Jane Mitchum, Jerry Lewis second wife will be discussed in this article. We will look at how she gave birth to two of Jerry Lee Lewis children in four years of marriage with the singer.
Who is Jane Mitchum?
She is the ex-wife of late popular American singer and Pianist, Jerry Lewis. Jane was his second wife in his life that finally ended with seven wives.
Jane Mitchum got married to Lewis in the ninth month in 1953. Lewis was still legally married to his first wife Dorothy Barton.
Lewis Marriage with Jane was 23 days earlier to his final divorce from first wife Barton.
Strangely enough, it was Lewis who filed for divorced from Mitchum. It is not clear what made Lewis to want a life without a woman who gave him two kids in four years.
The reason might have been a serious one for the singer who got married to his first wife when he was only 16 sixteens.
Lewis had his divorce from Jane in 1957, specifically in October.
Jane Mitchum shared two kids with her husband. The two kids that Mitchum shared with celebrated singer Jerry Lewis are Jerry Lewis Jr and Ronnie Guy Lewis.
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The first born, Jr was born in 1954, a year after their marriage. He was born in Ferriday in Concordia Parish of Louisiana, USA on 2 November 1954.
Reports had it that Jerry Lewis Jr. a drummer and even appeared on a show on National Broadcasting Company TV.
Jane M. first son, Jerry Lewis junior died at the age of 19 in an accident.
Jerry Lewis Jr. was car he was driving, overturned killing him in the process.
The 19 year was driving a jeep at the time.
Ronnie Guy Lewis, Jane’s second born with Lewis was born in 1956.
Who was Jerry Lee Lewis? Jane Mitchum ex-husband.
Jerry Lewis was a colossal and controversial figure whose life cannot be explained. The celebrated singer was married seven times with only six kids in those seven marriages.
The life story of Lewis can filled several pages and cannot even be narrated in a day.
Lewis life rose from fame to disgrace, fame again, debt, stroke and finally death.
His debt cases forced him out of the United States to Ireland. The popular Rock and Roll singer had to cram himself and his family into a rented apartment for four good years.
Jerry Lee Lewis has two popular siblings in the person of Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart.
Lewis parents are said to have mortgage their farm in order to get him a piano which later proved useful to him.
Lewis died on 28th October,2022 at the age of 87. He died at Desoto county of Mississippi in the US.
He was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.
The musician who was nicknamed the Killer was born on 29th September,1935.
Jerry Lee Lewis is noted and regarded by many as the first ever great wild man of the “rock n’ roll‘.
Lewis is seen as the founder and pioneer of the Rock and roll as well as rockabilly music.
The famous pianist and singer’s first ever recording was “Crazy Arms” which is reported to have produced by Sun Records in 1956.
His first record was a hit, making 300,000 copies sales and by the following year, the musician rose to fame with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On“.
His name was not just in the South alone like the first album. The 1957 hit catapult him to the whole world and made him a household name.
His success and fame vanished all of a sudden. This was when the singer was embroiled in a marriage with his under age cousin.
