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Why Dean Martin split with Jerry Lewis, adored Sinatra and pretended to drink
New York Post ^ | November 18, 2021 | Doree Lewak

Posted on 11/18/2021 5:23:53 PM PST by nickcarraway

Not everything about “King of Cool” Dean Martin was what it seemed. The dashing playboy and heartthrob was actually a devoted family man to eight children. The legendary drinker — who always had a tumbler in hand —secretly filled his glass with apple cider. And that gleaming grin masked pain.

A new documentary explores the complexities of the beloved crooner, comedian and founding member of the Rat Pack. “Dean Martin: King of Cool,” which premieres Friday on TCM, features never-before-seen archival footage and delves into Martin’s strained relationship with Jerry Lewis, his bromance with Frank Sinatra and the personal tragedy of losing a child.

Born Dino Paul Crocetti in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1917 to Italian immigrant parents, Martin didn’t learn English until age 6 and was considered nearly illiterate. The hardscrabble life in his working-class town couldn’t have been further from the shiny patina of Hollywood, yet Martin’s irrepressible talent was undeniable. His seamstress mother, Angela, proclaimed that if her kid didn’t make it as a singer, nobody could.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: deanmartin; franksinatra; hollywood; jerrylewis; ratpack
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To: Captain Peter Blood

I watched an episode of Match Game (from the 1970s) recently and someone mentioned Martin’s drinking was for show (exaggerated). I forget which celeb said it.


21 posted on 11/18/2021 5:58:37 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: PROCON

Jerry Lewis wrote a great bio on those days, title “Dean and Me.”


22 posted on 11/18/2021 5:58:56 PM PST by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

That all changed when he lost his son, he never recovered emotionally from it.


23 posted on 11/18/2021 5:59:26 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

Bookmark


24 posted on 11/18/2021 5:59:42 PM PST by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump. Prayers for PDJT and his loyal supporters.)
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To: PROCON

“One of the top five coolest men who ever lived.
The other 4? 😎”

I will nominate Steve McQueen and John Wayne for 2 of the leftover slots.


25 posted on 11/18/2021 5:59:42 PM PST by GaltMeister (All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Just like Foster Brooks was a teetotaler in real life.


26 posted on 11/18/2021 5:59:52 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

McQueen, Lee Marvin, Yul Brynner, Clint Eastwood.


27 posted on 11/18/2021 6:04:47 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Mean Daddy

Paraphrase: I feel sorry for people that that don’t drink, knowing that in the morning that will be the best they feel all day.


28 posted on 11/18/2021 6:05:34 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: dfwgator

He was training at Homestead AFB when I was there. His squadron, the 308th crashed too many jets.


29 posted on 11/18/2021 6:05:35 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: mylife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7O3I0uww3U


30 posted on 11/18/2021 6:08:38 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: PROCON
The other 4? 😎

There's a question for the ages.

My picks are (in no particular order)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Bing Crosby

Roger Miller

Andy Williams

31 posted on 11/18/2021 6:09:46 PM PST by noexcuses
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To: PROCON

In no particular order:

Bogart
Elvis
Sinatra
Wayne.

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32 posted on 11/18/2021 6:10:23 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: ConservativeStatement; Vision
Hilarious story. Dino was an original - actors in his generation were so "real" not he phony trust fund babies today.

I loved watching his show - there was always a surprise guest behind the door. His skits were classic....I heard he would not rehearse and used to laugh during the show during each number. So funny.

And agree with Vision on McQueen and Lee Marvin - definite icons up there with the "King of Cool."

33 posted on 11/18/2021 6:11:46 PM PST by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: PROCON

Cab Calloway would top my list.


34 posted on 11/18/2021 6:11:52 PM PST by CrosscutSaw
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To: PROCON

James Dean
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
Clint Eastwood


35 posted on 11/18/2021 6:12:54 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: nickcarraway

Thanks. Just set my TiVo.


36 posted on 11/18/2021 6:18:34 PM PST by Dr. Scarpetta ( )
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To: Candor7

Jerry was always annoying.


37 posted on 11/18/2021 6:20:52 PM PST by mylife (Joe Biden is like bald tires in the rain, Alec Baldwin with a gun....)
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To: Mean Daddy

Don Rickles was insanely good at delivering roasts. That was his whole schtick.


38 posted on 11/18/2021 6:23:44 PM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: Captain Peter Blood

I wholeheartedly agree on Steve McQueen being on the list - would rank him at top two.


39 posted on 11/18/2021 6:27:10 PM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: Spacetrucker

When Sammy David Jr was roasted on Dean Martin’s show Rickles qipped about how Sammy tried got on a bus in Birmingham the driver told him to get in the back. Sammy said “but I’m Jewish” to which the driver said, “get off”! Those were the days when most people had the sense to realize they were just poking fun at each other, nothing more nothing less.


40 posted on 11/18/2021 6:33:35 PM PST by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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