Lewis, who's appeared in scores of films and TV shows as well as produced, directed and taught film, had been chairman of the MDA since the early 1950s, before the famed telethon began. In 1977, Lewis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once upon a time before the internet, telethons — marathon television fundraisers known for their endless lineup of performers and ...

"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe said after co-hosting the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon Sunday night that he's sorry comedian Jerry Lewis didn't participate, but the ...