Myra Lewis Williams
publication date: Saturday, March 1, 2025 (part of March 2025)
category: Family
clue: By the time she divorced a rock and roll legend at age 26, she'd been his wife for half of her life, but she'd never not been in his family.
explanation: Lewis Williams was 13 when she married Jerry Lee Lewis, her first cousin, causing a scandal that nearly ended the musician's career. She suffered significant abuse during their time together and divorced him 13 years later, eventually writing two books about the experience. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and Aaron Shurtleff
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