Shari Lewis (1933–1998)
Author of One-Minute Bible Stories: Old Testament
About the Author
Image credit: Shari Lewis with her puppets Lambchop and Charlie Horse
Works by Shari Lewis
Lamb Chop's play-along! 1 copy
THE TELL-MAKE IT BOOK 1 copy
The Shari Lewis Collection 1 copy
Do As I Do [VHS] 1 copy
Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: Don't Wake Your Mom! (Guaranteed to give Mom 45 extra minutes of rest.) [VHS] (1989) 1 copy
The Shari Lewis puppet book 1 copy
Shari's Passover Surprise 1 copy
Associated Works
Shari Lewis: 101 Things for Kids to Do [VHS] [1995] — Artist — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Hurwitz, Sonia Phyllis (birth)
- Birthdate
- 1933-01-17
- Date of death
- 1998-08-02
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- Barnard College
High School of Music and Art
American School of Ballet
Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre - Occupations
- ventriloquist
puppeteer
children's television show host
writer
magician - Relationships
- Tarcher, Jeremy P. (second husband)
Lewis, Stan (first husband)
Krantz, Judith (sister in law) - Organizations
- International Reading Association
- Awards and honors
- Emmy Award
Peabody Award
Kennedy Center Honors - Short biography
- Shari Lewis and her sock puppets were among the biggest stars of children's television in the 1950s to 1970s. In addition to performing, Lewis also wrote and produced shows for young viewers and won 12 Emmys, 7 Parents' Choice Awards, a Peabody Award and an Action for Children's Television Award during her career. She also wrote more than 60 books.
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Statistics
- Works
- 67
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 1,132
- Popularity
- #22,675
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 109