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What happened to Jerry Lee Lewis’ 13-year-old bride? She’s been here the whole time
Myra Lewis Williams, also known as Myra Gale Brown, was the third wife of late rock ’n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and — more infamously — his 13-year-old cousin at the time they got married.
So whatever happened to her? Williams, 78, said in 2016 that she’s been “right here” the whole time — but she apparently no longer had a relationship with her notorious ex-husband after 2015.
Lewis, who died Friday at age 87, weathered professional exile in 1958 after a reporter covering his arrival in London inquired about the young girl in his entourage who ultimately introduced herself as “Jerry’s wife.”
The “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire” hitmaker had eloped with Myra Gale Brown in December 1957, the result of a romance that developed when he moved into the Memphis home of Myra’s father, JW Brown, who was Lewis’ cousin and bass player, according to Lewis’ obituary in The Times
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Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor and filmskapare (1926–2017)
This article is about the comedian. For the musician, see Jerry Lee Lewis. For other people named Jerry Lewis, see Jerry Lewis (disambiguation).
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| Born | Joseph Levitch[a] (1926-03-16)March 16, 1926 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2017(2017-08-20) (aged 91) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1931–2017[1] |
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| Children | 8, including Gary |
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| Notable works and roles | Prof. Julius F. Kelp and B • Jerry Lee Lewis’ ex-wife recalls the early years of rock-and-rollJ.W. Brown was working for Memphis Light, Gas and Water when he had a horrible accident working on power lines and nearly died. He spent a year rehabbing and when he healed, he was told he would return to the power lines. Brown decided he wanted to form a band instead, and he sought out his first cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, a talented but unknown piano player from Louisiana. He took Lewis to Sun Studio to meet Sam Phillips, the famed music mogul of the era. After some cajoling, Phillips agreed to sign the new band. Within months Lewis, known as “The Killer,” would become a megastar in the rock-n-roll world with hits like “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On,” and “Great Balls of Fire.” In the middle of this whirlwind, he did something that nowadays seems unthinkable. Without permission, he married Brown’s 13-year-old daughter, Myra, now Myra Williams. The couple remained married for 13 years and would have two children, |