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  Dean Martin
Dean Martin (June 7, 1917 - December 25, 1995) was an American film actor and singer.
Personal tradegy struck on March 23, 1987 when his 29-year-old son, Dean Paul Martin[?], a tennis pro, was killed in plane crash.
Dean Martin died in 1995 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.
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 Dean Paul Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dean Paul Martin (November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American singer and actor.
The son of the performer Dean Martin, he was "Dino" in the pop group Dino, Desi, and Billy.
Dean Paul Martin was the former husband of both actress Olivia Hussey and Olympic skating gold medalist Dorothy Hamill.
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 Dean Martin
Martin attributed his long-term TV popularity to the fact that he never put on airs or pretended to be anyone else onstage, but that's not necessarily true.
Martin and Lewis was the hottest act in nightclubs, films, and television during the early '50s, but the pace and the pressure took its toll, and the act broke up in 1956, ten years to the day after the first official teaming.
Dean Martin, late in life.Martin's even-keel world began to crumble in 1987, when his son Dean Paul Martin was killed in a plane crash.
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 Dean Martin Biography
Dino Paul Crocetti was born on June 17, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio; the son of an immigrant barber, he spoke only Italian until the age of five, and at school was the target of much ridicule for his broken English.
Martin's first move was to appear in the 1958 drama The Young Lions, starring alongside Montgomery Clift and Marlon Brando; that same year he also hosted The Dean Martin Show, the first of his color specials for NBC television.
However, by the late 1970s, Martin's health began to fail, and his career was primarily confined to casino club stages; in 1987, his son Dean Paul died in an airplane crash, a blow from which he never recovered.
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 The Biography Channel - Dean Martin Biography
Dean Martin made his name opposite Jerry Lewis, as the straight half of one of America's most successful comedy duos of the 1940s and 1950s.
Martin's son, actor-singer Dean Paul Martin, was tragically killed in a plane crash in 1987.
Dean was the son of an immigrant barber, and he spoke only Italian until the age of five.
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 Dean Martin - Biography - AOL Music
Dino Paul Crocetti was born on June 7, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio; the son of an immigrant barber, he spoke only Italian until the age of five, and at school was the target of much ridicule for his broken English.
Even at the peak of his fame, however, Martin remained strangely contemptuous of stardom; for a man whose presence in the public eye was almost constant, he was utterly elusive, beyond the realm of mortal understanding.
However, by the late '70s, Martin's health began to fail, and his career was primarily confined to casino club stages; in 1987, his son Dean Paul died in an airplane crash, a blow from which he never recovered.
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 Actor Profile: Dean Martin/Brian W. Fairbanks-Writer
Dean Martin was "always content in a void," his ex-wife Jeannie told biographer Nick Tosches, and, on Christmas Day 1995, the actor/crooner took up permanent residence in what the dictionary defines as "an empty space," but his lengthy career was anything but empty.
Martin would be seen laughing at the antics of his cohorts on the dais, but it was all an illusion.
In the long run, wherever Martin ranks in the annals of show-biz, one thing is certain: he provided a much needed blast of irreverence in a profession where the court jesters often confuse themselves with the kings, and Martin was one of the best jesters of all.
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 Dean Martin's grave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dean was known to have won almost all of his matches, although the prize money was meager, and he finally gave up boxing to pursue more potentially lucrative opportunities.
Martin and Lewis were the hottest act in America during the early '50s, but the pace and the pressure took its toll, and the act broke up in 1956, ten years to the day after the first official teaming.
Martin's even-keel world began to crumble in 1987, when his son Dean Paul Martin was killed in a plane crash while on maneuvers with the Air National Guard.
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 ipedia.com: Dean Martin Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Tragedy struck on March 21, 1987 when his 35-year-old son, Dean Paul Martin, Jr, an actor, singer (in the group Dino, Desi, & Billy;), and former tennis pro, was killed when the National Guard jet he was piloting crashed.
Martin was devastated by the loss which led to further deterioration of his health.
Dean Martin died Christmas Day, 1995 and was interred in the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Westwood, California.
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 Deana Martin [deanamartin.com]
We see Dean Martin through his daughter's eyes, the daughter who was named for him, the fourth of his seven children, who loved her father through good times and bad.
Given Deana's insight and candor, the quality of her writing, and Dean Martin's status as one of the major American pop culture icons of the 20th century, this fascinating book is highly recommended for all public libraries and for academic libraries with strong popular culture collections.
Martin details her father's life from his teenage years as a card dealer to his first Atlantic City gig with Jerry Lewis, offering her own observations along the way ("A glass of apple juice masquerading as scotch in his hand, he perfected a role that was going to become...
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 Dean Martin Trivia Challenge!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dean Martin was born June 7, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio at 11:55 pm at 319 South 6th Street.
Dean Martin had fl hair and brown eyes, and was tall and trim his whole life.
Dean Martin was in a band with Helen and Mario Camerlengo.
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 Dean Martin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dean Martin was born in the West Virginia-Ohio border-town of Steubenville, Ohio in the Pittsburgh Tri-State region.
Dean even managed to cure himself of his claustrophobia by literally locking himself in the elevator of a tall building and riding it up and down for hours until he was no longer panic-stricken.
Martin's even-keel world began to crumble on March 21, 1987, when his son Dean Paul Martin was killed in a plane crash while on maneuvers with the Air National Guard.
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 Dean Martin Biography
In the 1960s Dean Martin was part of the Rat Pack and made a number of successful films with them.
Dean Martin was married three times and had eight children, one by adoption.
Personal tragedy struck on March 21, 1987 when his 35-year-old son, Dean Paul Martin, Jr, an actor, singer (in the group Dino, Desi, and Billy), and former tennis pro, was killed in plane crash.
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 Dean Martin Summary
Dino Paul Crocetti was born in Steubenville, Ohio in 1917.
This period was a high point in Dean Martin's career, as he was very much an entertainer who had won the hearts of his diverse and ever-expanding audience.
Dean Martin passed away on Christmas Day, 1995, leaving a legacy that epitomizes the ideal of a twentieth-century entertainer and the image of a glamorous, fun-loving, popular icon, who continued to be emulated throughout the world at the end of the twentieth century.
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 Dean Martin
Martin's last public role was a return to the stage, for a cross-country concert tour with Davis and Sinatra.
Dean's career as a boxer was summed up by him as follows, "I won all but 11 of 12 fights." He fought under the name of Kid Crochet.
Although Martin was capable of delivering first-rate performances-as he proved in Some Came Running (1958), Rio Bravo (1959), Kiss Me, Stupid (1964), The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), and Airport (1970)-he more often gave the impression of one bored with his work, eager to finish a scene and pour himself a dry martini.
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 Dean Martin Songs Collection in WAV format.
Born Dino Paul Crocetti into an Italian-American family in Steubenville, Ohio, he left school at age sixteen and had a variety of jobs, including that of prizefighter, before changing his name and achieving moderate success as a singer in the New York nightclub scene.
Martin has his own weekly variety show, The Dean Martin Show, from 1965 until 1974 on NBC, but in the 1970s, his poor health and declining popularity generally restricted him to the stage.
Martin was married three times and had eight children, one by adoption.
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 Classic TV & Movie Hits - Dean Martin
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, found phenomenal success in almost every entertainment venue and, although suffering a few down times during his career, always managed to come out on top.
The film turned out to be the cornerstone of Martin's spectacular comeback; by the mid-'60s, he was a top movie, recording, and nightclub attraction, even as Lewis' star began to eclipse.
In 1965, Martin launched his weekly NBC comedy-variety series, The Dean Martin Show, which exploited his public image as a lazy, carefree boozer, even though few entertainers worked as hard to make what they were doing look easy.
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 Dean Martin - Steubenville's Favorite Son   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Dean Martin was born on June 7, 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio at 11:55pm to Guy and Angela Crocetti.
Dean had his first Holy Communion May 15, 1927, and took "Paul" as his Confirmation name on April 30, 1928.
Steubenville is proud of the accomplishments and generosity that Dean Martin made to this community.
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 Dean's Introduction
Dean at the time was booked to appear at the Havana Madrid Club in March of 1946: Angel Lopez (Havana's owner) struck a deal with Jerry's agent, Abby Greshler, to have these two perform on the same bill.
It wasn’t long before the Martin And Lewis comedy team were signed up on Sunday, July 17, 1950 to star on "The Colgate Comedy Hour." The Martin and Lewis comedy team lasted for 10 years, and in their 10 successful years they starred in 16 films together, before they finally went their separate ways.
At the time of their split, rumor had it that Dean Martin would not be able to make it on his own.
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 Dean Martin Biography (Singer/Actor) — FactMonster.com
Between 1949 and 1956, Dean Martin made 16 films as the singing straight man to his comedy partner Jerry Lewis; the two were one of the hottest entertainment acts of the era.
Extra credit: Martin's son Dean Paul (also known as Dino) was an actor, singer and sometime tennis pro; he died in a California Air National Guard plane crash in 1987.
Dean Martin - Dean Martin singer, actor Born: 6/7/1917 Birthplace: Steubenville, Ohio Singer and television and...
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 Solid! -- Dean Martin
Singer, actor, comedian, and Rat Pack member Dean Martin is best known for his partnership with comedian Jerry Lewis and his inebriated stage persona.
Part of his sales pitch was that he and Martin worked well together and had a funny routine.
Lewis went out in the audience dressed as a busboy and disrupted Martin while he was singing.
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 TIGERX.COM Memorials: Dino Paul Croceti (Dean Martin)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Born the son of an Italian immigrant barber in Steubenville, Ohio, Dean Martin was famous in many aspect, beginning with his comedy partnership with Jerry Lewis in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Dean once said "Two of the greatest turnin' points in my career were, first, meetin' Jerry Lewis, second, leavin' Jerry Lewis," Martin said in 1967.
Dean Martin was a Word War II veteran and was often surrounded by a large family, his daily golfing buddies and the Sinatra Rat Pack of entertainers including Sammy Davis Jr.
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 Dean Martin Biography :: Hollywood.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Martin's output decreased somewhat in the 70s and 80s, but his appearances in films like "Airport" (1970) and "The Cannonball Run" (1981) continued to endear him to a broad audience, though his music had been eclipsed by rock and roll and was considered passe.
Though Martin seemingly played the straight man to manic, spastic Lewis (the "organ grinder" to Lewis "monkey," as they termed it), his deft comic timing was a critical, if not always appreciated, part of what them one of America's most successful comedy duos of the 1940s and 50s.
Martin would finally roll in on tape day, and his breezy, off-the-cuff and sometimes improvised approach always cliqued with his guests and especially with viewers, giving the show an fresh, unpredictable feel unavaliable anywhere else on the dial.
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 Dean Martin
Born Dino Paul Crocetti on June 6, 1916, Dean Martin would later become one of the entertainment world's biggest superstars and a major influence on a teenaged Elvis Aaron Presley.
For almost ten years from the mid 1960s Dean hosted one of the most successful television shows of all time The Dean Martin Show (in which his theme song was the incomparable Everybody Loves Somebody) and also featured in a series of successful musical specials.
In Dean Martin Elvis found a singer who flawlessly exhibited the ability to sell a song with an easy-going, ultra smooth delivery and a hint of the mischievous, traits Elvis would adopt in many of his own recordings and live performances.
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 Paul Martin: The UK's Best Frank Sinatra Tribute & Dean Martin Tribute!!
Paul's Mr Success show is an incredible tribute to both Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
Paul Martin has been singing since the age of 3 and has made a successful career out of being a fantastic performer.
Paul was singer/songwriter in successful boy band pop act "Cryin' Out Loud" in the 90's and performed with many famous acts.
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 Dean Martin
Actor, singer; born Dino Paul Crocetti, in Steubenville, Ohio on June 7, 1917, the younger of two sons born of Italian immigrants.
and Frank Sinatra, which ended for Martin after he became ill and was replaced by Liza Minelli for the remainder of the tour.
Martin died of acute respiratory failure in Beverly Hills on December 25, 1995.
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 Sicilian Culture: The People: Dean Martin (Dino Paul Crocetti)
Dean Martin was a Word War II veteran and was often surrounded by a large family, his daily golfing buddies including Frank Sinatra and their Rat Pack of entertainers including Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, Sammy Cahn and occasionally MacLaine and Ruta Lee, but he was still known as a loner.
His son Dino was an actor and member of the short-lived 1960s teen pop group Dino, Desi and Billy, served as a captain in the Air Force National Guard and was killed in 1987 when his Phantom jet fighter crashed into a California mountain during a snowstorm.
Dean Martin never recoverd from this tragedy, and it is noted that Jerry Lewis attended the funeral quietly sitting in the back.
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 ASK DEANA
As a matter of fact, Craig was, for many years, the associate producer of the Dean Martin show.
I loved Dean and Jerry, I hated it so bad when they stopped working together and all the rumors of their bitter split were flying around.
Dean is like a relative to me and millions of others and he lives on and is with us everyday in film and song.
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