SHE GRABBED THE COFFIN. THE WIFE STEPPED IN. THE DAY DEAN MARTIN’S FUNERAL TURNED INTO HOLLYWOOD’S MOST UNCOMFORTABLE SCENE
Introduction In the late 1960s, Hollywood still believed in its own mythology. The studios were...
dean martin
THE CROONER AND THE CLOWN : Inside the Painful Harmony of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis — The Night Laughter Hid a Goodbye
Introduction It is a brief black and white television clip, only a few minutes long,...
JOHNNY CARSON REFUSED TO SHAKE DEAN MARTIN’S HAND — WHAT DEAN DID NEXT SILENCED THE ENTIRE STUDIO
Introduction The waiting room at NBC in Burbank felt unusually cold on a late Thursday...
THE NIGHT DEAN MARTIN WAS FOUND BAREFOOT ON HIS SON’S GRAVE — AND WHY HOLLYWOOD NEVER RECOVERED FROM IT
Introduction For the public, Dean Martin was forever the smooth voice, the relaxed grin, the...
CHRISTMAS MORNING SILENCE: HOW THE WORLD LOST DEAN MARTIN—AND WHY HIS VOICE STILL WON’T LET US GO
Introduction On December 25, 1995, the world quietly said goodbye to Dean Martin. The timing...
WHEN SWAG MET SOUL : THE NIGHT DEAN MARTIN AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG FROZE TIME ON LIVE TELEVISION
Introduction In the mid 1960s, American television briefly stopped behaving like television. It stopped being...
The Last Performance When the King of Cool Said Goodbye to His Closest Friend
Introduction In the final days of a dazzling era that once defined American entertainment, a...
THE NIGHT THREE KINGS STOLE THE SKY – The explosive true story of the stage where Crosby, Sinatra & Martin froze the world in its tracks
Introduction It felt impossible, even before the first note. Three men whose cultural gravity outweighed...
Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr Watched as Dean Martin Walked Toward Jerry Lewis at the Funeral of Dean Paul Martin
Introduction Dean Martin turned and looked toward the last row of seats at the Los...
THE SMILE THAT HID THE SILENCE : DEAN MARTIN DIED PEACEFULLY — AND LEFT AMERICA LONELIER THAN IT EVER ADMITTED
Introduction On December 25, 1995, while much of America was unwrapping gifts, pouring champagne, and...