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    Telethon - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) History. Examples. Other types. References. Telethon. A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or even days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other cause.

  2. Apr 25, 2024 · Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, and director whose unrestrained comic style made him one of the most popular performers of the 1950s and ’60s. He was also known for the famed comedy team he formed with singer Dean Martin and for the annual charity telethon he would host over Labor Day weekend.

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  4. Aug 23, 2022 · Learn how the Telethon, a charity TV marathon for rare diseases, was created in France in 1987 based on an American concept. Discover the origins, the challenges, the sponsors and the achievements of this unique event in terms of participation and fundraising.

  5. Sep 2, 2012 · Background. TV's first telethon took place in 1949. It was New York's Damon Runyon Memorial Cancer Fund Telethon, hosted by Milton Berle. One of the guests on that very first telethon was a...

  6. Jerry Lewis Telethon Will Return With Kevin Hart. “The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon,” as it will be called, will raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and for Help From the Hart, a charity organization founded by Hart that focuses on social, education and health efforts in underserved communities and provides scholarships and ...

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