The Jerry Lewis Telethon

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf telethon
annual television event
gptkbp:annualEvent Labor Day weekend
gptkbp:benefit gptkb:Muscular_Dystrophy_Association
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:ABC
gptkb:CBS
gptkb:NBC
gptkb:WGN_America
syndication
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration up to 21.5 hours
gptkbp:firstAired 1966
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Jerry Lewis Telethon
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lastAired 2014
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hollywood
gptkb:Las_Vegas
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:notableEvent Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis reunion in 1976
Jerry Lewis' departure in 2011
final telethon aired in 2014
gptkbp:notableFor live performances
celebrity guests
fundraising appeals
tote board
local cut-ins
marathon broadcast
raising over $2 billion for MDA
gptkbp:notableHost gptkb:Ed_McMahon
gptkb:Norm_Crosby
gptkb:Tony_Orlando
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Aretha_Franklin
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:John_Lennon
gptkb:Lucille_Ball
gptkb:Michael_Jackson
gptkb:Paul_McCartney
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:Robin_Williams
gptkb:Sammy_Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Stevie_Wonder
gptkb:Tom_Jones
gptkb:Whitney_Houston
gptkb:Whoopi_Goldberg
gptkb:Dean_Martin
gptkb:Elton_John
gptkb:Jerry_Lewis
gptkb:Billy_Crystal
gptkb:Don_Rickles
gptkb:Milton_Berle
gptkb:Barbra_Streisand
gptkb:Celine_Dion
gptkb:Cher
gptkb:Diana_Ross
gptkb:Jerry_Seinfeld
gptkb:Tony_Bennett
gptkb:Martin_Short
gptkb:Liza_Minnelli
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:MDA_Labor_Day_Telethon
gptkbp:presenter gptkb:Jerry_Lewis
gptkbp:purpose raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy Association
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:MDA_Show_of_Strength
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jerry_Lewis_MDA_Labor_Day_Telethon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6