On This Date (March 21, 1987) Dean Paul Martin
Posted by themusicsover on March 21, 2009
Dean Paul Martin
November 17, 1951 - March 21, 1987
To many, Dean Paul Martin was best known as Dean Martin’s son, but to music fans he was Dino of Dino, Desi and Billy. The Desi being Desi Arnaz Jr. Forming the group in their early teens, DD&B had a couple of semi hits that targeted the teenage girl crowd. As he grew older, Dino became Dean Paul and went on to make a name for himself playing tennis. He even played Wimbledon. Flying was yet another passion of Martin’s. He got his pilot’s license at just 16 and later earned his wings with the Air National Guard. Then in 1987, Martin was flying his National Guard fighter jet when a bad snowstorm caused him to crash it in the mountains for California, killing him and his Weapons System Officer on impact. He was once married to Olympic ice skater, Dorothy Hammill and actress Olivia Hussey.
2 comments:
Hey pallie DMP. Dino Jr. did so much. He was a singer, an actor, a pilot, etc. It is like he could never really figure out where he belonged. I think that happens to many kids, but especially those with famous parents.
Hey pallie Keith, your Dinothoughts reminds me how much Dino Jr. was like his Dinodaddy-o...they both are so talents and did more then others...as Greg Garrison says in the stellar Dinovid "That's Amore"..."who else did it all?"....well guess our Dinoanswer woulda be Dino Jr.!!!
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