[lbo-talk] Re: Jerry Lewis, genius?

Brian Charles Dauth magcomm at ix.netcom.com
Sun Sep 11 22:31:59 PDT 2005


Dear List:

Joanna writes:


> A word like "genius" includes folks like Archimedes,
Donatello, Caravaggio, Da Vinci, Mozart, Einstein, but not Jerry Lewis. He's simply not in that league.

And why not? What material evidence do you believe points to this conclusion? (Or is this just the opinion of a casual filmgoer?)

Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister

P.S. Keaton's major work is available from Kino -- The Art of Buster Keaton. The discs were produced with cooperation of the Rohauer Foundation, the guardian of Keaton's legacy. They were even able to restore the ending of the long-lost short HARD LUCK.



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