Lewis Grizzard was the stepbrother of the Southern humorist Ludlow Porch.
19 Facts About Lewis Grizzard
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Lewis Grizzard attended the University of Georgia in Athens, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi fraternity and Gridiron Secret Society.
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Lewis Grizzard studied journalism, but he shunned the school newspaper in favor of the independent Athens Daily News.
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The executive editor of the Journal, Jim Minter, said that had Lewis Grizzard stayed there, he would be remembered today as one of the great newspaper editors of the 20th century.
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Lewis Grizzard then left to become the executive sports editor at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Lewis Grizzard later recalled this as the most miserable period of his life.
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Lewis Grizzard's tenure included a controversy involving the removal of several news columns written by Lacy Banks, the Sun-Times first African-American sports columnist, from the newspaper, which resulted in Banks charging racism against Grizzard and led to Banks's subsequent firing.
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One Chicago radio announcer who sympathized with Lewis Grizzard said that Lewis Grizzard had been pronounced "guilty by geography".
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Lewis Grizzard was divorced for the second time while living in Chicago.
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In 1977, Lewis Grizzard returned to Atlanta as a columnist for the sports section of the Atlanta Constitution newspaper.
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Lewis Grizzard published this column about four days per week.
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Lewis Grizzard often drew criticism for his disparaging remarks about gay people and feminists, and his dislike for the New South and reflections on the "Old South" of his youth were frequently misinterpreted.
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Lewis Grizzard refused to use computers, writing every column or book on a regular typewriter.
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In 1988, Lewis Grizzard made his acting debut on the sitcom Designing Women, in the episode "Oh Brother", which first aired on 18 January 1988.
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Lewis Grizzard played the role of Clayton Sugarbaker, the half-brother of Julia and Suzanne Sugarbaker.
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Lewis Grizzard had a somewhat troubled life, battling alcoholism, and going through three divorces.
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Lewis Grizzard was voted "the Author From Hell" at a publishing convention for his behavior on book tours.
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Lewis Grizzard later attributed his miraculous recovery to the prayers of his fans.
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Lewis Grizzard never fathered any children, but he did adopt Jordan, the daughter of his fourth wife.