LOS ANGELES (AP) - December 10, 2008
The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
announced their selection Wednesday. The Hersholt Award - an actual
Oscar statuette - recognizes humanitarian efforts that have brought
credit to the film industry.
An actor, director, writer and producer, Lewis made his
big-screen debut in 1949's "My Friend Irma." He has been national
chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association since 1952 and has
raised more than $2 billion for the cause through his annual Labor
Day telethon.
The Oscars will be presented Feb. 22.
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