?! Unless authorities will be involved, just quietly go.

@lindasloat2794

1y↑1

He didn't have a funeral. He was cremated immediately. There was a memorial service later..

@lindasloat2794

1y↑1

@@georgevavoulis4758 I would. I loved that man since I was about 5 yrs old.

@vstar7196

1y↑49

His legacy is complete. If he could only see how despised he is in death, his pain would be our reward.

@intheshell35ify

37w↑5

Shame on you.

@MarceloRomero360

35w↑6

Well said👍

@Mattology1

34w↑1

But he enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and died while we talk about this

@stevensmith8666

28w↑3

@@intheshell35ifyshame on YOU. The truth is the truth; sorry you don't get to make the rules.

@usmale49

25w

@@stevensmith8666 EXACTLY!! Some people have no "manners"!!

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@debrarow1933

2y↑156

Wow, so glad I had a wonderful father , he would have given us the clothes off his back , so glad I had the childhood I did , no amount of money can beat that , rip Dad I love you always ❤️

@dalehood1846

1y↑5

Same here, all the money in the world can't replace that. BTW, my dad's name really was Robin Hood Try and cash a check with that name, saw him do it once. He had to show his driver's license, in the 60's! May God bless.

@marthaperdew

39w↑5

I had an❤ awesome childhood and awesome dad

@celticjewel913

24w↑1

I HAD A DAD LIKE THAT TOO. (LOVE HIM ALWAYS.) THANKS. ❤

@deebee6588

39w↑13

Sad story and what a beautiful son he missed out on getting to know. Prayers for him.

@MrDukey85

6y↑5.1K

How ironic that someone who raised so much money to help children would neglect his own

@louiseferrante7934

6y↑237

A cobbler's children always go barefoot.

@magicwand977

6y↑67

certainly wasn't the march of dimes was it.

@shellyblanchard5788

6y↑203

Very true it sounds like. All of those years of raising money for a disease and he didn' t care about his own family, it is a shame.

@maptrking

5y↑73

THIS is a spot on comment.

@pippipster6767

5y↑36

Ryan Cartwright
The shoemakers children have no shoes.

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@baycal2

2y↑12

The second wife and adopted daughter can obviously do what they want with the money, but giving a million (out of 50) to each son would be a kind gesture, especially considering how they knew Jerry Lewis to be. Such a shame.

@kohedunn

I would not want one dime this wicked man earned in his lifetime... Every dime was tainted by this monster's massive ego and cruel nature.... Every banknote should be burned to ashes..

@gobofraggel7383

2y↑14

My dad scrubbed toilets to feed us but over the years by working hard and longer hours he was promoted and earned better pay but he always lived modestly. Even in retirement he lived with the most basic of things. When he died he left me $300,000. I was shocked because he drove a beat up car and never talked about money. I paid the taxes on it but I still have all of it 3 years later.

@aldenunion

John Hancock Class B strategic income fund<----------<<< let your "soldiers = $1's" work for you safely...
Non Combat duty makes interest,without risking..
Combat duty makes more interest,because risky..
You could make some bank a month on that..

@emmaemma1048

33w

How much tax did they charge on that amount?

@johnr.167

2y↑12

I'm not surprised at all. I was an extra in his movie "Hardly Working" in Pompano Beach, FL (1979). He was so mean to the child extras, yet ran Jerry's Kids. My 12 year old mind couldn't rationalize that. To this day, I still hadn't seen the movie.

@clah399

2y↑30

I know exactly what they experienced. My ex was the same, Mr nice guy to all his friends and Mr grumpy and critical when he came home.

@fromwoodstotable

37w↑3

my father was an administrator of a nursing home in MA. Jerry Lewis was headlining in CT, not far from us. My father took myself and some of the nursing home residents to his show. After the show, my father and some of the residents went up to Jerry to say hello, Jerry said - Get these People Away from Me. He was Rude, not friendly - I can see his son's point.

@tinydiamond255

3y↑901

Jerry Lewis was clearly a man of little integrity, with a closed mind and cold heart.
His true legacy is the pain he left for his family, not the laughter he thought he left for the world.

@rugbyslug

3y↑50

I can say with no exaggeration that I have NEVER laughed at a single Jerry Lewis "bit" in my life, having endured countless hundreds of them. Patently unfunny man. Great humor comes from deep suffering and compassion -- if you leave out the compassion part, it's not funny. It's just mean.

@tinydiamond255

3y↑26

@@rugbyslug ,
What a great point!!
That has never occurred to me, but you hit the nail on the head!!

@BrObstreperous

3y↑11

@@rugbyslug I bet The Day the Clown Cried is the only funny movie he ever made, and that would have been unintentional!

@lilybond6485

3y↑1

I’ll take the joy and laughter he gave my friends and I as kids. Will love Jerry Lewis till I die.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑3

@@rugbyslug he said the comedy comes from personal tragedy. He said he was suffering as a kid because his parents only worked as they were poor. He said, they had to work but I am emotional so that broke me. So there you go. How about reading something about the man before judging him?

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@karendalsadik7119

2y↑45

It hurts to be disinherited . It’s not just the money. It’s that they didn’t care about your future in this difficult time.

@beaulieuc8910

29w↑2

yess

@lildee2626

2y↑76

I saw an interview of a young man interviewing Jerry Lewis he was so hard and cruel that I couldn’t believe it. It changed my mind totally about him.

@nohandle62

2y↑7

I think I saw that same interview. Incredible.

@lildee2626

@@nohandle62 Yes he was very mean to the young interviewer. I thought it was so rude and abusive that I would not be watching his movies again. I also read that he visited a woman after hiring her and raped her after she turned down his affection on the studio lot . No kidding.

@deed2157

What video?

@lildee2626

@@deed2157 I saw it on YouTube. I can look for it but not sure. Just look for JL interviews

@deed2157

2y↑1

@@lildee2626 ok. Thanks

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@2006cstv

2y↑12

This happens more than most people think and I speak from experience

@palerider964

2y↑51

My Son means everything to me. I was the first one to hold him at his birth and I want him to be the last person to hold me at my death.

@lexdee523

1y↑14

As a kid growing up watching Jerry (and Dean) on the big screen with his goofy antics, his crazy laughs and his slapstick comedy, you would have never imagined he would be the kind of man to treat his own kids that way. Especially after seeing how close him and own father were.

@tommy7fun

25w↑2

People can be so complex. I lived in a neighborhood years ago where this guy treated everyone so great. We all thought he was wonderful. Later after he died his family told the truth. How awful he treated them. Some sickos treat others like gold but treat their own families like dirt. It's insane.

@lexdee523

25w

@@tommy7fun Yes, it is insane.

@susanb4213

3y↑343

If it were one son, I'd be more inclined to think "oh, he's just disgruntled, maybe was ungrateful, resentful of Dad's fame, etc." But ALL kids from first marriage disinherited???? Sounds like Jerry was the problem. Sad.

@aaronhumphrey2009

3y↑23

And extreme bitterness torwards his 1st wife carried over to all her children..
All of them disinherited.. Sad.
Mean- spirited.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑8

@@aaronhumphrey2009he was not bitter towards Patti, he paid his first wife's nursing home until the day he died and gave her rich alimony of 450 000$ yearly. He left her a mansion and his movie rights. Some of his kids were drug addicts and thieves (the one in the video stole money from him). So bitterness tovards Patti had nothing to do with Jerry's decision to disinherit his sons.

@tondaniraluswinga2590

3y↑10

Why is it hard to believe victims? Hence its better to shut up about your abuse.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑3

@@tondaniraluswinga2590 it's not hard to believe at all-real victims exist. But his kids praised him while he was alive, and changed the tune the minute he died. They also worked with him. My dad was mentally abusive, but I did not spend a lifetime working with him.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑5

@@Ajaxxgopwand what is your deal? I write FACTS from books. The only one who has to take a break and who's hyterical is you. His son Gary WAS a drug addict and his son Anthony, the one from the video, STOLE money Jerry gave him for his mom's nursing home. So what's wrong with me calling him a thief? Is there some other term for someone who steals something? As if you would not disinherit sons who act like that. You'd reward them for their behaviour, no?😂 So, again; what's your problem with me? Answer if you have something smart to add.😂 Last thing, his daughter is adopted- so she's his DAUGHTER. That is not the same as being a stepdaughter. Learn the difference .🙄

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@brianbaxter3913

2y↑24

I never knew this about Jerry Lewis. I really can't see how people can be like this to their kids but I can relate totally. I was adopted and my adopted mother seemed to take great pleasure in telling me all the time I was they took my in when me own mother did not want me. No matter how hard I tried at everything I did it was never good enough. About 12 years ago my adopted sister and mother decided they were never going to have anything to do with me over a stupid thing. It was the best day of my life

@christopherallen9580

Everyone has a story

@Bee-Kind-Baker

25w

I’m so sorry for all that you’ve been through.

@bethh.9647

2y↑85

He was indeed a narcissist. Just listen to many of his interviews. He is full of himself. To have all those sons and leave them out of his will just shows how heartless he was. Sure he helped raise money for disabled children but make no mistake that he enjoyed the attention it brought him.

@deed2157

I was shocked to find out not only was he a terrible dad he s. E xually assaulted women

@Sunflower-cb1sk

2y↑3

And so what if he enjoyed attention? Every public figure loves what they do, or they wouldn't make a choice of a profession in front of the camera. And, as you say, make no mistake that his sons worked with him on these telethons. Even on the last one in 2010. Why they do not mention that in the video? He sure was an egomaniac(he said it). But his sons also don't tell the complete truth.

@lindasloat2794

1y↑4

Ok. No one knows whether or not he had accounts set for his boys to get at a certain age. No one can assume ANYTHING about what went on in their lives and homes. So...get over it folks. It is no one business..

@nadyarossi5102

1y↑5

That Telethon made him incredibly rich. Don't be fooled.

@switchbladekid57

1y↑6

@@Sunflower-cb1sk The fact that he left none of his sons anything is proof that he, not his children, was the problem.

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@mr.k6448

2y↑15

Unbelievable. So sorry for you, Anthony. Your life mirrors my own to a small degree as I kept coming back for 40 years to get acceptance of my dad, too. It never happened. Maybe it was that generation of men/fathers and especially the ones who fought in WWII. PTSD may have played a part in my dad's life from combat in Europe. I'll never know. But God bless you and your brothers and I hope total healing and success for you.

@ronleight9341

2y↑18

That had to be so tough for those kids, they would see their Dad playing characters that were very funny and very endearing on the big screen, but saw little of that when he was himself!

@lisafrizzell1839

2y↑9

I would of never thought he was like that...so sorry for you your brothers and your mom

@robert9674

5y↑1.8K

What does it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his own soul.

@randyking3057

4y↑26

Amen.

@7773moses

4y↑5

And you raised 2 billion for MDA.? You watch too much joel osteen.

@heywhatsthatsmell

4y↑6

He knows them better than you do . He might actually be saving their lives by not giving them any money . Not to mention their nose cartilage .

@mariap.6845

4y↑38

This is what people forget.....we all will be face to face with God one day....may God have mercy on our souls!

@rjsquireful

4y↑8

How do you know he lost his soul? We know nothing of the family dynamics. People on all sides were likely selfish. It wasn't just Jerry, I would bet on it. It is very sad though & my heart breaks for all concerned.

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@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net

2y↑11

From what I understand, having read interviews with people who interacted with Jerry Lewis -- he was NOT a nice man.

Like most narcissists, Jerry Lewis had a public persona of "great guy"; but his family and those who worked with him directly found him to be extremely difficult.

@teri1588

2y↑64

What a shame that someone so embraced by the public could be such an awful father! 💔

@kohedunn

2y↑4

He was a horrible man. Period.

@nohandle62

2y↑11

Isn't it weird how we can take years of abuse and still love the abuser.

@anotherplanet5828

37w

Yep. I spent my entire life trying to get my narc mother to love me

@stevegarcia9098

2y↑9

I was often verbally abused by my dad but still loved him. In his own special way he loved us too. I vowed to love my kids differently than the way I was raised, and I have.

@kohedunn

2y↑2

I know exactly what you mean..... I would not like to have my life over, knowing how it was, and how I made mistakes because I had a low opinion of myself.....This is what we inherit from our abusers... A bruised and battered soul...

@stevegarcia9098

@@kohedunn I'm happy to read that you've persevered, Anne. You seem like a sweet person.

@Dooguy

1y↑3

I was raised like this to some degree. Unwedded unwanted pregnancy only child. Ill never forget my father telling me at 11 yrs old, that me and your mother were fine till you came along. Im 54 now, hes older age now and we get along ok but I never had that father son relationship so many men need or desire in their lives. Im still single because of it I believe.

@jormahuttunen1011

3y↑590

Son Anthony has a heart of gold, caring for his mother. God bless him.

@loralieisa

2y↑3

@@jjk2one The law can easily be sidetracked with an underhanded lawyer, and there is no shortage of such lawyers. A creative use of Epstein credits, spousal support during a separation is one means to leave a spouse in a divorce penniless.

@Stewieboy1995

@Romeo J how do you know? Please explain

@no-bozos

2y↑35

Being spanked with a belt is no big deal. It hurts for a minute and you forget about it. But being tortured emotionally lasts the rest of your life. I have an excellent memory and I vaguely remember a couple of spankings, but some of the awful things my father said to me never leaves me.

@Omnicient.

2y↑4

Violence is always a 'big deal' when inflicted on any child.

@no-bozos

2y↑2

@@Omnicient. - You're soft.

@no-bozos

2y↑3

@chronicreader - And your point is...?

@nohandle62

2y↑1

I beg to differ about the belt. Apparently your parents never took out their anger on you through the belt.

@no-bozos

@@nohandle62 - Of course they did. My father was an alcoholic. I'll make my point again: the beatings I got with a belt pale in comparison to the craziness and mental abuse my father heaped on me.

Okay?

@maryannevitale2515

2y↑9

I believe every word he said about his Father Jerry Lewis. Our Dad was the same, he had children but yet didn’t want us & he had lots of money & property but had no intention of leaving it to anyone in his family. He always had more important women on the side

@GrandmaLoves2Scuba

2y↑7

He is describing my life, even to the decade it happened. Sad.

@MsCNail-fe1sj

2y↑14

Every time I hear about his abuse of his first family I get angry. As the years went by and I watched interviews with Jerry I was disgusted. I feel so sorry for his ex-wife and sons.

@deed2157

2y↑4

I was also suprised about his assaults on women

@MsCNail-fe1sj

@@deed2157 Me too!

@AAMARTCLUB

33w↑1

@@deed2157not surprised. Entitled arrogant narc

@dogfriendly1623

1y↑8

My father was a lovely man and died a horrible death in hospital. It never occurred to me if he left me anything. Someone asked one day and I said I didn't care. If it's helping my Mum in her later years then that's all that matters

@anyaw340

40w↑1

If your dad was a multi-millionaire, it would occur to you; people do not just leave that kind of money unclaimed if they feel they may be entitled to it. If your family is of modest means, then it wouldn't be something you think about. Also, it sounds like your dad died without a will. In that case, everything goes to your mother (if they were married) anyway.

@viccolantonio1691

40w↑1

@anyaw340 50 million is alot of money to a average person. If all the money Lewis collected in royalties, he must of spent 90 percent of it

@Chesterton7

3y↑1.9K

Our hearts go out to his kids having a Dad like that.

@mikebarat1950

3y↑71

I could not agree more. All the money in the world doesn't make up for an abusive parent.

@harperstacey9604

3y↑50

Jerry lewis was nothing but a monster to his sons.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑20

@@harperstacey9604 yep, that's why he let them work with him their entire lives. Wish my dad was that 'monstrous'. That's why they said years ago he was 'strict but fair'. Bet you haven't read a single biography on the subject before spilling your hate here.🙄

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑15

@hsh501lol but to YOURSELF. I certainly know more from autobiographies than you and people here speculating and spilling hate without even reading about the subject and hating based on one video. You're just jealous that I know about the subject way more than you do.

@leonardssenkindu8445

3y↑11

That cruel man he was his children

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@jeanettemckenzie8877

2y↑9

I remember my ex-husband was like that when he came home, I’d holler at the kids your dad’s home look like you’re busy even if the house was totally clean and if he’d come in in a good mood everybody would relax but it only took a half a second for him to turn into Satan

@robertnussberger6449

2y↑4

Reges Philbin did the same thing to his disabled son. Just abandoned him. It was especially bad because he had more then enough means to help him

@meloneymoore5102

2y↑4

Sounds like both my fathers and my entire family. Greed and narcissism runs deep in mine which is why I am permanently staying estranged from them.

@tyardovdabulldht2340

2y↑5

Everything that glitters isn't Gold. Prayers for ALL children betrayed and abused by their parents! 🙏

@beowulfagate4712

26w↑1

When my grandpa died. My dad and his siblings were disputing about the inheritance. My aunt wanted ALL of the inheritance because she feels like she deserved since she's the one who stayed with my grandparents until they died. She never worked in her life. They started fighting over inheritance right before my eyes. It was one of the saddest thing i've ever seen. Family fighting over money.

@Amaryllis88164

3y↑1.4K

Very disappointing about Jerry. I can’t imagine how a parent can do that to his own family.

@likesanddislikesetc

3y↑36

Jerry Lewis was a total ass to do his children like that

@jennifermcgoldrick6323

3y↑33

Middle class men do it all the time. That’s why you see houses for sale when the dad leaves for someone else.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑12

@@likesanddislikesetc no he was not. They worked with him on telethons and earned their entire lives alongside with him. When your dad is horrible,you do not spend a lifetime working with him. Speaking from my own experience, I can assure you that.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑13

@@jennifermcgoldrick6323 he left a mansion to his wife and gave her rich alimony. His kids worked with him their entire lives. He treated them better than most divorced men treat their first family.

@Sunflower-cb1sk

3y↑5

@Exposing Liarsyou people just love to hate without a reason. Yep, a very bad parent, with whom his kids worked their entire lives. Wish that my dad was as 'bad'.

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@internziko

2y↑5

Having an estranged father myself i completely understand where this man is coming from.

@kimberlykasimoff1447

2y↑20

I actually knew the son who had died from drugs. He lived in Alhambra, California and I believe he was married. We used to talk on the phone. He had attended a church there for a short time after he had been in hospital. I took lots of notes of our conversations and with the people who knew him. I used to do film research. Worked with Margaret Burke on the book Final Curtain. There was another book that came out with the same title and almost same book cover. We had to change the design of ours.

@claryprince727

May I ask what the Book is about Darling 🤔🥀😊😊

@tarot-karma-online

2y↑4

A neigbour who inherited 2 houses by his father got a divorce and married a blonde lady which he met then over a contact ad in the local paper. In the first year he transferred both houses to her. She explained to him, for tax reasons and that his 2 bio children from first marriage would not get anything. He proudly told not only me but others in the village about it, this was a 10 year old story. He never changed his mind or wavered. He felt absolutly right that he disowned his children, who were not to blame for the break up of his marriage. Funny thing is, money is falling on this bad people like snow in the mountains. The good ones have the tough lives in my experience.

@pennsyltuckyden9823

2y↑2

This is why I hug my kids and tell them I love them every day.

@searchthewind99

2y↑4

He was my favorite comedian when I was growing up. It's sad learning about things like that.

@SallyGH2020

3y↑1.4K

I never liked Jerry Lewis - I never thought he was funny, just goofy. Good for his son in standing up for his mother. Sad that Jerry Lewis was such a jerk!

@clambroth1923

3y↑77

His goofy, slapstick shtick was funny for about two years early into his career. The next
50 years was spent as an old circus clown begging for laughs.

@keithgreen6638

3y↑23

@@clambroth1923 wonder how much that 50 million came from Connie people from that Mastercool dystrophy Telethon.

@TAROTAI

3y↑15

wasn't that the name of the movie Jerry starred in (that LEWIS jerk-off) THE JERK?

@stevenmason8286

3y↑56

So sad for his son, but he handled it like a man. Good for him, the son, not Jerry. Goes to show, someone can be a fine Entertainer and a rotten person. Probably more than we'd like to know.

@chillywilly7299

3y↑54

I agree with you 100 per cent he was not funny.

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@AlenaJolie

2y↑5

That is really very sad and could cause hurt throughout one's life. Parents who have money to leave really need to consider every child's feelings. I feel a wife should be influencial about this, even if they aren't her children. It's the right thing to do.

@wanetawentz6501

2y↑7

I feel for Jerry's own children...that he could never connect to his own children, but love other people's children....such a tragedy.

@LJ-ht4zs

I don't know if he loved other's children the MD telethon could have been part of his publicity campaign as Mr Generosity. Also read that behind the scenes he nasty to the telethon volunteers.

@brendawallace8490

33w↑1

So thankful for my daddy. He was an amazing dad and taught my brothers and I so much. I am very mich a daddys girl. I kust lost him in Feb. No amount of money or material things could ever replace him. I am lost without him. I wish all kids could have a daddy and childhood like mine.

@steverinaldi890

2y↑2

It’s shocking so many stories of a much different person behind closed doors compared to what the public knows.

@pschne7322

32w↑1

My mom was like this. I see so much of my mom in my sisters. It finally took me 62 years to finally figure that out about my 1 sister. I guess I knew it was there, just was blinded by it cause didn’t want to admit it. Just 2 weeks ago when she said something to me which struck a deep wound of how my mom treated me. I was out of my mind in shock that she said something like that to me. The ghost of my mom coming out of her mouth, mind. So sad to separate yourself from family especially a sibling. ✝️🙏

@nickyd.7169

3y↑1.2K

The second wife could have shared . Nobody NEEDS 50 million Dollars.

@Star-hk6gc

3y↑65

Absolutely! I would have.

@clambroth1923

3y↑39

Nice thought. Doesn't work that way though

@arleneirvine1526

3y↑29

apparently a lot of politicians do!

@delilahgillis5287

3y↑29

MAYBE 2ND WIFE LIFE WAS HELL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS ALSO

@Kharkovkid

3y↑32

There may have been a codicil that she couldn`t. In my girlfriends case, any money she leaves me is still hers, even after death. Done usually to protect the largesse from the IRS etc. but I bet they could do it also for the reasons you mentioned. Do you think Jerry would leave her all that money WITH OUT conditions?!? He sounds like the kind of guy who would be controlling even after death...

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@tammybrown4901

2y↑1

I'm so sorry these children went threw that pain

@suzannemaroney4579

32w

Thank you for being brave and honest.❤

@elfinmajictime

32w↑2

No matter what you do to your children, they will love you anyway. That's what's so cruel about child abuse.

@jamiestumps6146

Wow, so sorry to hear this, God bless this Family!

@TheMockingScreamers

40w↑1

We weren’t wealthy but we had the same anxiety about dad coming home .You never knew who was going to get it .

@MoonInPisces1962

2y↑547

Don't ever confuse a celebrity's public image with their true character.
Some of the most talented and successful people have absolutely no conscience.
What it takes to be successful has nothing to do with what it takes to be a descent person.

@montgomerycamjr

2y↑22

Never confuse ANYBODY'S public image with their true character!!! Each and every one of us projects the image of ourselves we want others to believe.

@avalanchecannon7911

2y↑13

Your first sentence should apply to every politician.

@privateprivate2421

2y↑1

@Iconoclast1962 Very true

@janelahmeyer2014

2y↑2

All those charitable marathons a complete hype. Bet he reincarnates as someone subjugated to this abuse

@nunya2954

2y↑5

@@janelahmeyer2014 I never gave to this charity, ever.

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@chercher304

2y↑1

A righteous man leaves an inheritance!! That sums it up!!!

@johncheves4740

2y↑7

Something about him always rubbed me the wrong way, even as a kid, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I do remember that he came across as narcissistic in his fundraising videos. He seemed to be making himself and his image the center of attention, not the cause. Now this makes sense of it.

Funny how sometimes your intuition winds up right.

@LJ-ht4zs

2y↑1

Agreed

@aljay2955

38w

Good thing the 5 boys had each other growing up. Sounds like dad created Hell on earth for them.

@mikehenson819

38w↑1

I find it incredible in retrospect to how Dean Martina’s family adored him, and Jerry’s was the polar opposite. And as far as I know, Dean and his wife remained together. Which just proves Dean had values that he wouldn’t dispose of.

@marilynchallis5787

41w↑2

Blessings on this son. 👼

@LB-mj7ph

3y↑739

Dean Martin was tired of him and his self-serving antics. Dean’s kids speak glowingly of their Dad, which says it all.

@barbarahaenelt8001

3y↑2

Io loop

@desiderious1

3y↑9

Your right.

@marcsmilen6565

3y↑33

Dean in his elderly years was at the same restaurant table every night having his evening drink. He maybe wanted attention also, but he sat quietly until people approached him.

@rwboa22

3y↑41

Which one could see when after his son Dean (of Dino, Desi, and Billy fame) died in an Air Force training accident, Martin's heath and well-being went into a rapid decline.

@angelaloof852

3y↑6

Then why did Dean’s kids learn about his death on the radio? None of them were with him.

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@manichairdo9265

2y↑3

Horrible father.
A parent did that to 2 out of 3 of his children. My friend got everything then merrily split her inheritance 3 ways. 🤣
Your mother is BEAUTIFUL.
Don't let him have any further negative power or control over you. You ain't nowhere without him. 💕💕💕

@50CJAZZ

30w↑1

My brother worked for a guy Jerry Cutler who owned a marine supply shop in Bayside, Queens NY in the mid 70s. My brother was about 15. His boss always talked about Jerry Lewis and said he was his childhood friend growing up. He only had nice things to say about him.

@KatiesArabVision

1y↑3

He sued his dad and expected inheritance? Lmao?

@MrRizzo1961

2y↑1

Anthony sounds just like his dad.👏👏 God bless you Anthony ✌️♥️🙏🙏

@moralsovermoney100

35w↑4

I remember Jerry Lewis. He was funny and intense as hell. I believe he has one of the strongest physiological system of any human ever. Lives to 91 with his life of self-abuse including a 4 pack a day smoking habit that he stopped at 56. Very impressive especially for his generation.

@swgame2511

3y↑298

Emotional abuse is worse the physical abuse. I'm a witness at the age of 57. Still suffer to this day of being abused in my teens from a parent.

@susantunbridge4612

3y↑13

Yes indeed. For me it was mainly an older sister. Horrible person.

@wordswordswords8203

3y↑8

me too

@gorgeousg8704

3y↑7

Me, too.

@zap4980

3y↑6

Sorry for your pain 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽

@swgame2511

3y↑4

@@zap4980 Thank you so much

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@pamelavarilone2614

2y↑2

So sorry for all of you boys, and
your mom. 🧸🧸🧸🧸🧸 Sad, too, that Wife #2 did not try to make things right with his SONS after his passing. She might have told them, "your father wanted you to have this..." Not just him. She kept a $40 million dollar payout. Anyone else find that a bit malicious?

@YT-ml8gz

2y↑3

While his audience was laughing, his family was broken. You just never know.

@nigelgunson1025

1y↑2

Amazing that dean and jerry were friends. Dean was a very good father and a lovely person. Jerry was the antithesis of dean.

@donaldmarks9639

Just seeing this video now.. Truly heartbreaking for them all. 😞🥺😢

@kathleenbueter1272

2y↑1

I was led to tears over hearing him talk

@amywalker7515

3y↑918

It takes two to tango and when one of the dancers doesn't want to dance, there's nothing you can do about it. I waited on Jerry Lewis way back in the 70's in San Diego when I worked in a restaurant there. He was totally obnoxious. He wasn't made the center of attention, so he started acting up like hurling butter patties at the ceiling, dancing and calling out for a waiter or cocktail waitress in the middle of the busiest time for the restaurant. I have waited on or been on duty when other celebrities came in and all of them behaved very graciously. I feel so sorry for his children he treated them so horribly. You can tell how hurt the son is. Emotional abuse can occur at any income level. Bet the woman who got all the money isn't a bit ashamed either. If she had been a nice person, she would have split it with his children.

@rachelm2041

3y↑89

His second wife only married for the money.

@frankbrennan7040

3y↑37

Always figured he was like that behind close doors,to bad truth was not out back then.Sad know what that's like a father like that alcoholic.

@lindabeeston7408

3y↑106

Yes, agreed. Second wife should have done the right thing and split the money.

@willchristie2650

3y↑21

@@rachelm2041 They were married 33 years so she was very patient if she married him for his inheritance.

@MG-mj6zi

3y↑12

@@willchristie2650 You do not have to wait for inheritance to get the money. The inheritance is all of it.

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@cold10er

How cold hearted...and I love his films...but wow...so much for unconditional love for your children....not to mention leaving nothing for your grandchildren at least

@maureendavidson4635

38w↑1

I live in Scotland. Our probate laws will not allow spouse and children to be ignored or left out in a Will. They get one third, between them, of all the 'moveable' estate - (money and goods, not property or real estate) It may be unfair in a few cases, but it saves some of the heartache and practical problems such as described here.