Inside Shari Lewis' Two Marriages: How the Lamb Chop Ventriloquist's Husbands Influenced Her Approach to Her Career

Inside Shari Lewis' Two Marriages: How the Lamb Chop Ventriloquist's Husbands Influenced Her Approach to Her Career

Shari Lewis was married twice — to Stan Lewis from 1953 to 1957 and to Jeremy Tarcher from 1958 until her death in 1998David McLane/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Shari Lewis and Jeremy Tarcher.NEED TO KNOWShari Lewis was married to Stan Lewis from 1953 to 1957The Lamb Chop ventriloquist married Jeremy Tarcher in 1958, and they remained together until her death in 1998She shared her only child, Mallory, with her second husbandShari Lewis's two …

“Shari & Lamb Chop”- Inseparable

Shari Lewis, if you’re of a certain age, was everywhere, almost all at once, on television in the 50s and 60s and then again in the 90s on PBS. She made a career in children’s television but was much more than that. Lisa D’Apolito, writer and director, invites us in to see how much more there was to Shari than we ever imagined.  Shari Lewis. Photo courtesy of Kino Lorber. Born Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz, she was the daughter of a professor of educati…