Jerry Lester

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actor comedian human television personality

Jerry Lester was an American comedian and television personality best known as an early late-night TV pioneer in the 1950s.

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Jerry Lester canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
human ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
causeOfDeath Alzheimer's disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1910-02-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1995-03-23 ⓘ
employer DuMont Television Network ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans ⓘ
familyName Lester ⓘ
fieldOfWork stand-up comedy ⓘ
television ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
givenName Jerry ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
medium live performance ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
name Jerry Lester self-link ⓘ
notableFor early late-night television ⓘ
hosting one of the first network late-night variety shows in the United States ⓘ
pioneering late-night TV format in the 1950s ⓘ
notableWork Broadway Open House ⓘ
Cavalcade of Stars ⓘ
Pantomime Quiz ⓘ
The Faye Emerson Show ⓘ
surface form: The Jerry Lester Show
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
partOf Golden Age of Television ⓘ
performedIn nightclubs ⓘ
radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
placeOfDeath Miami, Florida, United States ⓘ
surface form: Miami, Florida, United States of America
residence Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
Miami, Florida, United States ⓘ
surface form: Miami, Florida, United States of America
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Betty Hutton ⓘ
Marion Hutton ⓘ
spouse Cathy Lewis ⓘ
Martha Raye ⓘ

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Broadway Open House → presenter → Jerry Lester ⓘ
Jerry Lester → name → Jerry Lester self-link ⓘ