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3. I had to look up her wiki entry because of this clip ...

Reply to some_of_us_are_sane (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 27, 2026, 10:05 PM

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She has an amazing bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shari_Lewis

It's well worth a read, at least it was for me. She was an amazing and talented person ... much more so than I thought.

Her father was called New York's "official magician" by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia during the Great Depression. (He) taught his daughter to perform specialized magic acts by the time she was 13 years old. Lewis also received instruction in acrobatics, baton twirling, juggling, ice skating, and music such as piano and violin. As an accomplished musician, Lewis conducted major symphonies in the United States, Japan, and Canada.

Much, much more at the wiki link above.

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Shari Lewis - a jazz number (1964) [View all] marble falls Monday OP

And we only thought some_of_us_are_sane Monday #1

She could really sing, too. ... marble falls Monday #2

That was great ... so much fun ... rog Monday #4

I had to look up her wiki entry because of this clip ... rog Monday #3

I've been a big fan since the 50s. marble falls Monday #5

Me too, but ... rog Monday #6

I saw her on the Hollywood Palace show when it played in the late sixties. I also read in an interview with her... marble falls Monday #7