(August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989)

Lucille Désirée Ball  was a comedian, film, television, stage and radio
actress who is best remembered as Lucy McGillicuddy Ricardo, wife of
“Ricky” ( her actual husband Desi Arnaz) in the CBS-TV sitcom I Love
Lucy which ran from 1951 to 1957. Lucy was one of the most popular
stars in America with one of Hollywood’s longest running careers,
especially on television. She began acting in the 1930s on radio
and in B-movies.

Lucy received thirteen Emmy Award nominations with four wins. She
was among the first recipients of the Women in Film Crystal Award. She
received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1979, the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors in 1986 and the
Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
in 1989.

Lucy with husband Desi Arnaz

Filming an episode on the set of I Love Lucy

(AP) -Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as the Muscular Dystrophy
Association’s national chairman and won’t be appearing on this year’s Labor Day
telethon, according to an announcement made Wednesday night by the nonprofit
agency.

Lewis, 85, has been the MDA’s national chairman since the early 1950s and has
hosted the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association telethon since 1966.

He announced in May that he was retiring as host of the telethon that has become synonymous with his name. But Lewis added that he planned to make his final appearance on this year’s Sept. 4, show and planned on continuing to serve as
MDA’s national chairman.

MDA Chairman of the Board R. Rodney Howell said in a statement that Lewis
"will not be appearing on the telethon" and "we will not be replacing him as MDA
national chairman." The statement did not provide any further explanation for
the moves.

Lewis has in recent years battled a debilitating back condition, heart issues
and the crippling lung disease pulmonary fibrosis.

Allan Sherman

"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp)" is the Grammy-
winning novelty song based on letters of complaint Allan Sherman
received from his son Robert while attending Camp Champlain in
Westport, New York. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100
for three weeks beginning August 24, 1963.

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour was a variety show based on the married
couple of pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on
CBS when it premiered on August 1, 1971. It was canceled May 29, 1974,
due to the couple’s divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the
identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show (a title sporadically used
during the run of the Comedy Hour), which ran until 1977. The show, which
consisted of comedy skits mixed in with musical numbers, was a Top 20 hit
in the ratings for its entire run.

Gary Lewis received a set of drums as a gift for his fourteenth birthday in
1960. When he was eighteen, Lewis formed what would become Gary Lewis
& the Playboys (then known as "Gary And The Playboys") with four of his
friends. He is the son of comedian and actor Jerry Lewis. 

"This Diamond Ring” hit the number one spot on the Billboard
Hot 100 on February 20, 1965.

Gary with his father Jerry Lewis