Jerry Lewis
1926–2017- Actor and director
American actor and director, born in Newark.
Pair · Actors
Jerry Lewis made Cinderfella with Count Basie
Jerry Lewis and Count Basie appeared together in Cinderfella (1960). The film was directed by Frank Tashlin.
Basie made a few more movie appearances, such as in the Jerry Lewis film Cinderfella (1960) and the Mel Brooks movie Blazing Saddles (1974), playing a revised arrangement of "April in Paris".
Count Basie · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Count Basie
1904–1984- Also in films
American jazz musician and composer, born in Red Bank.
The film
Cinderfella
Jerry Lewis: actor · Count Basie: actor
Music: Walter Scharf
Camera: Haskell Boggs
Written by: Jerry Lewis, Frank Tashlin
Produced by: Jerry Lewis
See also
- Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin17 films together
- Jerry Lewis and Norman Taurog8 films together
- Jerry Lewis and George Takei3 films together
- Count Basie and Judith Anderson2 films together
Worked with both
- Judith Anderson1 film with Jerry Lewis, 2 with Count Basie
- Ethel Merman1 film with Jerry Lewis, 1 with Count Basie
- George Raft1 film with Jerry Lewis, 1 with Count Basie
- Lon Chaney Jr.1 film with Jerry Lewis, 1 with Count Basie