Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87: Rock pioneer ignited the charts with hits like 'Great Balls of Fire'
Two months later, news of the 22-year-old star's marriage to his 13-year-old third cousin Myra Gale Brown broke during a tour of England, setting off a firestorm of controversy. Lewis and Brown had wed the previous December, just days after the release of"Great Balls of Fire." The marriage was Lewis’ third, though he’d never officially divorced his first wife.
Lewis experienced a comeback in country music during the late ‘60s – around the same time he starred as Iago in a rock ‘n’ roll adaptation of Shakespeare’s"Othello" called"Catch My Soul." He was a regular presence on the country charts through the end of the next decade with such singles as"What’s Made Milwaukee Famous " and"Middle Age Crazy."
In 1989, Dennis Quaid portrayed Lewis in the garish biopic"Great Balls of Fire." At the time of Lewis' death, director Ethan Coen had completed the documentary"Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind," focused on the star's graces and demons, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2022.
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