LET JERRY BE JERRY

It’s easy to sit home and take potshots at a public figure like Jerry Lewis (Letters, March 5 and 12). You may not like him as an entertainer. And you may disapprove of aspects of his personal life. But few others have brought smiles and laughter to as many children and adults as Mr. Lewis, and dedicated as much time and effort to a charitable cause, as has Mr. Lewis. If he is a “World Class Egomaniac,” as reader Douglas McEwan claims, it’s OK with me--he’s earned the right.

H. STEPHEN DEMPSEY

Thousand Oaks