Wednesday, August 31, 2016

I DREAM OF JEANNE

Friends, with the passing of Jeanne Martin, we remembered that we had share an extensive post on her back in 2012 title, "I DREAM OF JEANNE."  That original posting can be found  HERE.  As the focus of our blog is Dean Martin, when we did the original posting we only shared the part of the prose that most focused on Dean.  With Mrs. Martin's passing, we thought it would be appropriate to share the prose in total as it appears on David Del Valle's blog "WEST HOLLYWOOD WIFES."

As your read this post, you will discover how Mr. Del Valle became connected to the Martin family and you will get a behind the scenes glimpse of life with Mrs. Martin and her family.  It's an interesting read, and the most in depth prose that we have ever seen on the second Mrs. Dean Martin.

Once again, we share our deep sadness at this huge loss for the Martin Family.  We thank Mr. David Del Valle for his well written words of intriguing insight, "I DREAM OF JEANNE."  To check this out in it's original source, simply click on the title of this message.

DMP


I DREAM OF JEANNE




Jeanne Martin at home. Photo by Litchfield.
Last night I had another one of those dreams influenced by the last thing you see or read on your computer before you finally drift off to sleep. This time around it would be a lady I had not thought of in many years, Jeanne Martin, the ex-wife of Dean Martin. They had been divorced since 1973. Now why, you might ask, would I dream about her of all people? I was playing around on the news feeds that night, when I noticed that Jeanne Martin had recently sued the estate of her late husband asking for accounting of hundreds of thousands in what she felt were funds belonging to her that went instead to the accountants, or something to that effect. Now this news was of no particular importance to anyone including me except that for the fact that for about a year between 1978 and 1979 Jeanne Martin was a part of my daily life because at that time my partner Chris Dietrich was her live-in security man, who also served in many capacities during the year he was employed by the ex-Mrs. Dean Martin.
Chris was still living at Barbara Steele’s apartment on Lasky Drive when Jeanne Martin came into his life. He had been living with Barbara and helping her with errands as well as babysitting then 11-year-old son Jonathan when the need presented itself. This situation seemed to work quite well for awhile and for Chris it was literally a dream come true, since he had been obsessed by her from the age of 12 having seen her starring role in the cult horror film Black Sunday. The problem was that with people of such different backgrounds (not to mention age differences) require more space than even a large apartment can offer. I remember Barbara calling me up one morning laughing (but I could tell it bothered her) that Chris had accidentally used her toothbrush and she decided then and there she was going to find Chris another place to live and a job to go with it to make sure he would be able to be independent. Chris had just ended his two-year relationship with my ex-employer Paul Tiberio and was adrift yet again since his arrival in Los Angeles back in 1975.
Barbara once told me she literally “knew everybody worth knowing in show business,” and this was no idle boast since she had been married to the Oscar-winning screenwriter James Poe as well as having been a working actress on both continents since 1959. She had recently gone to one of the many parties that Jeanne Martin gave during the Holiday season and recalled Jeanne mentioning that her security man had left and she was interviewing candidates to replace him. Now Chris was not anyone’s idea of a watchdog, yet Barbara felt he could do this if he set his mind to it so she proceeded to prepare him for the appointment. She arranged for him to meet Jeanne and see if Chris could perhaps find a new home in the Martin compound.
Jeanne Martin was at that time was still a very attractive, striking woman with intense blue eyes (that she then passed on to her impossibly handsome son Dean Paul, a heartbreaker of epic proportions who had already married and divorced Olivia Hussey before moving on to skating star Dorothy Hamill) and a good figure. She also possessed a real sense of authority and style, having been a part of the “celebrity wives club” for decades.
I always remembered her from an old episode of I Love Lucy during the shows that placed the Ricardos and the Mertzes in Hollywood. The episode Jeanne appeared in was the one where Lucy manages to become a model in a celebrity fashion show. Lucy, as Mrs. Ricky Ricardo, was presented on stage right after Mrs. Dean Martin. Jeanne also made many appearances on Dean’s variety shows over the years as well. It became obvious to anyone in her orbit that she was really Dean’s true soul mate and the real love of his life. After Dean divorced his last wife Cathy he reconciled with Jeanne in such a way that many in Hollywood assumed they might remarry. This was not to be; they did however become very close and remained so until his death. Dean literally died holding her hand.
The interview that Chris had with Jeanne was conducted in the office located behind the kitchen area at the back on the house. Jeanne’s house was modest by Beverly Hills standards, with everything on one level. The house was still quite lavish in its own way with a sunken living room decorated in grays and blacks with Art Deco-styled couches with appropriate Lucite tables. The house had been featured in an issue of Architectural Digest and she made sure the rooms remained in that pristine state ever after. Chris told me that she was very business-like and yet he was won over by her smile. She asked him a number of questions about what he wanted in life and if Hollywood was his dream (and by that she meant, are you trying to be an actor?). I think it was Chris’s answer in the negative that sealed the deal since she did not want to hire somebody only to lose them to the first casting agent they might meet at one of her parties.
The one thing she did right then and there was make sure that Chris being gay was not going to be an issue since she had two sons: Ricci, the younger and more hedonistic of the two, and Dean Paul, already by then a tennis pro with one foot in movie stardom already. The morning of Chris’s interview, Dean Paul was already on the property playing tennis; with this in mind Jeanne then asked Chris if he would mind taking some papers out for Dean Paul to sign. Jeanne watched the entire transaction between Chris and her hunky offspring from her patio.  Later Jeanne would telephone Barbara, delighted with the interview and especially pleased that, “Chris and Dean Paul interacted ‘man to man’ with no hang-ups.” In other words, Chris Dietrich was now the new live-in security man and confidant in the life of Jeanne Martin.
Chris and I had an off-and-on-again relationship for years by this point and his moving into the Martin house meant that I would be there as well, at least on weekends and evenings when we felt like getting together. Jeanne Martin’s house (which was just a few blocks above the Hamburger Hamlet off Sunset Boulevard; it was ten minutes from my front door at Beverly and Oakhurst) became like a clubhouse for me since Chris was always calling me to come up for one thing or another—although the line was drawn at attending her parties, which were by invitation only and always a set group of people. Some were in the business, some not, but all of them she had come to trust from years of exposure to her life, both with and without her famous husband. Ryan O’Neal was a regular as was Ursula Address, along with Barbara and her best girlfriend, the former Mrs. Stuart Whitman Carolina. Chris was in charge of Jeanne’s security which was then contained in one room filled with closed-circuit television screens that gave him a 360-degree view of the entire property, including the road that went by the front of the house, which was always illuminated by muted floodlights until dawn. There was never a threat during Chris’s entire time with Jeanne except for the occasion when actor Tony Lo Bianco kept driving by her house to see if she was really at home even though she had quit taking his calls. They dated a couple of times before Jeanne decided he was just not boyfriend material. It was clear after awhile even to Chris that for Jeanne, any man was going to find it almost impossible to come up to the level of a Dean Martin and she would most likely never marry again.
For the better part of a year and a half Chris was living a rather comfortable existence with little in the way of stress since Jeanne proved to be a kind and generous employer. Jeanne’s Mother Peggy, who was beloved by Dean and lived with them when they were married, now had her own room in the house which was located near the kitchen, so when I would stay over we would sometimes run into each other at night looking for snacks. For the first few weeks that Chris worked there I had to be very discreet in staying in Chris’s room but after a few months Peggy was aware I was there and so cool with it. In fact, there was one evening when I ran into her and she mentioned that I was not the only guy to stay overnight with Chris. This was rather amusing looking back on it now. Chris had been seeing this very cute guy named Bill Seebee and had apparently had a weekend with him when I was off in San Francisco. What Peggy could not have known, of course, was that Chris and I had a very open relationship as we were both out and about (and that, my friends, is the only way to keep a relationship like the one we had). I suspect Peggy wanted to have a little soap opera among the staff but this was not to be and we all laughed about it later over cheesecake, which was a household favorite.
Jeanne Martin seemed to have it made from the outside looking in and yet even with money and privilege comes boredom and regret at the way things turned out since the divorce really ended any true happiness either Dean Martin or she would have. Jeanne threw her parties a few times a year and did the rounds of Beverly Hills parties, yet hers must have been a lonely life, having led such a full one with Dean filled with great times as well as more than her share of bad ones which then led to the end of what the press perceived as a “storybook marriage.” The one consultation was always her children of which she had three: Ricci and Dean Paul of course and her daughter Gina, who was already long out of the nest and living on her own. Jeanne had told Chris many times that, “I have always had a very strong sense of self. I know who I am.” She was the rock that centered that family and soon that would include Dean Martin as well. Chris got to meet him several times and on occasion was sent over to his house to deliver things that were important and/or private between the two of them. Chris was always taken with how down to earth and nice Dean Martin was to everyone around him. Chris was very impressed with the way Dean behaved and looked forward to each and every meeting, few as there would be during his year and a half working with Jeanne.
Dean Paul Martin.
Dean Paul Martin.
One of the highlights in the Martin household during Chris’s watch was the big screen debut of Jeanne’s oldest son, Dean Paul, in 1979′s romantic dramaPlayers. This was tailor-made for Dean Paul since he was the character, right down to being a tennis pro in real life. Jeanne was privately amused by the fact in the film he is pursued by an older woman (played by Ali MacGraw) since Dean Paul was first seduced by an older friend of Jeanne’s when Dean Paul was about 15 years old. They do say art imitates life and so it was with Players. The night of the screening the entire house was energized by the aspect of seeing Dean Paul finally cash those good look in for a chance at being a leading man in ways perhaps even his dad did not accomplish in his screen career, although in films like Some Came Running and Toys in the Attic his dad more than proved he had the chops to be a fine dramatic actor in his own right. Dean Paul had a lot to live up to and he was painfully aware of this.
One example of just how nice a guy Dean Paul was in life was when I was asked to sub for Chris during an afternoon when the Martin station wagon was in the garage. Dean Paul was coming into LAX and needed a ride to his apartment in West Hollywood so I agreed to drive out and pick him up. He was always a class act and this time was no exception we chatted away on the way to his place like two old college chums. I remember at that time I was still doing personal management with the few clients I had left over from Del Valle, Franklin & Levine. I mentioned to Dean Paul that I would really like to take David Essex, the English rocker, to Morton’s when he got into town the following week, but without the private phone number Morton’s was strictly off limits. Dean listened intently as I described the various attempts I had made to secure this fabled number. When we did finally arrive at his doorstep he thanked me for the ride and asked to be remembered to Chris and then without any fanfare he handed me one of his personal cards with his name of the front in silver and on the back was Morton’s private number. He winked at me and said as he departed, “Just tell the maitre D’ that you are part of my regular table and you should have no worries.” With that he walked away. A few days later David Essex and I were seated at one of the primo tables in Morton’s and when we ordered our first round of drinks and they arrived I proposed a toast: “To Dean Paul, a man who is tops in his class.”

Dean Paul and Dean Martin.
Chris had several chats with Dean Paul during this period and he confided to me that all Dean Paul ever wanted was to race cars and fly jets. He was a speed freak and loved every moment of it. This would of course come back to haunt all of us after the event of December 1987 when we lost him to an accident that claimed his life, forever ending any joy in his dad’s world. The premiere went beautifully and Dean Paul looked and acted every inch the movie star, even if his heart was really not into all the glitz and glamour that was his birthright. Jeanne was a walking rainbow of motherly pride and she never looked more radiant than she did that night, nor was she ever more proud of her son as she was that night. Anyone who ever wondered what kept this lady centered need look no further since Jeanne was a survivor and a rock for her family, and that was as good as it gets in the world she had created for herself.
One afternoon towards the end of Chris’s time there Jeanne asked Chris to drive one of her station wagon cars to Las Vegas and pick up a new one from her brother, who owned a car dealership off the strip.  Chris was told “to make a weekend of it and take a boyfriend, if you like,” so Chris and I departed for Las Vegas with dreams of staying at one of the many four-star casino hotels that were the playground of the “Rat Pack” in the heyday of Dean’s film stardom. What happened was this: we arrived in Vegas, went straight to Jeanne’s brother’s car lot and exchanged cars, then headed down to the strip to check out our room and then hit the one main gay club at that time (which was a bit north of the real action on Las Vegas Boulevard). What we discovered was possibly the worst hotel in Las Vegas with a room that defied description; let’s just say even the front door would not lock and the bed was, shall we say, lived in. Jeanne had let us down big time and it was then I realized that in spite of her behavior when we were in her home this was business and Chris was still an employee, and this just confirmed how low on the totem pole he was in her eyes.
In looking back this trip to Vegas was the beginning of the end and within months of this trip Jeanne would give Chris notice that their time together was at an end. It was a good run and her reasons for letting him go were more than valid, since we always knew Chris was never remotely qualified to be a security force in the Martin compound. Chris’s replacement was the now-legendary Gavin De Becker, who went on to gain national attention as an expert in security issues for the government, corporations, celebrities, and authored a few books on the subject of home protection.
It was while Chris was preparing to leave Jeanne Martin’s that I began to think about my relationship to him and the fact that we, too, were soul mates and the comparison to Dean and Jeanne was not lost on me as well. Chris had no idea where to go next. As he began packing to leave the Martin house that afternoon I went into the office and ran into Jeanne, who took me aside, and what she said to me stays with me to this day: “David, you know Chris loves you very much and I think you feel exactly the same way. So why not do something about it now while you are both young enough to enjoy what you have to the fullest?”
Later that evening I asked Chris Dietrich to move in with me at Beverly and Oakhurst. We did not know it then but we were about to enter the best years of our lives.  Now whenever I dream of Jeanne I do it with love.


Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Video Tribute: Jeannine and Dean Martin

Dear Friends,  we have been contemplating putting together a tribute to Jeanne Martin using images of Jeanne with Dean, as well as all the children, and we may still do so.  But, we discovered that a few years ago someone put together a youtube video tribute titled "Jeannine and Dean Martin that
has done a commendable job of doing just that.

The only thing that we ourselves would have done differently is to have used one of Dean's songs instead of "It's All Right" from Sam Cooke.  Not there there is anything inappropriate about "it's All Right," to us it just would be better to use any number of Dean's songs to make the tribute ever more focused on Dean.

We thank the video creator "A1EntertainmentLover" for using time and talent to put this together in homage to Dean and Jeanne, even more timely now on the passing of Mrs. Martin.

DMP



Jeannie and Dean Martin
A1EntertainmentLover


Monday, August 29, 2016

RIP: JEANNE MARTIN

Dear Friends, we feel committed to continuing our reverent remembrances of Jeanne Biegger Martin for the next few days at least.  We continue to extend our sincerest sympathy to the Martin family on the death of the family matriarch.  We are most pleased to share touching and tender thoughts scribed by a blogger well known to ilovedinomartin.  Today we share prose and pictures gathered together by Mr. David Lobosco at his blog "A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE."

In the past we have shared a number of excellent posts on Dean written by Mr. Lobosco.  If you typed David Lobosco into our search line, you ought to be able to locate each and everyone of them.  David also recently shared his thoughts on Ricci James Martin's sudden death that you can locate  HERE.
Mr. Lobosco shares pretty much the same details as contained in the various web news site reports, but we are most appreciate of the images of Dino and Jeanne that he has put together, especially the first one that we don't remember seeing before.

We thank Mr. David Lobosco for his special efforts in honoring the life of Dean's second wife Jeanne and thank him for using his time and talents to honor Mrs. Martin.  To checks this out in it's original source, simply click on the title of today's message.

DMP


Sunday, August 28, 2016

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Little Green Apples"








Hey pals.
Very somber feelins' this week, mi amici.
The passin' of our pallies VERY special lady, Jeanne, has got me a wee bit blue
. 'Specially with Ricci's death just weeks ago.
Got me lookin' at old pics of the Martin family online...& it's REALLY heartbreakin'.
 Seein' them so young & happy as they once were...Man!
 Nothin' makes me sadder...than families disintegratin' over the years, my friends.
Get's me dwellin' on my own family & friends that have left this world.
 Oh well, pals...such is life.
Losin' loved ones just comes with the territory.

So...all that bein' said...I wanted a VERY special tune & vid for this week's Serenade.
A combo that will capture all the love & happiness that Dean & Jeanne & their family shared.

Now pallies...I can't take ANY credit for this one. I simply mentioned what I was thinkin' to a very close friend...a TRUE Dino-disciple...& the PER FEC TO jam was exclaimed. "Little Green Apples".
My friend knew EXACTLY what I meant.
 This song & vid just SO SO completely capture the love...compassion...& TRUE heart-felt sentiment between Dean & his Jeanne.
You can see it in their eyes, my friends.
She TRULY loved her guy.
The beauty in Jeanne...to me...was how she just let Dino be Dino.
She accepted him for who & how he was...like a REAL woman.
I'm sure this wasn't always easy, pals.
Dean led a VERY unique life. One that needs a VERY unique lady to understand.

So, mi amici...this one's goin' out to Jeanne.
A great gal.
Dean's been waitin' a long time for his lady.
Let's be happy for their reunion! Their a complete family once again, pallies.

Enjoy the beautiful tune & the great great vid!
Be warned, though...it's a REAL tearjerker.
Ciao.



And I wake up in the morning
With my hair down in my eyes and she says hi
And I stumble to the breakfast table
While the kids are gonna to school goodbye
She reaches out and takes my hand
And squeezes it and says how you feeling hon
And I look across at smiling lips
That warm my heart and see my morning sun

And if that's not lovin' me then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
There's no such thing as Doctor Suess
Disneyland or Mother Goose is no nursery rhyme
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
And when myself is feelin' low
I think about her face aglow and ease my mind

Sometimes I call her up at home knowing she's busy
And ask if she could get away and meet me and grab a bite to eat
Then she drops what she's doin' and hurries down to meet me and I'm always late
But she sits waitin' patiently
And smiles when she first sees me cause she's made that way

And if that ain't lovin' me then all I've got to say
God didn't make little green apples
It don't snow in Minneapolis when the winter comes
There's no such think as make believe
Puppy dogs and autumn leaves and BB guns
God didn't make little green apples
And it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime
When myself is feelin' low
I think about her face aglow and ease my mind
To ease my mind to ease my mind

Saturday, August 27, 2016

Dean Martin's second wife Jeanne, who never married after split, dies of cancer at 89 three weeks after the death of son Ricci

Dear Friends,

We continue to remember Dean's second wife, Miss Jeanne Biegger on her death from cancer on Wednesday, August 24.  Today we share with you an international post from the British site "Daily Mail" wonderfully written by Miss Rachel McGrath.  This particular remembrance is a nice mix of prose and pictures honoring Miss Jeanne's life as wife and mother and we are particularly pleased with the images that have been shared.

This particular prose also remembers the lives of the two boys that Mrs. Martin gave birth to....Dino Paul Martin Jr. and Ricci James Martin and how sadly, both sons have preceded their mother in death, with Ricci's untimely death just three weeks ago.  One can only wonder how hard Mrs. Martin took Ricci's death and if is some way it may have affected her own death.

We thank the "Daily Mail" for sharing the news of Mrs. Martin's death through there writer Miss Rachel McGrath, letting the British empire know of her passing.  To check this out in it's original source, simply click on the title of this message.

DMP

Dean Martin's second wife Jeanne, who never married after split, dies of cancer at 89 three weeks after the death of son Ricci

By RACHEL MCGRATH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 09:11 EST, 25 August 2016

Former model Jeanne Martin, who was the second wife of legendary entertainer Dean Martin, has died.

Her family confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that she passed away Wednesday at her Beverly Hills home after suffering from cancer.

RIP: Jeanne Martin, the second wife of legendary entertainer Dean Martin, has died from cancer in Beverly Hills at age 89. She's pictured with her husband in 1966

She was 89.

RIP: Jeanne Martin, the second wife of legendary entertainer Dean Martin, has died from cancer in Beverly Hills at age 89. She's pictured with her husband in 1966

Born Dorothy Jean Biegger in Coral Gables, Florida, she changed her name to Jeanne as a young model in Miami.

 In 1948, she attended a New Year's Eve show starring Dean and Jerry Lewis, THR.com reports, where the pair fell in love at first sight.

She was 22 when they married a year later following his divorce from his first wife Betty.
Jeanne bore bore him three children - sons Dean Paul Jr., known as Dino, and Ricci, and a daughter Gina.

Famous family: Jeanne and Dean wed in 1949 and were married for 23 years before divorcing. They had three children together - Dean Paul Jr., left, Ricci, right, and Gina, seated, pictured in 1966 at home in Beverly hills. Both sons predeceased their mother

Famous family: Jeanne and Dean wed in 1949 and were married for 23 years before divorcing. They had three children together - Dean Paul Jr., left, Ricci, right, and Gina, seated, pictured in 1966 at home in Beverly hills. Both sons predeceased their mother

In addition to her own children with Dean. she also helped raise his four children from his previous marriage.

After their divorce in 1973, the entertainer remarried for a third time, to a hair salon receptionist Catherine, but the marriage ended after three years.

Jeanne never remarried.


Jeanne Martin with her daughter Gina Martin back in 1995

Stayed single: Jeanne never remarried following her split from dean. She's pictured in Beverly Hills in 1998 with Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara

Stayed single: Jeanne never remarried following her split from dean. She's pictured in Beverly Hills in 1998 with Frank Sinatra's widow Barbara

Predeceased his mother: Jeanne's youngest son Ricci Martin died at home in Utah aged 62 just three weeks ago - in the picture above he performs at the M Resort in Las Vegas in 2014

Predeceased his mother: Jeanne's youngest son Ricci Martin died at home in Utah aged 62 just three weeks ago - in the picture above he performs at the M Resort in Las Vegas in 2014

Both of Jeanne's sons predeceased her.

Just three weeks ago, the youngest of her three children with Dean - son Ricci - was found dead at his home in Utah at the age of 62.

Dean Paul was killed in 1987 while piloting a Phantom fighter jet for the Air National Guard. The jet crashed in the San Bernardino Mountains near Los Angeles killing him and another officer on board. He was 37.

Following the death of their son Dino, she and Dean grew close again and she was at his side when he passed away from emphysema on Christmas Day 1995.

Fairytale romance: Jeanne, a Florida model, was just 22 when she wed the Rat Pack star one week after his divorce from his first wife Betty

Fairytale romance: Jeanne, a Florida model, was just 22 when she wed the Rat Pack star one week after his divorce from his first wife Betty







Friday, August 26, 2016

Jeanne Martin Dies: Model & Second Wife Of Dean Martin Was 89

Dear Friends,  we take this opportunity once again to reverently remember the memory of Jeanne Biegger Martin who passed from this life on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. Today message comes from the YAHOO! TV site where Mr. Ross A. Lincoln has reported "Jeanne Martin Dies: Model & Second Wife Of Dean Martin Was 89."  This particular link came our way courtesy of one of our most faithful readers, Miss AOW."

This particular essay by Mr. Lincoln gives us a bit more background on Miss Jeanne's career as a model and about her reign as the Orange Bowl Queen on January 1, 1948.  We also get some insight into Mrs. Martin's wonderful work for charity...we never knew what the letters of SHARE stood for before.

The image used by Mr. Lincoln is a powerful pose of Dean and Jeanne that certainly would bring back many memories of their life together as man and wife.  We thank our Miss AOW for sending this link our way, and of course, to the folks at YAHOO! TV and Mr. Ross A. Lincoln for sharing wonderful words in his touching and tender tribute to Dean's second wife, and who many consider to be the true love of his life.  To check this out in it's original source, simply click on the title of this message.

DMP

Jeanne Martin Dies: Model & Second Wife Of Dean Martin Was 89

Ross A. Lincoln  August 24, 2016




Jeanne Martin, the second wife of legendary crooner Dean Martin, and in her early life a model and Orange Bowl queen, died on Wednesday, August 24 at her home in Beverly Hills following a battle with cancer. She was 89.

Born in 1927 in Coral Gables, Fla., she broke into modeling in Miami, posing for magazines, catalogs and calendars and at age 20 was voted Orange Bowl queen, appearing in its New Year’s Eve parade and at the Jan. 1, 1948 Georgia Tech vs. Kansas football game. She met Dean Martin one year later at a New Year’s Eve performance by Martin and his comedy partner Jerry Lewis, and the two were married in 1949 one week after he divorced his first wife.

Their 1949-1972 marriage coincided with the height of Dean Martin’s fame in the 1950s and 60s, and Jeanne was frequently mentioned in his act. She never pursued an entertainment career of her own, but did co-found the charity organization SHARE (Share Happily and Reap Endlessly) in 1953. The couple had three children together, Dean Paul, daughter Gina Martin, and son Ricci, who died this year on August 1. Jeanne Martin also raised Dean’s children from his first marriage.

In his 2005 memoir, “Dean & Me,” Jerry Lewis described Jeanne as “the best thing (next to me) that ever happened to Dean.”

The couple separated in 1969 and divorced in 1973. Despite the split, the pair eventually became friends, bonding after the 1987 death of their son Dean Paul Martin. They remained on good terms until Martin’s death in 1995. She never remarried. She’s survived by Craig Martin, Gail Martin Downey, Deana Martin Griffeth, Gina Martin Romano, and by 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be private.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Jeanne Martin, Model and Ex-Wife of Dean Martin, Dies at 89

Dear Friends, as you have already read from Danny G.'s post, there is more sad news this day for the Martin Family.  The family announced through "THE HOLLYWOOD REPORT" that Jeanne Martin, Dean's second wife has died yesterday, Wednesday, August 24,  of cancer at the age of 89.  This news comes on the heels of the news that her youngest son, Ricci James Martin, died earlier this same month.

Below is the news as shared by "THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER" including a wonderful picture of Dean and Jeanne taken in 1957.  The prose is well written and includes some details on Mrs. Martin that we had not known previously.  We wish to extend our sincere sympathy to the Martin family on the death of  Miss Jeanne.

We will interrupt our normal posting schedule to share more posts on Mrs. Martin's death in the days ahead.  We thank the staff at "THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER" for honoring Miss Jeanne in this way.   To read this information as it has been shared at the original source, please click on the title of today's message.  We thank our Danny G. and Miss AOW for both of their contributions to getting this sad news to the ilovedinomartin readership.

DMP

Jeanne Martin, Model and Ex-Wife of Dean Martin, Dies at 89

 8/24/2016 by THR Staff



Dean and Jeanne Martin in 1957

Their youngest son, musician Ricci Martin, died earlier this month.

Jeanne Martin, a model and Orange Bowl queen who became the wife of singer and actor Dean Martin during the height of his fame, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer at her Beverly Hills home, her family announced. She was 89.

After marrying Dean Martin in 1949, the pair were one of Hollywood’s most photographed couples. Matriarch of their large family, she gave birth to three of Dean’s children while raising four more from his previous marriage. Their breakup in 1969 caused nearly as much distress to Martin’s fans as his professional split with partner Jerry Lewis had in 1956.

“Dean’s viewers knew he was a good husband and father and the booze-and-broads jokes were just part of the act,” wrote Lee Hale in the 2000 book Backstage at the Dean Martin Show, having served as musical director for the NBC program.

Born Dorothy Jean Biegger on March 27, 1927, in Coral Gables, Fla., she went by Jeanne when she began modeling in Miami. She was voted Orange Bowl queen in 1947. A year later, she came to the Beachcomber Club in Miami to see a New Year’s Eve show starring Martin and Lewis.

Jeanne maintained she had never heard of either entertainer until that night. She told author Nick Tosches for a 1992 biography of Dean Martin that upon seeing him on stage, “We locked eyes and I knew. We just fell madly in love.”

A week after Martin was granted a divorce from first wife Betty McDonald, he and 22-year-old Jeanne Biegger wed on Sept. 1, 1949, at the Beverly Hills home of Herman Hover, owner of famed Hollywood nightclub Ciro's. Lewis was best man.

She was “the best thing (next to me) that ever happened to Dean,” wrote Lewis in a 2005 memoir, Dean & Me.

For 20 years, they were viewed as one of Hollywood’s happiest couples until on Dec. 10, 1969, Jeanne issued a statement that they were parting ways.

The divorce wasn't finalized until 1972. Dean Martin was wed once more, to Catherine Hawn, a hair-salon receptionist, and legally adopted her daughter, Sasha, but that union ended in 1976. Jeanne Martin never remarried.

The pair became reacquainted in 1987 when one of their sons, actor Dean Paul Martin, was killed at 35 while piloting a military jet. Jeanne and Dean remained on good terms until his death from respiratory failure on Christmas Day 1995.

Eldest daughter Claudia Martin died of breast cancer in 2001.

Their youngest son, musician Ricci Martin, died on Aug. 3.

She is survived by son Craig Martin; daughters Gail Martin Downey, Deana Martin Griffeth and Gina Martin Romano; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral services will be private.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Danny G's Breaking News: Jeanne Martin passes away

Hey pals...this is not yet confirmed...but I'm hearin' some VERY bad news once 'gain. A friend just informed me that Nancy Sinatra has "Tweeted" that Dean's dear dear Jeanne has passed away. 'Gain, my friends...this is NOT confirmed. Just figured I'd pass on what I heard. DMP will definitely elaborate I'm sure.

"Dean Martin the man we learned the art of living"

Hey pallies, likes once 'gain the words of the day are likes MASSIVE and international dudes.  As were goin' through our usual blog searchin' homework we recently happened 'pon an older post from the Spanish blog "Far West"  dated November 23, 2012 where an unnamed blogger shared a marvelously massive, hugest of huge homage of our most beloved Dino simply tagged "DEAN MARTIN."

While the intent of this particular web pad, in the words of the blogger, is a "blog dedicated to the best American westerns of the history of cinema," the delightful dude who created the extraordinary essay on our Dino shares extensively from our main man's life, times and teachin's far far beyond just accentin' his wonderful western efforts.

Youse knows that this guy deeply deeply digs our Dino by the swank sentences lovin'ly ladened with the purest of pure passion for our Dino that opens these  remarkable reflections:  "Today we will talk about Dean Martin (Dino di Paul Crocetti real name), as remembered as eternal. A great actor in his films always did himself. Dean Martin was a charismatic, mischievous, smart, womanizing, gulf, party animal, seductive man, player, of strong personality, and always conquered the most beautiful ladies."

Likes, if that is all that this blogger has scribed 'bout our King of Cool. it woulda been stunnin'ly sufficient, but that is simply where he begins with his awesome adulation of our one and only Dino.
Our fav of this dude's wisest of wise Dino-words is the sentence that we have chosen to tag this Dino-report... "Dean Martin the man we learned the art of living"  We gotta say pallies that dem are some of the coolest of cool, wisest of wise words ever spoken 'bout our main man!

We coulda goes on and on with laudin' this dude's ubber understandin' of our Dino, but then youse wouldn't have the time to read it all for yourselves.  So, digs into this delightful Dino-feast Dino-holics everywhere...enjoys the prose, the pixs, the vids excitin'ly exhibitin' the remarkable range of our Dino's life, time, and teachin's.

We are most appreciate of the host of "FAR WEST" for their energetic efforts in the spreadin' of the Dino-message to their readership and helpin', we are certain, to bring many many into knowin', lovin', and honorin' our one and only Dino.  We sez sorry for not happenin' 'pon this sooner, and we did a wee bit of research and there are several  more bits of Dino-adulation at "FAR WEST" that we will share in future postin's here at ilovedinomartin.   To checks this out in it's original source, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-message.  Dino-awed, DMP

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2012

DEAN MARTIN (1917-1995)



Today we will talk about Dean Martin (Dino di Paul Crocetti real name), as remembered as eternal. A great actor in his films always did himself. Dean Martin was a charismatic, mischievous, smart, womanizing, gulf, party animal, seductive man, player, of strong personality, and always conquered the most beautiful ladies.

He was born in Ohio in 1917. His family was of Italian and humble origin, where his father was a barber and his mother a housewife.

Great actor, showman, singer and humorist. I work in very different things in his teens as a laborer, gas station, and even boxer croupier, where he acquired some success with the pseudonym "Kid Crocetti".

He began performing as a singer in various night clubs where alternated songs with comic monologues, acting under the pseudonym "Dino Martini", and achieved great success with songs like "Volare", "Everybody loves somebody sometimes", "Bouna Sera" , "Sway" ...

A great actor, but above all an excellent singer swing.



"Everybody loves somebody sometimes" with John Wayne



Dean Martin sings "Volare"

In these environments he met another rookie comedian Jerry Lewis, both colleagues were inseparable and prepared a number that debuted in Atlantic City in 1946, achieving its chemical arouse enthusiasm among the audience. In 1946 they debuted in film with the title "My friend Irma," which was the beginning of a fruitful collaboration that produced great comedies like "My friend Irma Goes West" (1950), "Locos del aire" (1952) "What a pair of sea" (1952), "A legacy of fear" (1953), "crazy rider" (1953), "That pair of cut-throats" (1953), "king of the circus" (1954), " living his life "(1954)," You're Never Too Young "(1955)," Artists and models "(1955), and" Pardners "(1956).



A unique couple

Always repeating the same roles, Dean Martin was the heartthrob who was always chasing skirts, and Jerry Lewis was the clumsy got them all trouble. They were so famous that even a comic book published with the adventures of this wonderful couple.



The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

"Locos por Anita" (1956) was his last performance together, egos and another one ended with the fruitful couple to start their solo careers. Dean Martin never tired of repeating throughout his life that the two most important moments of his career was when he teamed up with Jerry Lewis and when separated from him.

There is even a comic that tells us his beautiful story:



The Martin and Lewis Story

Since the 50s he was part of a group of actors who called it "Rat Pack" consisting of: Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Joey Bishop and himself. All participated in the famous movie "Ocean's Eleven" (1960) (which had a famous remake with George Clooney "Ocean Eleven"), shot in Las Vegas, which thanks to them today is the great city that is. A loving group play and the good life, and very close contacts with the mafia. They looked with members of organized crime very often.



Rat Pack

This group agreed to establish a kind of secret society that was based on the following principles:
Hollywood sucks.
Never trust the boss.
Drink all you can.
She loves music as yourself.



Rat Pack Show in Las Vegas

Their motto chosen was "Never rat on a rat" (never delates a rat). Its members were to meddle in every possible pots television, theater, music, film and politics. The "Rat Pack" embodied the values ​​of a time when the world had not yet lost its innocence. Before Hollywood became a business and the stars had to live confined at home. They smiled, they were traveling were rich and handsome, did what they pleased, who would not want to be like them?

Because they lived for fun, as if tomorrow was going to be even better than today. Nape was another group like them, "were unrepeatable because the world is no longer as they wanted it to be."



The Rat Pack group in Las Vegas

Between 1965-1973, Dean Martin was hired by NBC and became the host of his own television show was called "The Dean Martin Show".

In film he performed the role of heartthrob and singer, and let memorable roles as "The Young Lions" (1957) Edward Dmytryk, "Some Came Running" (1958) Vincente Minnelli, "Rio Bravo" (1959) Howard Hawks, "4 guys from Texas" (1963) by Robert Aldrich, "Bésame tonto" (1964) by Billy Wilder, and "The Sons of Katie Elder" (1965) by Henry Hathaway.

Marriage had four of which 9 children. One of them died in a plane crash, which Dean Martin plunged into a deep depression from which he would not recover until the day of his death.
Always he ran an urban legend that Dean Martin was a heavy drinker, but in the book: "Fran Sinatra and the forgotten art of living" said hardly drank, but always had a glass of liquor in hand, or what seemed liquor, because pretended to be a heavy drinker since he went with his role life. In his shows out with a glass of wine or whiskie in hand, but very few people they knew that it was grape juice or iced tea.

Film was removed in the first half of the 80s after participating in the horrible titles "The Cannonball Run" (1981) and "The Cannonball Run 2" (1984), both directed by Hal Needham titles.

On Christmas Day 1995 Dean Martin died of respiratory problems. He was 78.

"Dean Martin the man we learned the art of living"

But mostly it participated in the following major westerns:



Cowboy Dean Martin

Pardners (1956) by Norman Taurog

Rio Bravo (1959) Howard Hawks: Of all the western who played the moviegoer will always keep in memory interpretation drunkard and cowardly sheriff in Rio Bravo, finally transmuted into brave mate John Wayne. Perhaps that success it was because their own life experience was not far from the movie character. Dean Martin, and not only in Rio Bravo, was always a drunkard legend. To remember the song "My rifle, my pony and me" singing in the film.

Three Sergeants (1962) by John Sturges
4 guys from Texas (1963) by Robert Aldrich
4 Sons of Katie Elder (1965) Henry Hathaway
Texas (1966) by Michael Gordon
Rough Night in Jericho (1967) of Arnold Laven
Poker death of Henry Hathaway
Bandolero (1968) by Andrew V. McLaglen
The first machine gun West (1971) Andrew V. McLaglen
Friends to death (1973) by George Seaton. recently he had an interesting remake with Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson "Confronted".



Dean Martin sings  "My Rifle, my Pony and Me"

VIERNES, 23 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2012

DEAN MARTIN (1917-1995)

Hoy vamos a hablar de Dean Martin (de nombre real Dino Paul Crocetti), tan recordado como eterno. Un gran actor que en sus películas siempre hizo de sí mismo. Dean Martin fue un hombre carismático, pícaro, elegante, mujeriego, golfo, juerguista, seductor, jugador, de personalidad arrolladora, y que siempre conquistaba a las más bellas señoritas.

Nació en Ohio en 1917. Su familia era de procedencia italiana y humilde, donde su padre era barbero y su madre ama de casa.

Genial actor, showman, cantante, y humorista. Trabajo en muy diferentes cosas en su adolescencia como peón, gasolinero, croupier e incluso boxeador, donde adquirió cierto éxito con el seudónimo de “Kid Crocetti”.

Empezó a actuar como cantante en diversos night-clubs donde alternaba canciones con monólogos cómicos, actuaba con el pseudónimo de “Dino Martini”, y alcanzó gran éxito con canciones como: “Volare”, “Everybody loves somebody sometimes”, “Bouna Sera”, “Sway”…
Un gran actor, pero ante todo un excelente cantante de swing.



 “Everybody loves somebody sometimes” junto a John Wayne



Dean Martin canta "Volare"

En estos ambientes conoció a otro cómico novato Jerry Lewis, ambos se hicieron colegas inseparables y prepararon un número con el que debutaron en Atlantic City en 1946, consiguiendo con su química despertar el entusiasmo entre el público asistente. En 1946 debutaron en el cine con el título “Mi amiga Irma”, que fue el inicio de una fructífera colaboración que produjo grandes comedias como: “Mi amiga Irma va al oeste” (1950), “Locos del aire” (1952), “Vaya par de marinos”(1952), “Una herencia de miedo”(1953), “El jinete loco” (1953), “Que par de golfantes”(1953), “El rey del circo”(1954), “Viviendo su vida”(1954), “Un fresco en apuros”(1955), “Artistas y modelos” (1955), y “Juntos ante el peligro”(1956).


Una pareja irrepetible

Siempre repetían los mismos papeles, Dean Martin era el galán que estaba siempre persiguiendo faldas, y Jerry Lewis era el torpe que les metía en todos los líos. Fueron tan famosos que hasta se publicaron unos cómic con las andanzas de esta maravillosa pareja.


The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

“Locos por Anita” (1956) fue su última interpretación juntos, los egos de uno y de otro acabo con la fructífera pareja, para iniciar sus carreras en solitario. Dean Martin no se cansó de repetir a lo largo de toda su vida que los dos momentos más importantes de su carrera fueron cuando se asoció con Jerry Lewis y cuando se separó de él.

Hasta existe un cómic que nos cuenta su bonita historia:


The Martin and Lewis Story

Desde la década de los 50 formó parte de un grupo de actores al que denominaban “Rat pack” formado por: Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Joey Bishop y él. Todos participaron en la famosa película “La cuadrilla de los once” (1960) (que tuvo un famoso remake con George Clooney “Ocean Eleven”), película rodada en Las Vegas, la cual  gracias a ellos es hoy en día la gran ciudad que es. Un grupo amante de la juega y la buena vida, y con contactos muy estrechos con la mafia. Se les veía con miembros del crimen organizado muy a menudo.


Rat Pack

Este grupo acordó fundar una especie de sociedad secreta que se basaba en los siguientes principios:
Hollywood apesta.
No te fíes nunca del jefe.
Bebe todo lo que puedas.
Ama la música como a ti mismo.

Show de Rat Pack en Las Vegas

Su lema escogido, era “Never rat on a rat” (nunca delates a una rata). Sus integrantes debían meter mano en todas las ollas posibles: televisión, teatro, música, cine y la política. El “Rat Pack” encarnaba los valores de una época en la que el mundo no había perdido aún su inocencia. Antes de que Hollywood se convirtiera en un negocio y las estrellas tuvieran que vivir recluidas en casa. Ellos sonreían, viajaban, eran ricos y guapos, hacían lo que les daba la gana, ¿quién no hubiera querido ser como ellos?

Porque vivían para divertirse, como si el mañana fuera a ser aún mejor que el hoy. Nuca hubo otro grupo como ellos, “fueron irrepetibles porque el mundo ya no es como ellos querían que fuera”.


El grupo Rat Pack en Las Vegas


Entre  1965-1973, Dean Martin es contratado por la NBC y se convierte en el anfitrión de su propio programa de televisión que recibió el nombre de “The Dean Martin Show”.

En el cine realizó el papel de galán y cantante, y dejó papeles memorables como: "El Baile De Los Malditos" (1957) de Edward Dmytryk, “Como un torrente” (1958) de Vincente Minnelli, "Río Bravo" (1959) de Howard Hawks, , “4 tíos de Texas” (1963) de Robert Aldrich, “Bésame tonto” (1964) de Billy Wilder, y “Los Cuatro Hijos De Katie Elder" (1965) de Henry Hathaway.

Tuvo 4 matrimonio de los cuales 9 hijos. Uno de ellos falleció de un accidente aéreo, lo cual sumió a Dean Martin en una profunda depresión de la que no se recuperaría hasta el día de su muerte.

Siempre corrió una leyenda urbana que decía que Dean Martin era un bebedor empedernido, pero en el libro: “Fran Sinatra y el olvidado arte de vivir” decía que apenas bebía, aunque siempre tenía un vaso de licor en las manos, o lo que parecía licor, porque simulaba ser un gran bebedor ya que iba con su rol de vida. En sus shows salía con una copa de vino o de whiskie en la mano, pero muy poca personas sabían que era zumo de uva o té helado.

Del cine se retiró en la primera mitad de los años 80 tras participar en los horribles títulos "Los locos del Cannonball" (1981) y "Los locos del cannonball 2" (1984), ambos títulos dirigidos por Hal Needham.

El  día de Navidad de 1995 Dean Martin falleció a causa de problemas respiratorios. Tenía 78 años.

“Dean Martin el hombre del que hemos aprendido el arte de vivir”

Pero sobre todo participó en los siguientes grandes westerns:


Vaquero Dean Martin
Juntos ante el peligro (1956) de Norman Taurog
 Río Bravo (1959) de Howard Hawks: De todos los western que interpretó, el aficionado al cine guardará siempre en la memoria su interpretación del sheriff borrachín y cobarde en Río Bravo, transmutado finalmente en valiente compañero de John Wayne. Quizá aquel acierto se debiera a que su propia experiencia vital no estaba muy lejos del personaje cinematográfico. Dean Martin, y no sólo en Río Bravo, fue siempre un borrachín de leyenda. Para el recuerdo el tema "My rifle, my pony and me"  que canta en la película.
Tres sargentos (1962) de John Sturges
4 tíos de Texas (1963) de Robert Aldrich
Los 4 hijos de Katie Elder (1965) de Henry Hathaway
Texas (1966) de Michael Gordon
Noche de titanes (1967) de Arnold Laven
El póker de la muerte de Henry Hathaway
Bandolero (1968) de Andrew V. McLaglen
La primera ametralladora del oeste (1971) Andrew V. McLaglen
Amigos hasta la muerte (1973) de George Seaton. Tuvo recientemente un interesante remake con Pierce Brosnan y Liam Neeson "Enfrentados".

Dean Martin canta "My Rifle, my Pony and Me"


Tuesday, August 23, 2016

entertaining comedy with Dean Martin who does not sing

Hey pallies, likes we are proudly pleased to return today to 'nother international postin' of absolutely awesome adulation of our Dino from the blog "CINESTRANGER - CINEMA OVER THE YEARS (CINESTRANGER - CINEMA AU FIL DES ANS, in the original French).   The subject of today's Dino-message is tagged "HE IS ENOUGH OF NIGHT," the en français tag of our Dino's sex farce with Miss Shirley MacLaine, "All In A Nights Work."

Likes it includes the vid clip of an original trailer for this fun flick with some great screen shots as well.  There's a bit of prose to let us know some of the plot line for the film.  As the scriber states and we have shared as the tag of this postin'...."entertaining comedy with Dean Martin who does not sing."  We wonder if our main man had done some croonin' what song or songs woulda been most appro....any thoughts pallies?

This is the follow-up post to the general introductory Dino-post yester-Dino-day  at "CINESTRANGER" and we are hopin' that many more will follow.  We 'gain send out our deepest of deep Dino-appreciato to the blogger who is lovin'ly and lively liftin' up the name of our Dino with his readership.  To checks this out in it's original pad, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-message.

We remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

HE IS ENOUGH OF NIGHT
Published August 5, 2016 by cinestranger



HE IS ENOUGH OF NIGHT

title ALL IN THE NIGHT'S WORK



directed by Joseph Anthony

with

Tony Ryder. . . . . Dean Martin




Katie Robbins. . . . . Shirley MacLaine



Sr Dr Warren Kingsley. . . . . Charles Ruggles
Warren Jr. Kingsley. . . . CLIFF ROBERTSON
Coombs margin. . . . . Norma Crane
Oliver Dunning. . . . . Gale Gordon
Sam Weaver. . . . . Jerome Cowan
Lasker. . . . . Jack Weston
O'Hara. . . . . Ian Wolfe
Ms. Kingsley. . . . . Mabel Albertson


Katie Robbins ingenue and "good girl" was out of the hotel room for a gentleman wrapped in a single towel and in a considerable state of excitement. She leaves the room of a wealthy gentleman who died in bed with a smile on his face ,. In reality, she was trying to escape to another individual that had just saved from drowning in a pool and it crossing the deceased's room. And the hotel detective saw his silhouette.

All the deceased's entourage believed that he died while making love to the young woman "unknown".



The heir is Tony Ryder. Now Katie by his work, will be faced with him. And private detective believes the recognition. And the imagination of all that Katie will be regarded as a master singer to get money or power ... the more it receives a mink coat from the old man that she saved from drowning.

Tony immediately falls in love with Katie that, for its part, must marry Warren Kingsley, a veterinarian.





Katie is going to protect not only its virtue but its reputation,



entertaining comedy with Dean Martin who does not sing. MacLaine manages to be funny, touching, engaging, spirited and courageous at the same time,

 IL A SUFFIT D'UNE NUIT

HE IS ENOUGH OF NIGHT

IL A SUFFIT D'UNE NUIT

Publié le 5 août 2016 par cinestranger

IL A SUFFIT D'UNE NUIT

titre original ALL IN THE NIGHT 'S WORK

réalisé par Joseph Anthony

avec

Tony Ryder. . . . . Dean Martin


Katie Robbins. . . . . Shirley MacLaine


Sr Dr Warren Kingsley. . . . . Charles Ruggles
Warren Kingsley Jr. . . . . CLIFF ROBERTSON
Marge Coombs. . . . . Norma Grue
Oliver Dunning. . . . . Gale Gordon
Sam Weaver. . . . . Jerome Cowan
Lasker. . . . . Jack Weston
O'Hara. . . . . Ian Wolfe
Mme Kingsley. . . . . Mabel Albertson


Katie Robbins ingenue et «gentille fille» a été vue sortant de la chambre d'hôtel d'un gentilhomme enveloppé d'une unique serviette de bain et dans un état d'excitation considérable. Elle sort de la chambre d'un riche gentleman décédé dans son lit avec un sourire sur son visage,. En réalité, elle essayait d'échapper à un autre individu qu'elle venait de sauver de la noyade dans une piscine et cela en traversant la chambre du défunt. Et le détective de l'hôtel a vu sa silhouette.

Tout l'entourage du défunt pense qu'il est mort en faisant l'amour à la jeune femme " inconnue".

L'héritier est Tony Ryder. Or Katie par son travail, va se retrouver face à lui. Et le détective privé croit la reconnaître. Et l'imagination de tous fait que Katie va être considérée comme une maître chanteuse afin d'obtenir de l'argent ou du pouvoir... d'autant plus qu'elle reçoit un manteau de vison de la part du vieil homme qu'elle a sauvé de la noyade.

Tony tombe amoureux immédiatement de Katie qui, de son coté , doit épouser Warren Kingsley, un vétérinaire.

Katie va devoir protéger non seulement sa vertu, mais sa réputation,

Comédie divertissante avec un Dean Martin qui ne chante pas. MacLaine parvient à être drôle, touchante, attachante, courageuse et fougueuse à la fois,

 IL A SUFFIT D'UNE NUIT

Monday, August 22, 2016

Dean Martin, both performer and model.

Hey pallies, likes a gotta say that we are powerfully potently pumped be sharin' the next couple of days' Dino-devotion with all youse Dino-holics gathered 'round our humble little ilovedinomartin waterin' hole.  Likes, of course, each and every Dino-day that we shares Dino-magic with you we are perfectly pleased to do so, helpin' to lovin'ly lift up the name of our most beloved Dino and helpin' to draw pallies ever deeper in their devotion to our King of Cool.

But, truth be told, some posts are simply more powerful and more potent then others.  Today we are perfectly pleased to introduce all youse pallies to the beau-ti-ful blog tagged "CINESTRANGER - CINEMA OVER THE YEARS (CINESTRANGER - CINEMA AU FIL DES ANS, in the original French).  Yes, that's coolly correct pallies, the first thin' that makes today's Dino-effort swankly special is that it INTERNATIONAL IN NATURE, and likes all youse Dino-dudes know how much we deeply digs sharin' Dino-adulation from 'round the globe!

Likes, today's Dino-delight is also superbly special 'cause it is also a marvelous mix of prose and pixs with a great Dino vid clip thrown in for good measure.  Whoever the blog is, they have wonderfully wise words to share on the life, times, and teachin's of our Dino and the listin' of our Dino's big screen efforts is a great reference tool as well...we are likes 'specially enjoyin' what some of our Dino's fabulous flicks were tagged en français.

We are most appreciative of this obvious lover of our Dino puttin' such energetic effort into this excellent effort of inspirin' his readership to deeper devotion to our one and only Dino.  To checks this out in it's original format, per usual, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-gram.   Stay tuned in for the morrow as  we bring you a second helpin' of Dino-devotion from this new-to-ilovedinomartin blog.

btw pallies, we gotta 'fess up that we ain't sure that we have ever seen the first Dino-pose before...it is coolly class Dino, and we've seen many comparable Dino-images.....how 'bout all youse pallies...have youse see it before?

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters
DEAN MARTIN
Published August 4, 2016 by cinestranger





In 1964, Dean Martin was the star of a film in which he played a popular singer named Dino, who liked to drink excessively and caught migraine if he did not love every night. It was obviously a caricature of Dean Martin character; the director was Billy Wilder and the film was titled Kiss Me, Stupid. This rather cruel satire has this spice Dean Martin has probably provided the best interpretation. Soon after, Phil Karlson tried to use the same recipe to launch its series the Silent, in which the famous secret agent Matt Helm parodied much less than James Bond ... Dean Martin, both performer and model. We must believe that there is in the image of the actor something that the public admire, envy and find funny. The rest can wonder how this is close to the true personality of Dean Martin out of the studios: it is highly doubtful that a lazy alcoholic could keep on hand as a successful career, as well as organized and sustainable, as in the comic field (especially with Jerry Lewis) in the dramatic field (Like a flood, Rio Bravo). What is particularly striking about him is the dedication: behind the facade of the gentleman who pretended "not-being-a-player-but-just-a-merry-wino-fucker" hides a comedian first class.

 

His real name Dino Crocetti, was born June 17, 1917 in Steubenville (Ohio). He began his career as a singer in nightclubs and famous collaboration with Jerry Lewis started in 1946. They made their first film together (My good friend Irma) in 1949 and, from 1952, they were among largest commercial entry terms of the United States. They made eighteen films together before separating in 1956, and they had somehow taken the place of Abbott and Costello. The best films that Lewis and Martin have made together are the last they shot with Franck Tashlin: Artists and Models and Hollywood or Bust; but in none of these two Martin's character was well developed.
The commercial value of Martin declined after its separation from Lewis, but he made a great comeback three years later in Bal cursed (in casual soldier) in Some Came Running (in provincial player) and Rio Bravo (in drunken gunman rehabilitated by John Wayne). After this last role, one of the best he has ever held, it has been great in a thunder number with Judy Holliday.



Having then joined the small "clan" of Frank Sinatra in his private life, he was a partner in fun movies and unpretentious as the Las Vegas Unknown; then he again became one of the ten most quoted Hollywood actors with the series Matt Helm. Since then, Dean Martin still has participated in several successful films, including Airport (where he incarnated again a Don Juan) and several good westerns.

Until his death on 12.25.1995 His last years have been marked by sadness and désaroi after the death of his son in a plane crash in 1987.

GEORGE MARSHALL ... MY GOOD FRIEND IRMA ... MY FRIEND IRMA 1949 ...
HAL IRMA WALKER ... A HOLYWOOD ... MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST ... 1950



HAL WALKER ... At War with the Army ... AT WAR WITH THE ARMY ... 1950
HAL WALKER ... GOOD BLOOD CAN NOT LIE ... THAT'S MY BOY ... 1951
Norman Taurog ... THE Cabotin AND COMPERE ... The Stooges in 1951 ...
HAL WALKER ... THE POLKA SAILORS ... BEWARE ... SAILOR 1952
Norman Taurog PARACHUTISTE ... ... DESPITE HIM JUMPING JACKS ... 1952
GEORGE MARSHALL ... TU ...... TREMBLES CARCASS 1953
Norman Taurog ... LOVE DELIGHTS AND GOLF ... THE CADDY ... 1953
GEORGE MARSHALL ... A GALLOP DEVIL ... MONEY FROM HOME ... 1953
Norman Taurog ... THIS IS NOT A LIFE ... LIVING IT UP ... 1954
Joseph Pevney ... THE CLOWN IS KING ... THREE RING CIRCUS ... 1954
Norman Taurog ... A PITRE IN RESIDENTIAL ... YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG ... 1955



MATHIEU KASSOVITZ ... ARTICLE I ...... 1998
Frank Tashlin ... ARTISTS AND MODELS ... ARTISTS AND MODELS ... 1955
Norman Taurog ... THE TROUILLARD THE FAR-WEST ... 1956 ... Pardners
Frank Tashlin ... Hollywood or Bust ... HOLYWWOD OR BUST ... 1956
RICHARD THORPE ... TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS ... TEN THOUSAND ... BEDROOMS 1957
EDWARD DMYTRYK ... THE BALL MAUDITS ... THE YOUNG LIONS ... 1958




VINCENTE MINNELLI ... AS SOME CAME RUNNING TORRENT ... ... 1958
HOWARD HAWKS ... RIO BRAVO ... 1959




JOSEPH ANTHONY ... PLEASE FIRE ... CAREER ... 1959

VINCENTE MINNELLI ... A NUMBER OF THUNDER ... BELLS ARE RIDING ... 1960
LEWIS MILESTONE ... THE UNKNOWN OF LAS VEGAS ... OCEAN'ELEVEN ... 1960
GEORGE SIDNEY ... PEPE ..1960
JOSEPH ANTHONY ... HE IS ENOUGH OF NIGHT ... ALL IN THE NIGHT'S WORK ... 1961
DANIEL MANN ... THE THIRD MAN WAS A WOMAN ... ADA ... 1961
JOHN STURGES SERGEANTS ... THREE ... SERGEANTS 3 ... 1962
NORMAN PANAMA ... ASTRONAUTS DESPITE THEM ...... 1962
DANIEL MANN ... THE UNKNOWN THE GANG OF GAMES ... WHO'S GOT THE ACTION ... 1962



Bud Yorkin ... YOU'RE IN THE RACE PLUS DADDY ... YOU'RE MORE IN THE RACE PAPA ... 1963
GEORGE ROY HILL ... ... TOYS IN THE TUMULT THE ATTIC ... 1963
ROBERT ALDRICH ... FOUR TEXAS ...... 1963
DANIEL MANN ... WEDNESDAY EVENING HOURS ... 9 WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED ... 1963



JACK LEE THOMPSON ... MADAME CROQUE MARIS ... WHAT A WAY TO GO ... 1963
DOUGLAS GORDON THE SEVEN THIEVES ... CHICAGO ... ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS ... 1964
BILLY WILDER ... KISS ME KISS ME STUPID IDIOT ... 1964 ...
HENRY HATHAWAY ... FOUR SON OF KATIE ELDER ... THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER 1965 ...
JACK DONOHUE INSEPARABLES ... THE MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS ... ... 1965
PHIL KARLSON MATT HELM ... VERY SPECIAL AGENT ... THE SILENCERS ... 1966




ANDREW MARTON ... BIRDS DO IT ...... 1966
MICHAEL GORDON ... TEXAS HERE WE COME ...... 1966
HENRY LEVIN ... WELL DONE MATT HELM ... Murderers' ROW ... 1966
ARNOLD LAVEN VIOLENCE ... JERICHO ... ROUGH NIGHT IN JERICHO ... 1967
HENRY LEVIN ... MATT HELM TRAQUE 1967 ......
Fielder COOK ... RING FINGER, ROPE IN NECK ... HOW TO SAVE A MARRIAGE AND RUIN YOUR LIFE ... 1968
ANDREW McLaglen BANDOLERO ... ... ... bandelero 1968
HENRY HATHAWAY ... A FIVE CARD STUD CARD BREAKING ... 5 ... 1968
PHIL KARLSON ... MATT HELM ITS RULE THE WRECKING CREW COUNTY ... 1968 ...
SEATON GEORGE AIRPORT ... ...... 1970
ANDREW V MACLAGLEN ... RIO VERDE ... SOMETHING BIG 1971 ...
GEORGE SEATON ... DUEL IN THE DUST ... SHOWDOWN ... 1973
NEEDHAM HAL ... THE KITCHEN OF THE CANNONBALL CANNONBALL ... RUN ... 1981
NEEDHAM HAL Cannonball ... Cannonball Run 2 ... 2 ... 1983

DEAN MARTIN


DEAN MARTIN

Publié le 4 août 2016 par cinestranger


En 1964, Dean Martin a été la vedette d'un film dans lequel il incarnait un chanteur populaire nommé Dino, qui aimait boire plus que de raison et attrapait la migraine s'il ne faisait pas l'amour tous les soirs. C'était évidemment une caricature du personnage Dean Martin ; le réalisateur en était Billy Wilder et le film s'intitulait Embrasse-moi, idiot. Cette satire assez cruelle a ceci de piquant que Dean Martin y a probablement fourni sa meilleure interprétation. Peu après, Phil Karlson a essayé de recourir à la même recette pour lancer sa série les Silencieux, dans laquelle le fameux agent secret Matt Helm parodiait beaucoup moins James Bond que... Dean Martin, à la fois interprète et modèle. Il faut croire qu'il y a dans l'image de cet acteur quelque chose que le public admire, envie et trouve drôle. On peut du reste se demander dans quelle mesure cette image est proche de la véritable personnalité de Dean Martin hors des studios : il est fort douteux qu'un alcoolique paresseux ait pu tenir en main une carrière aussi réussie, aussi bien organisée et aussi durable, tant dans le domaine comique (spécialement avec Jerry Lewis) que dans le domaine dramatique (Comme un torrent, Rio Bravo). Ce qui frappe surtout chez lui, c'est la conscience professionnelle : derrière la façade du monsieur qui fait semblant de « n'être-pas-un-acteur-mais-seulement-un-jovial-baiseur-poivrot » se dissimule un comédien de premier ordre.

 De son vrai nom Dino Crocetti, il est né le 17 juin 1917 à Steubenville (Ohio). Il a commencé sa carrière comme chanteur dans les boîtes de nuit et sa célèbre collaboration avec Jerry Lewis a débuté en 1946. Ils ont fait ensemble leur premier film (Ma bonne amie Irma) en 1949, et, à partir de 1952, ils étaient parmi les plus grosses vedettes commerciales des Etats-Unis. Ils ont fait dix-huit films ensemble avant de se séparer en 1956, et ils avaient en quelque sorte repris la place d'Abbott et Costello. Les meilleurs films que Lewis et Martin aient faits ensemble sont les derniers qu'ils aient tournés avec Franck Tashlin : Artistes et modèles et Un vrai cinglé de cinéma ; mais dans aucun de ces deux-là le personnage de Martin n'était très développé.
La valeur commerciale de Martin a baissé après sa séparation d'avec Lewis, mais il a fait une rentrée superbe trois ans plus tard dans le Bal des maudits (en soldat désinvolte), dans Comme un torrent (en joueur provincial) et dans Rio Bravo (en tireur ivrogne réhabilité par John Wayne). Après ce dernier rôle, l'un des meilleurs qu'il ait jamais tenus, il a encore été excellent dans Un numéro du tonnerre avec Judy Holliday.

S'étant ensuite joint au petit « clan » de Frank Sinatra dans sa vie privée, il a été son partenaire dans des films amusants et sans prétention comme l'Inconnu de Las Vegas; puis il est redevenu l'un des dix acteurs les plus cotés de Hollywood avec la série de Matt Helm . Depuis lors, Dean Martin a encore participé à plusieurs films à succès, dont Airport (où il incame une fois de plus un don Juan) et plusieurs bons westerns.

Jusqu'à son décès le 25/12/1995 Ses dernières années auront été marquées par la tristesse  et le désaroi après le décès de son fils  dans un accident d'avion en 1987.

GEORGE MARSHALL...MA BONNE AMIE IRMA...MY FRIEND IRMA...1949
HAL WALKER ...IRMA A HOLYWOOD                        ...MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST              ...1950

HAL WALKER...LE SOLDAT RECALCITRANT  ...AT WAR WITH THE ARMY...1950
HAL WALKER...BON SANG NE PEUT MENTIR ...THAT'S MY BOY ...1951
NORMAN TAUROG...LE CABOTIN ET SON COMPERE   ...THE STOOGE...1951
HAL WALKER            ...LA POLKA DES MARINS               ...SAILOR BEWARE                       ...1952
NORMAN TAUROG...PARACHUTISTE MALGRE LUI  ...JUMPING JACKS...1952
GEORGE MARSHALL...TU TREMBLES CARCASSE  ......1953
NORMAN TAUROG ...AMOUR DELICES ET GOLF ...THE CADDY...1953
GEORGE MARSHALL...UN GALOP DU DIABLE...MONEY FROM HOME...1953
NORMAN TAUROG ...CE N'EST PAS UNE VIE ...LIVING IT UP...1954
JOSEPH PEVNEY ...LE CLOWN EST ROI ...THREE RING CIRCUS ...1954
NORMAN TAUROG...UN PITRE AU PENSIONNAT  ...YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG...1955

MATHIEU KASSOVITZ...ARTICLE PREMIER......1998
FRANK TASHLIN ...ARTISTES ET MODELES ...ARTISTS AND MODELS ...1955
NORMAN TAUROG...LE TROUILLARD DU FAR-WEST...PARDNERS...1956
FRANK TASHLIN ...UN VRAI CINGLE DE CINEMA  ...HOLYWWOD OR BUST...1956
RICHARD THORPE...DIX MILLE CHAMBRES A COUCHER  ...TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS...1957
EDWARD DMYTRYK...LE BAL DES MAUDITS...THE YOUNG LIONS...1958

VINCENTE MINNELLI...COMME UN TORRENT...SOME CAME RUNNING...1958
HOWARD HAWKS ...RIO BRAVO ...1959

JOSEPH ANTHONY...EN LETTRES DE FEU        ...CAREER                   ...1959

VINCENTE MINNELLI...UN NUMERO DE TONNERRE...BELLS ARE RIDING...1960
LEWIS MILESTONE...L'INCONNU DE LAS VEGAS...OCEAN'ELEVEN...1960
GEORGE SIDNEY ...PEPE ..1960
JOSEPH ANTHONY...IL A SUFFIT D'UNE NUIT...ALL IN THE NIGHT 'S WORK...1961
DANIEL MANN...LE TROISIEME HOMME ETAIT UNE FEMME...ADA...1961
JOHN STURGES...LES TROIS SERGENTS...SERGEANTS 3...1962
NORMAN PANAMA ...ASTRONAUTES MALGRE EUX ......1962
DANIEL MANN ...L'INCONNUE DU GANG DES JEUX ...WHO'S GOT THE ACTION ...1962

BUD YORKIN ...T'ES PLUS DANS LA COURSE PAPA ...T'ES PLUS DANS LA COURSE PAPA ...1963
GEORGE ROY HILL...LE TUMULTE...TOYS IN THE ATTIC...1963
ROBERT ALDRICH ...QUATRE DU TEXAS......1963
DANIEL MANN ...MERCREDI SOIR 9 HEURES ...WHO'S BEEN SLEEPING IN MY BED ...1963

JACK LEE THOMPSON...MADAME CROQUE MARIS ...WHAT A WAY TO GO...1963
GORDON DOUGLAS...LES SEPT VOLEURS DE CHICAGO...ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS...1964
BILLY WILDER...EMBRASSE MOI IDIOT...KISS ME STUPID...1964
HENRY HATHAWAY...LES QUATRE FILS DE KATIE ELDER  ...THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER...1965
JACK DONOHUE...LES INSEPARABLES...MARIAGE ON THE ROCKS...1965
PHIL KARLSON...MATT HELM AGENT TRES SPECIAL...THE SILENCERS...1966

ANDREW MARTON...BIRDS DO IT......1966
MICHAEL GORDON...TEXAS NOUS VOILA......1966
HENRY LEVIN...BIEN JOUE MATT HELM...MURDERERS' ROW...1966
ARNOLD LAVEN       ...VIOLENCE A JERICHO       ...ROUGH NIGHT IN JERICHO...1967
HENRY LEVIN ...MATT HELM TRAQUE ......1967
FIELDER COOK...BAGUE AU DOIGT, CORDE AU COU   ...HOW TO SAVE A MARRIAGE AND RUIN YOUR LIFE...1968
ANDREW MCLAGLEN...BANDOLERO...BANDELERO...1968
HENRY HATHAWAY...CINQ CARTES A ABATTRE...5 CARD STUD...1968
PHIL KARLSON...MATT HELM RÈGLE SON COMTE  ...THE WRECKING CREW...1968
GEORGE SEATON...AIRPORT......1970
ANDREW V MACLAGLEN...RIO VERDE...SOMETHING BIG...1971
GEORGE SEATON ...DUEL DANS LA POUSSIERE ...SHOWDOWN ...1973
HAL NEEDHAM...L'EQUIPEE DU CANNONBALL  ...THE CANNONBALL RUN...1981
HAL NEEDHAM...CANNONBALL 2...CANNONBALL  RUN 2...1983

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "La Giostra"

Buon Giorno, Pallies! Welcome!
Ahhh...what a GREAT GREAT time of year, mi amici!
Italian food...Happy people...Dancin' kiddies...& more Dino than youse can absorb in just one FANTASTICO day!
Yup...youse guessed it...It's "Italian Festival"  season, here in good ol' New England!
Man o man...I just can't thinks of a more PERFECTO way to cap off summery days...than to soak up these SWINGIN' SINGIN' vibes...down at Mt. Carmel church...with Mama G. ,my kiddies & all my local paisani! Hahaha!!!

OK...I better chill with the "Italian" thin'. It's makin' me wanna pour up the vino...& it's only 8:00 am!!! Haha!!
Can't help myself, pals!
It's just such a WON DER FUL feelin' in the air.
It's a time to forget life's troubles.
A time to 'member what's REALLY important.
Put the negative stuff on the back burner...just for a moment...& soak in the GOOD thins'!
I know it isn't always easy, pallies...we ALL have troubles to deal with.
But...I thinks I can help!
I have a tune that is GUA RAN TEED to get youse floatin'!
Thinkin' happy thoughts & gettin' that Pep back in your Step! Ha!

Now, pals...when I thinks 'bout these FUN FUN festivals...the one thin' that seems to wrap the whole ball of Dino...food...music...& smilin' faces, up...is the Merry-Go-Round!
Takes me back to years LONG gone by, my friends.
Spinnin' round & round...catchin' a glimpse of certain faces as I'd twirl to the sounds of Dean's SMOOTH SMOOTH voice.
Ahhhh...what a time it was!
 I think we could ALL use a spin!

Today's Serenade, "La Giostra" is definitely one of my Summertime faves & I LOVE to share it every year...here at our AWESOM little blog...with ALL my AWESOME fellow Dino- paisani!

Here we go, pallies!
Turn it up & enjoy the ride with Dino!
Ciao!

(La giostra d'amore La giostra d'amore La giostra (?) So, merry-go-round of love) When I want your carress And your eyes tell me yes But your lips tell me no Round in circles I go, on love's la giostra (The merry-go-round) With my feet off the ground On that merry-go-round I go nowhere, but fast Oh, how long will I last, on love's la giostra ? When my head's in a spin You give out, you give in And your kisses are sweet Then my heart's at your feet, just as before Being in love is like taking a ride on a giostra La giostra (?) So, merry-go-round of love (La giostra d'amore La giostra d'amore La giostra (?) So, merry-go-round of love) When my head's in a spin You give out, you give in And your kisses are sweet When my heart's at your feet, just as before Being in love is like taking a ride on la giostra La giostra (?) So, merry-go-round of love (La giostra d'amore La giostra d'amore) La giostra (?) So, merry-go-round of love ….