.....because despite the reputation of womanizer and drunkard, Dean was always a playful...

Hey pallies, likes we gotta 'fess up that we have been most marvelously moved in our inner bein's that so so many of our daily Dino-devotionals have been from Dino-devotees outside of the good ol' USA, speakin' volumes 'bout how awesome adulation of our most beloved Dino knows no geographic bounds, bein' incredibly international in scope!

Likes today we gratefully gives all youse Dino-holics yet 'nother extremely  excellent example of deepest of deep depth of devotion to our Dino from yet 'nother cool culture.  Today we are proudly pleased to take you to the beau-ti-ful blog of a third Brazilian blogger, Mr. Adilson de Carvalho Santos tagged "BlogCineonline - The greatest WordPress.com site in all the land!"  The blog is scribed in Portuguese and Mr. Santos calls Rio De Janeiro home.

We had to put in a little bit of extra effort to find out the name of the blogger and his home territory and when we did we discovered  touchin' thoughts on his reasons for bloggin' on the cinema and the stars.    Likes pallies we were particularly struck by a couple of Santos thoughts..."Because we exchange ideas because we discover the potential that a movie can have in our lives," and " Talking about cinema we re art of these stories, we discovered through the life of stars and stars that our idols were human beings just like us, full of fears, apprehensions, doubts, disappointments."

Is any any wonder that one of Adilson's recent postin's awesomely accents our most most beloved Dino?!?!?!?!?!   That beau-ti-ful blog post is tagged"GALLERY OF STARS: CENTENARY OF DEAN MARTIN."  Adilson, usin' a vast variety of Dino-images and showin' his  wonderful way with words, supremely shares his veritable version of the life, times, and teachin's of our one and only Dino.  We were terrifically thrilled to find him speakin' in such lively lovin' terms 'bout our Dino's cooler then cool career as conquerin' "the entertainment world in the three major mass media (radio, TV and film)."  We are greatly grateful that Adilson chose to awesomely accent with powerful patter 'n pictures our Dino's wonderful flick with Mr. Jerry Lewis, "Artists And Models" and our Dino's four swingin' spy capers as Matt Helm.

And, truth be told pallies, we coulda goes on and on 'bout this extraordinary example of deeply delightful devotion to our Dino, but likes then youse will never ever get to  read it for yourselves.  So, let us just say our amazin'ly awesome appreciation to Mr. Adilson de Carvalho Santos for his eager efforts to spread the Dino-word at his home pad.  Truly truly pallies, this post is so powerfully potent that it will be drawin' many many more pallies into the Dino-fold!  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.

We remain,

Yours In Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

GALLERY OF STARS: CENTENARY OF DEAN MARTIN

     A beautiful voice and an air of jokers that contrasted with the figure of incorrigible conqueror. So the world has learned to meet Dean Martin, who has conquered the entertainment world in the three major mass media (radio, TV and film), which is why he is one of the few to have three stars on the street of fame, one for each of these in which he was one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.

 

                  Dino, as has also become known, can be heard in films such as "Cassino" (1995), "The Good Partners" (1989), TV series such as Friends, House and even fashion shows such as "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show "In 2008 showing that the appeal of his seductive voice went beyond his death in 1995. His success was not immediate for this son of Italian immigrants born on June 7, 1917, christened Dino Paulo Crocetti. He had a poor childhood in Steubenville, Ohio speaking only Italian at home with his parents and brother until he was five. When he entered school, he was bullied by the strong Italian accent. Still very young, he worked as a cashier in a casino, a steelworker and a boxer under the nickname of Kid Crochett. Later, already a celebrity made joke saying that only had lost eleven times but that could have made history in the sport. A good joke was something he never missed, because despite the reputation of womanizer and drunkard, Dean was always a playful, tongue-in-cheek. He once said that he saw a wax statue of fellow James Stewart, and emphasized that it "spoke better than the original."

DINO & THE SECOND WIFE JEANNE

                   This humorous vein, always willing to make a "fuss" of everything was part of the chemistry he demonstrated with Jerry Lewis with whom he teamed for more than ten years. While they were still unknown talents, they met casually in 1945 at the Glass Hat Club in New York, but in separate presentations. Fate intervened so that a year later they would meet again in Atlantic City at the 500 Club when pressured to present something appealing to the public or be dismissed, improvised a series of sketches where Martin tries to sing, but is interrupted by the disasters caused by Lewis. The result was a contagious wave of laughter that led to other performances, arriving at the famous Copacabana Club in New York, and shortly after the legendary "Ed Sullivan Show" on TV.

              Some time later they were in the presence of HaL B.Wallis, a strong Paramount man who hired them to be the Comic relief of My Friend Irma (1949). In the next ten years the duo Martin & Lewis became a box-office champion already starring in 1950's "At War With The Army." The formula of the 16 films they made together was simple: Martin sang, won women while Lewis hovered distilling his scenic histrionics. Of this period, one of the best is "Artists & Models" (Artists & Models) of 1956 directed by the master Frank Tashlin. In it, the roles of the duo are reminiscent of the days when they sought to fit into the showbiz, playing Rick Todd, an unknown painter and Eugene Fullstack, an aspiring children's story writer, the forerunner of nerdy comic book nerds. Curious it was Martin, not Lewis, who liked the genre. Martin's growing dissatisfaction with Lewis's growing control led to misunderstandings and separation from the duo in 1956.

MATT HELM

               Although it sold many discs at the time, many detractors pointed to Dean like the less talented half of the pair. His first solo career film "Ten Thousand Bedrooms" of 1957 was not successful. Determined to prove himself a dramatic actor, Dean took on the role of an American soldier in Edward Dymitrik's drama "The Lords of the Lions" (Young Lions) in 1958, sharing the scene with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Cliff. This helped Dean to stand in front of the camera and change his image, to which Martin was more than grateful supporting Cliff in his personal problems. Proving his worth, the actor played the role of a drunken delegate in Howard Hawks' "Where Hell Begins" in 1959, opposite John Wayne.

THE RAT PACK

               Entering the 1960s, Dean Martin outshone the Beatles from the hit charts with the recording of "Everybody Loves Somebody" which became a trademark of him among more than 600 songs he recorded, among them also the ballad "That's Amore" in who uses his Italian-American charm to pack novels. His career gained momentum when he joined Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop forming the "Rat Pack" (nickname that would have been attributed by Lauren Bacall) in presentations throughout Las Vegas in addition to a series of films including "Eleven Men & A Secret" (Ocean's Eleven) of 1960, which would be refaced decades later by Steven Sodenbergh.

THE REINCONTRO WITH JERRY LEWIS IN THE 70'S

              At this stage, Martin popularized his image of womanizer and drunkard, which his son Dean Paul Martin, years later demystified saying that his father only drank apple juice, but he liked to make everyone think it was an alcoholic beverage. Martin made his "The Dean Martin Show" one of the best-viewed programs on American TV for ten years and leading a Golden Globe for it. Even if he never got an Oscar nomination, Dean Martin did not seem to care. He sang, told jokes, amused and amused everyone unpretentiously, as in the series of four films he played as secret agent Matt Helm, a parody of 007 where Dean cultivated the persona he had created for his audience. This did not know that he was a loyal friend, having disconnected from the production of "Something Gotta Give" after the death of star Marilyn Monroe with whom she would star opposite. He also gave up a fifth Matt Helm after star Sharon Tate was murdered. Martin disguised his sensitivity and maintained a relatively quiet routine whenever he could, leaving his presentations early to play golf the next day or spending as much time as possible beside his children like a loving father who was to his children, four of the first wedding with Betty McDonald and three of the wedding with Jeanne Biegger. From her third marriage to Catherine Hawn she adopted her daughter during the three years they were together until 1976.  

 

ARTISTS & MODELS: DEAN MARTIN, DOROTHY MALONE, JERRY LEWIS & SHIRLEY MACLAINE

               In the 70s he made peace with Jerry Lewis appearing by surprise on the Telethon presented by his former companion, all through Frank Sinatra. Another great success was his pilot role in "Airport" (Airport) 1970, which began the cycle of catastrophic films. The tragedy struck the artist when his son Dean Paul Martin, then 36, died in an air disaster. For those who knew Dean Martin personally, it was said that on that day he too died. He retired from public life, isolated himself, plunging into drunkenness and smoking. It was reported that it was as if he had given up living because even when he was diagnosed with Cancer in 1993 he refused to undergo surgery that would prolong his life, making his way on Christmas Eve 1995.

GALERIA DE ESTRELAS : CENTENÁRIO DE DEAN MARTIN

Uma belíssima voz e um ar de gozador que contrastava com  a figura de incorrigível conquistador. Assim o mundo aprendeu a conhecer Dean Martin, que conquistou o mundo do entretenimento nos três principais veículos de massa (rádio, Tv e cinema), razão pela qual é um dos poucos a ter três estrelas na calçada da fama, uma para cada uma destas  em que se sagrou um dos maiores artistas do século XX.

 Dino, como também ficou conhecido, pode ser ouvido em filmes como “Cassino” (1995), “Os Bons Companheiros” (1989), em séries de TV como Friends, House e até em desfiles de moda como o “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” em 2008 mostrando que o apelo de sua voz sedutora foi além de sua morte em 1995. Seu sucesso não foi imediato para esse filho de imigrantes italianos nascido em 7 de junho de 1917, batizado Dino Paulo Crocetti. Teve uma infância pobre em Steubenville, Ohio falando apenas italiano em casa com os pais e o irmão até os 5 anos. Quando entrou para a escola, sofreu bullying pelo forte sotaque italiano. Ainda muito jovem foi trabalhar como cropier em um cassino, operário na industria do aço e boxeador sob a alcunha de Kid Crochett. Mais tarde, já uma celebridade fez piada dizendo que só perdera onze vezes mas que poderia ter feito história no esporte. Uma boa piada era algo que nunca perdia, pois apesar da fama de mulherengo e beberrão, Dean sempre foi um brincalhão, de língua ferina. Certa vez disse que viu uma estatua de cera do colega James Stewart, e ressaltou que esta “falava melhor do que o original”.

Esta veia humorística, sempre disposto a tirar um “sarro” de tudo foi parte da química que demonstrou com Jerry Lewis com quem fez dupla por mais de dez anos. Quando ainda eram talentos desconhecidos, se encontraram casualmente  em 1945 no Glass Hat Club em Nova York, mas em apresentações separadas. O destino interveio para que um ano depois voltassem a se encontrar em Atlantic City, no 500 Club quando pressionados a apresentar algo atraente ao público ou seriam demitidos, improvisaram uma serie de sketches onde Martin tenta cantar, mas é interrompido pelos desastres causados por Lewis. O resultado foi uma onda contagiante de gargalhadas que levou a outras apresentações, chegando ao famoso Copacabana Club em Nova York, e pouco tempo depois ao lendário “Ed Sullivan Show” na TV.

 Algum tempo depois já estavam diante de HaL B.Wallis, homem forte da Paramount que os contratou para ser o alívio Cômico de “Minha Amiga Irma” (My Friend Irma) de 1949. Nos dez anos seguintes, a dupla Martin & Lewis se tornou um campeão de bilheteria já protagonizando a partir de “O Palhaço do Batalhão” (At War With The Army) de 1950. A formula dos 16 filmes que fizeram juntos era simples: Martin cantava, conquistava as mulheres enquanto Lewis aloprava destilando seu histrionismo cênico. Deste período, um dos melhores é “Artistas & Modelos” (Artists & Models) de 1956 dirigido pelo mestre Frank Tashlin. Nele, os papeis da dupla relembram os dias em que procuravam se encaixar no showbizz, interpretando Rick Todd, um pintor desconhecido e Eugene Fullstack, um aspirante a escritor de histórias infantis, precursor dos nerds fâs de histórias em quadrinhos. Curioso que era Martin, e não Lewis, quem gostava do gênero. A crescente insatisfação de Martin e o controle cada vez maior de Lewis levou a desentendimentos e à separação da dupla em 1956.

 Ainda que vendesse muitos discos na época, muitos detratores apontavam Dean como a metade menos talentosa da dupla. Seu primeiro filme em carreira solo “Dez Mil Alcovas” (Ten Thousand Bedrooms) de 1957 não foi bem sucedido. Determinado a se provar um ator dramático, Dean assumiu o papel de um  soldado americano no drama “Os Deuses Vencidos” (Young Lions) de Edward Dymitrik em 1958, dividindo a cena com Marlon Brando e Montgomery Cliff. Este ajudou Dean a se colocar diante da câmera e mudando sua imagem, ao que Martin foi mais do que grato apoiando Cliff em seus problemas pessoais. Provando de vez seu valor, o ator fez o papel de um delegado bêbado em “Onde Começa o Inferno” (Rio Bravo) de Howard Hawks em 1959, contracenando com John Wayne.

 Entrando a década de 60, Dean Martin desbancou os Beatles das paradas de sucesso com a gravação de “Everybody Loves Somebody” que tornou-se uma marca sua dentre as mais de 600 canções que gravou, entre elas também a balada “That’s Amore” em que usa de seu charme ítalo-americano para embalar romances. Sua carreira ganhou novo impulso quando se juntou a Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Peter Lawford e Joey Bishop formando o “Rat Pack” (apelido que teria sido atribuído por Lauren Bacall) em apresentações por toda a Las Vegas além de uma série de filmes incluindo “Onze Homens & Um Segredo” (Ocean’s Eleven) de 1960, que seria refilmado décadas depois por Steven Sodenbergh.

Nesta fase, Martin popularizou sua imagem de mulherengo e beberrão, o que seu filho Dean Paul Martin, anos depois desmistificou dizendo que seu pai somente bebia suco de maçã, mas gostava de fazer todos pensarem que era bebida alcoólica. Martin fez de seu “The Dean Martin Show” um dos programas mais bem vistos da TV americana, durante dez anos e levando um Golden Globe por isso. Mesmo que nunca viesse a ter uma indicação ao Oscar, Dean Martin parecia não se importar. Cantava, contava piadas, se divertia e divertia a todos de forma despretensiosa, como na série de quatro filmes que fez no papel do agente secreto Matt Helm, uma parodia de 007 onde Dean cultivava a persona que criara para seu público. Este não sabia que ele era um amigo leal, tendo se desligado da produção de “Something Gotta Give” depois da morte da estrela Marilyn Monroe com quem contracenaria. Também desistiu de um quinto Matt Helm depois que a estrela Sharon Tate foi assassinada. Martin disfarçava sua sensibilidade e mantinha uma rotina relativamente tranquila sempre que podia, saindo cedo de suas apresentações para jogar golf no dia seguinte ou passando o máximo de tempo possível ao lado dos filhos tal qual um pai amoroso que era para seus filhos, quatro do primeiro casamento com Betty McDonald e três do casamento com Jeanne Biegger. De seu terceiro casamento com Catherine Hawn adotou a filha desta durante os três anos em que ficaram juntos até 1976.

 Nos anos 70 fez as pazes com Jerry Lewis aparecendo de surpresa no Telethon apresentado pelo ex companheiro, tudo por intermédio de Frank Sinatra. Outro grande sucesso foi seu papel de piloto em “Aeroporto” (Airport) de 1970, que iniciou o ciclo dos filmes catástrofes. A tragédia se abateu sobre o artista quando seu filho Dean Paul Martin, então com 36 anos, morreu em um desastre aéreo. Para quem conhecia Dean Martin pessoalmente, contava-se que naquele dia ele também morreu. Retirou-se da vida pública, se isolou, mergulhando na bebedeira e no cigarro. Relatava-se que era como se ele tivesse desistido de viver pois mesmo quando foi diagnosticado com Câncer em 1993 se recusou a fazer uma cirurgia que prolongaria sua vida, vindo a fazer sua passagem na noite de Natal de 1995. Triste final para um artista que trazia alegria para tantos e que n os mostrou que todos amam alguém, e todos amamos de fato o artista extraordinário que foi Dean Martin.

Dean Martin, THE COWBOY OF LUXURY, knew how to reach the heart of the public.

Hey pallies, likes we're back with more awesome adulation of our Dino with incredible international, fantatic flair.  Today we visit with 'nother Brazilian blogger Mr. Roberto Almeida who holds forth at his self-tagged blog, "Roberto Almeida - A Journalist of Garanhuns and the Agreste."  Mr. Almeida's hugely honorin', powerful prose of Dino-delight is tagged "DEAN MARTIN, THE HOLLYWOOD LUXURY COWBOY."

Likes we ain't ever remembered havin' any Dino-devotee reference our Dino as a "Hollywood Luxury Cowboy," but we surely thinks the tag fits our most beloved Dino and how cool to find 'nother digger of our Dino comin' up with a new delightful description of our King of Cool.  Almeida shows an amazin' assortment of incredible information on our Dino, for example,  Roberto's relatin' of Dino's wise words on how he got his muscles is one that we ain't ever remember hearin' shared before....very very cool!   As the tag of the post alludes to our Dino as cowboy extraordinare and Almeida accents two of our Dino's greatest big screen westerns, "The Sons Of Katie Elder" and, of course, "Rio Bravo."

We solemnly salute Brazilian Mr. Roberto Almeida for his wisely written, incredibly informative stellar salute to our most most beloved Dino and we are sure that he will help many many of his remarkable readership into knowin', lovin', and cherishin' our one, our only Dino!  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-report.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

October 13, 2017

DEAN MARTIN, THE HOLLYWOOD LUXURY COWBOY

By Altamir Pinheiro



Its name of baptism is Dino Paul Crocetti. DEAN MARTIN was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, both in music, television as well as in film. He died at Christmas in 1995 at the age of 78. As confirmed by moviegoer Geraldo Couto, Dean was a kind of luxury co-star in Hollywood. The actor / singer was a born comedian !!! Maybe that's why he has achieved such a fruitful and striking partnership with Jerry Lewis, a comedy genius. But it was not only in the comedy that Martin took charge of the message. When asked, he faced the same security westerns, musicals and melodramas. He was a notable singer, as an actor Dean Martin was a unique artist, so he got great and good performances, as in "God Knows How Much I Loved" with Sinatra. Once Elvis Presley confessed that he wanted to be like Dean Martin.

A few passages about Dean Martin show well what a fantastic singer, actor and presenter was. At his shows at Club Sands in Las Vegas, Martin liked to pull off his tuxedo jacket, roll up his sleeve, show off his arm muscle, and ask the audience, "KNOW HOW DID I GET THESE MUSCLES?!?!?! LOADING JERRY LEWIS FOR SO MANY YEARS ... "The crowd was dying with laughter. As the researcher Darci Fonseca affirms, he seemed to be always well with life, conquering all with his good humor, contagious joy, ELEGANCE and apparent indifference to the great problems of the world, all resulting in an IRRESISTIBLE CHARME. No wonder Dean Martin was the idol of Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra who wanted to be like him, but Dino was one, single, spontaneous and effortless, naturally a nice, nice and pleasant figure ...

Dean Martin was an actor who radiated sympathy for all pores, had never played a bad man in the movies and this happened in 1967 in the western "Night of the Gunmen." Before, in 1965, he acted in a very famous classic that entitles in "THE KIDS OF KATIE ELDER", having like elder brother John Wayne, being they, two of the four children of a rancheira that meet to revenge to death of the mother and to recover their lands. This is one of those films that is seen more by the data sheet than by the qualities of the film, after all, a film that has John Wayne and Dean Martin in the cast is impossible to ignore.


The Sons of Katie Elder have what is expected of a western that entertains the public: John Wayne in form, cynicism of Dean Martin, many convincing action scenes and honed cast. The story of "The Children of Katie Elder" tells how the four children of the deceased reunite in Clearwater, Texas, for the funeral of their mother and discover a series of facts that they did not know. It's an interesting western with good cast and well done and convincing action scenes. Very slow to a certain extent, but then the pace improves a lot. Even if the story proves to be predictable, the film is catching the eye and even has some humorous scenes. The best part of the movie is the final moments. With 122 minutes of length, the film is a classic western in its development,

Another unmissable film is WHERE THE HELL (RIO BRAVO) STARTS, 1959, with masterful interpretation of John Wayne, the great name of the western and with the good old Walter Brennan, plus DEAN MARTIN and Rick Nelson, two successful singers in season ended up getting into the movie and did their best, including singing together in a scene. In this film had been reunited a starring cast with beautiful performances of all of them, the film manages to pass interesting dialogues and a great mood, fitting perfectly to its content. Despite a long duration, the film passes very fast before our eyes. This masterpiece has everything the good lover of film and especially western needs: a great director, a majestic soundtrack, a great cast, a reasonable sense of humor and drama, a good photograph,

Among so many curiosities in the life of Dean Martin, he was scared of elevator and had a great passion for comic books, which he read throughout his life. Before being an actor he was a boxer. He has made 18 films alongside Jerry Lewis and 61 throughout his career. He worked from 1965 to 1984 on American TV, in several different programs. He was part of the group called "RAT PACK", formed by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. It has two stars on the Walk of Fame, located on Hollywood Boulevard. The first one refers to his work in the cinema, while the second one refers to his work in television. He will, at last, be a warm and versatile artist who, even without much refinement, Dean Martin, THE COWBOY OF LUXURY, knew how to reach the heart of the public.



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Posted by Roberto Almeida at 11:00 AM 

sexta-feira, 13 de outubro de 2017
DEAN MARTIN, O COWBOY DE LUXO DE HOLLYWOOD

Por Altamir Pinheiro

Seu nome de batismo é Dino Paul Crocetti. DEAN MARTIN  foi um dos mais influentes artistas do século 20, tanto na música, televisão, bem como no cinema. Morreu no natal de 1995 aos 78 anos de idade. Conforme nos confirma  o cinéfilo Geraldo Couto, Dean foi uma espécie de coadjuvante de luxo em Hollywood. O ator/cantor era um  comediante nato!!! Talvez por isso tenha conseguido uma parceria tão frutífera e marcante com Jerry Lewis, este sim um gênio da comédia. Mas não foi só na comédia que Martin deu conta do recado. Quando solicitado, encarou com a mesma segurança westerns, musicais e melodramas. Ele era um notável cantor, como ator Dean Martin foi um artista único, por isso conseguiu grandes e  boas atuações, como em "Deus Sabe Quanto Amei", com Sinatra. Certa vez, Elvis Presley confessou que queria ser como Dean Martin. E o próprio Sinatra se esforçava para ser como Dino.

Algumas passagens sobre Dean Martin mostram bem como era esse fantástico cantor, ator e apresentador. Em seus shows no Club Sands em Las Vegas, Martin gostava de tirar o paletó do smoking, arregaçar a manga da camisa, mostrar o músculo do braço e perguntar para a platéia: “SABEM COMO EU CONSEGUI ESTES MÚSCULOS?!?!?! CARREGANDO JERRY LEWIS POR TANTOS ANOS...” A platéia morria de rir. Como afirma o pesquisador Darci Fonseca,  ele parecia estar sempre de bem com a vida, conquistando a todos com seu bom humor, alegria contagiante, ELEGÂNCIA e aparente indiferença aos grandes problemas do mundo, resultando tudo isso num CHARME IRRESISTÍVEL. Não à toa Dean Martin era ídolo de Elvis Presley e de Frank Sinatra que queriam ser como ele, mas Dino era um só, único, espontâneo e sem esforço, naturalmente uma figura legal, aprazível e bastante agradável...

Dean Martin era  um ator que irradiava simpatia por todos os poros, jamais havia interpretado um homem mau no cinema e isto veio a acontecer em 1967, no western “A Noite dos Pistoleiros”. Antes, em 1965, ele  atuou em um clássico muito famoso que se intitula em ''OS FILHOS DE KATIE ELDER'', tendo como irmão mais velho  John Wayne, sendo eles, dois dos quatro filhos de uma rancheira que se reúnem para vingar a morte da mãe e reaver suas terras.  Este é um daqueles filmes que se assiste mais pela ficha técnica do que propriamente pelas qualidades do filme, afinal, um filme que tem John Wayne e Dean Martin no elenco é impossível de ser ignorado.


Os Filhos de Katie Elder tem aquilo que se espera de um western que entretenha o público: John Wayne em forma, o cinismo de Dean Martin, muitas cenas de ação convincentes e elenco afinado. A história de “Os Filhos de Katie Elder” conta como os quatro filhos da falecida se reencontram em Clearwater, Texas, para o enterro da mãe e acabam por descobrir uma série de fatos que desconheciam. É um faroeste interessante, com bom elenco e cenas de ação bem feitas e convincentes. Bem lento até certa parte, mas depois o ritmo melhora bastante. Mesmo a história se mostrando previsível, o filme consegue prender a atenção e tem até algumas cenas bem humoradas. A melhor parte do filme são os momentos finais. Com 122 minutos de duração, o filme é um western clássico quanto ao seu desenvolvimento, pois é uma película cinematográfica  que se tornou em  um daqueles  faroestaços que o público gosta de assistir.

Outro  filme imperdível é ONDE COMEÇA O INFERNO(RIO BRAVO), de 1959,  com interpretação magistral  de John Wayne, o grande nome do western e com o velho e bom Walter Brennan, além de DEAN MARTIN e Rick Nelson, dois cantores de sucesso na época acabaram entrando para o filme e se saíram da melhor maneira possível, inclusive cantando juntos em uma cena. Neste filme fora reunido um elenco estrelar com belas atuações de todos eles, a película consegue passar diálogos interessantes e um humor de ótimo tamanho, cabendo perfeitamente ao seu teor. Apesar de uma longa duração, o filme passa muito rápido diante de nossos olhos. Esta obra-prima possui tudo que o bom amante do cinema e, principalmente do western precisa: um ótimo diretor, uma majestosa trilha sonora, um grandioso elenco, um cabível senso de humor e de drama, uma boa fotografia, uma incrível história apesar de alguns chavões ou clichês com  frases repetitivas de outros filmes faroestes, mesmo assim, RIO BRAVO é um filme excelente: RECOMENDO-O!!!

Entre tantas curiosidades na vida de Dean  Martin, ele  se pelava de medo de elevador e tinha uma grande paixão por histórias em quadrinhos, as quais leu durante toda sua vida. Antes de ser ator foi boxeador. Realizou 18 filmes ao lado de Jerry Lewis e 61 em toda sua carreira.  Trabalhou de 1965 a 1984 na TV americana, em diversos programas diferentes.  Fez parte do grupo chamado "RAT PACK", formado por Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra e Sammy Davis Jr. Possui duas estrelas na Calçada da Fama, localizadas em Hollywood Boulevard. A primeira se refere ao seu trabalho no cinema, enquanto que a segunda é referente ao seu trabalho na televisão. Vai ficar, enfim, como um artista caloroso e versátil que, mesmo sem muito refinamento, Dean  Martin,  O CAWBOY DE LUXO, soube atingir o coração do público.


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Postado por Roberto Almeida às 11:00:00

Martin & Lewis: The secret of so much success, said by both, is that they were not paying attention to the audience, but to themselves.

Hey pallies, likes we've back with more incredible internationale deeply delightful devotion to our Dino this very Dino-day.  Our pallies at Twingly Advanced Blog Search sent us way of Brazilian blogger Miss Marcia Lopes(pictured above),whose blog is tagged in English, "EYE ON THE CINNAMON! - Series, movies, images and lots of blah blah."  Miss Lopes topic of choice will be obvious by the title of her swank scribin's, "Martin & Lewis."

Per usual, our pallies at google translation have translated Lopes original words in Portuguese to English, but, also as usual, we have included her thoughts in her native tongue.  Miss Marcia does a fully fine job of sharin' the many and varied details 'bout the decade long purely potent partnership of our most beloved Dino and his most beloved partner, Mr. Jerry Lewis.  It is crystal clear that Lopes has done her homework, and we appreciate that, even if there ain't a ton of new details for Dino-holics likes us to soak in.

We share this post for two specific reasons pallies.  One is that we loves to let the ilovedinomartin readership note how incredibly international Dino-delight continues to be...truly knowin' no beautiful bounds.  Secondly, we deeply digs the gif of our Dino and Mr. Lewis that Miss Marcia found to share, as well as a lesser shown perfectly powerful pose of our Dino and his partner, with both of 'em wonderfully wide eyed!

We salute Brazilian Miss Marcia Lopes for her time, energy, and commitment to sharin' this plentiful post with her readership, sure to bring many more into a deeper delight in our Dino.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-gram.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters



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Martin & Lewis

Martin & Lewis was an American duo of the 40s and 50s, made by singer Dean Martin and comedian Jerry Lewis.

In their career as a duo, the two did radio work as in their block The Martin & Lewis Show on NBC Radio from 1949 to 1953; in nightclubs, mainly in Copacabana; on television, on NBC's "The Colgate Comedy Hour," in which the two were essentially presenters along with other big names; and finally in the cinema, that began in the year of 1949 with the film My Friend Irma and finished in 1956, that was the official year of the separation of the pair, with the film Hollywood or Bust. In total, the duo made 16 films.

In the early years, the two named only the duo with their surnames. Years later until the end, the two preferred to name the pair with their whole names: "Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis". This helped a lot with regard to popularity, when they both went solo.

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis actually met in 1945 when they were both going to perform at the Glass Hat Club, a New York nightclub. But their first appearance as a duo was on July 24/25, 1946 at a nightclub in Atlantic City, called the 500 Club. At a time when their performances did not avenge, the nightclub owner, Skinny D'Amato, warned them that if they did not make a better performance that night, they would be fired. In the back of the house, Lewis and Martin decided to risk discarding the other scripts that had not worked for the presentation, starting with improvisation. In the number, Dean sang a few songs and Jerry came in messenger dressing, knocking over the dishes on the table, ruining both Dean's song and nightclub decor. They made slapstick, jokes like the vaudeville presentations, and anyway, whatever they could improvise, they improvised on stage. Already at that moment, the audience was laughing.

Their success at the 500 Club led to a series of very well paid performances on the Eastern ship, making them perform at Copacabana nightclub in New York. The club bosses were shocked by the duo's performance, which consisted of Martin trying to sing while Lewis interrupted him all the time, ending with the two arguing and making fun on the stage. The secret of so much success, said by both, is that they were not paying attention to the audience, but to themselves.

By 1948 and 1949, they had been discovered by Paramount producer Hal B. Wallis, who was then planning to bring the American serial My Friend Irma to the big screen. It was then that the duo signed a contract with the studio beginning their film career.

The pair's agent, Abby Greshler, made them both an irrefutable proposition and one of Hollywood's best deals: taking what they would receive from each film in partnership with producer Hal B. Wallis, which was a $ 75,000 salary, the duo could also make their films through their own production company: York Productions. The first film of the two in which he was from York Productions was At War with the Army of 1950. In addition, they could also control their appearances on television, radio, nightclubs, advertisements and even the recordings of their songs. Because of all this, the pair became worth many dollars. Even at the time there were other big doubles, Martin & Lewis were a different duo. The two were already more than a success in the middle of the 50's, but unfavorable situations began to take care of the pair.



Martin and Lewis.

In 1956, during the filming of Pardners, the penultimate film of the pair, there were rumors that Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis would break the partnership. In order to undo all this history, the two left a message at the end of the film saying that they would never be separated because they were not yet ready for the definitive end and also sang the song "Side by Side" (We Are not Got a Barell of Money) on The Colgate Comedy Hour. But when Pardners debuted in August 1956, the pair had already split up for a month and made their last show together at the Copacabana.

The reasons for the end of the duo were several such as: professional jealousy; differences; influence of the media; disinterest of one and collection of another. After the filming of Pardners, the duo set out to start filming their last film, Hollywood or Bust, also in 1956. In the filming, the two did not exchange a single word, except at the time of recording the scenes. The misunderstandings might even have arisen in 1956, but it all came about in 1954, when Look magazine magazine had published at the time on its cover, a photo of the duo but with the part of Martin torn. The relationship between the two began to cool from there.

After nearly five years of working at Paramount, Martin began to get tired of the duo's screenplays, for while he played romantic and serious roles (at first he was grateful for it), the attention of the plot always turned to the antics of Lewis. Martin found that Lewis eventually became more ambitious, making comedy scenes pathetic and representing more than he should. Thus, Martin ended up disregarding his contract and showing disinterest in the work, already leading to serious discussions with his friend. During the filming of Hollywood or Bust, Lewis had been very bad during the recordings, determined to rest, causing more disagreements between the two when filming was suspended. The key to the situation was when Martin told Lewis that he was nothing more than "a simple contract." After this arduous statement from Martin, the two found themselves unable to continue working together, officially announcing the split, almost a month after the filming of Hollywood or Bust. Dean Martin was the first to make the decision on July 25, 1956, when they celebrated the duo's 10-year existence. At the premiere of Hollywood or Bust in December 1956, the duo had already split up for five months. when they celebrated the 10 years of existence of the pair. At the premiere of Hollywood or Bust in December 1956, the duo had already split up for five months. when they celebrated the 10 years of existence of the pair. At the premiere of Hollywood or Bust in December 1956, the duo had already split up for five months.

Breaking up with the partnership was not easy. It took months and months for lawyers to complete the lawsuit, including cancellation of their concert hall contracts, television, and the dissolution of York Productions. In addition, there was enormous discontent among the public, who did not want them to break up with the partnership.

Finally, the first Jerry Lewis movie without Dean Martin, The Delicate Delinquent of 1957, would be starring the duo but that did not happen. However, the project only fell into Lewis's hands.

 After the announcement of the two that they would break away from the partnership, the public wondered if each could follow alone. Jerry Lewis was depressed for weeks though, had no trouble keeping up his popularity. His first public appearance after the split was in Las Vegas, helping Judy Garland, who had laryngitis, to sing in her performance. Lewis also returned to work with the comedies The Delicate Delinquent and The Sad Sack with his album Just Sings and with his program The Jerry Lewis Show on NBC in 1957.

Dean Martin in the beginning had his difficulties. That's because he stood out more as a singer but also wanted to be recognized as an actor. Also in 1957, he released an album and a romantic comedy film, which unfortunately was a failure, called Ten Thousand Bedrooms. That would change the following year, with the drama The Young Lions, opposite Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift.
In the 60's, the two excelled in their careers. Jerry Lewis definitely started writing, producing and directing his own films. The first of its authors was The Bellboy of 1960, and until 1964, would take the position of direction with Frank Tashlin. His biggest and best-known project in this decade was The Nutty Professor of 1963 in which Lewis played two characters: Julius Kelp, an ugly and clumsy teacher who decides to invent a potion to become a handsome man; and Buddy Love, the cocky and arrogant alter-ego of Kelp. Dean Martin began the decade making the 1960 movie Ocean's Eleven, opposite Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. These would form the famous Rat Pack. Later in 1966, Martin would run his own show, The Dean Martin Show,
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were in fact reunited four times after the separation of the pair.

The first was in 1960, when the two would perform at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas on the same day. Coincidentally, the Sands Hotel was the place where the two, as a pair, often performed. On that day, Martin had called Lewis on stage at the end of his presentation. For 15 minutes, the two talked, played and even did a duet singing the song "Come Back to Me". In another presentation, the meeting was no big deal. Lewis was too exhausted to do his number, obviously at the end of filming his movie, The Bellboy. So Martin generously replaced him.

The second was in 1976, all planned by Frank Sinatra in the Jerry Lewis charity program, Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, when it was 20 years in which the pair had disintegrated. Sinatra had gone as a guest on the show. He announced to Lewis his contributions and took the opportunity to say that he had a friend who loved the show and after that, he called Martin on stage saying to bring "his friend". Lewis found that at that moment when Martin entered the stage, he remained static, not knowing what to say and with sweaty hands. Sinatra let them talk for a few minutes. Timidly, the two of them had a quick chat with plenty of laughter from the audience because of Lewis's renditions to Martin.

For example, there was an hour when Lewis ended up asking, "Are you working?", Causing the audience to go down. After the conversation, Sinatra interrupts them saying that he and Martin had to sing a medley (as a joke, they referred to as "meldy"). As such, Lewis leaves the stage leaving the two to sing. Lewis declared years later that this was one of the most exciting moments of his life.
The third was in 1987, when Dean Martin's son, Dean Paul Martin, had died in a plane crash. Lewis went to the funeral but did not stay close to Martin, first so the reporters did not photograph them together and second because Martin did not know Lewis had gone to the funeral. Much later, when Martin had discovered that Lewis was present at the funeral, they talked for an hour.

And the fourth and last time, it was 1989 when Dean Martin was making his (apparently the last) gigs at Baily's Hotel in Las Vegas. The occasion was Martin's 72nd birthday. Lewis handed him a birthday cake, honored him and ended up letting go of the phrase, "The reason we split up, I'll never know!"




In 2002, a film was made for the television telling about the history of the pair, from when they met until the separation, called Martin and Lewis. Actor Sean Hayes played Jerry Lewis and actor Jeremy Northam played Dean Martin. The film was directed by John Gray and aired on CBS.

Martin & Lewis


Martin & Lewis foi uma dupla americana dos anos 40 e 50, feita pelo cantor Dean Martin e pelo comediante Jerry Lewis.

Na carreira como dupla, os dois fizeram trabalhos na rádio como em seu bloco The Martin & Lewis Show na NBC Radio de 1949 a 1953; em nightclubs, principalmente no Copacabana; na televisão, no programa The Colgate Comedy Hour da NBC, em que basicamente os dois eram apresentadores junto com outros grandes nomes; e por fim no cinema, em que começaram no ano de 1949 com o filme My Friend Irma e terminaram em 1956, que fora o ano oficial da separação da dupla, com o filme Hollywood or Bust. No total, a dupla realizou 16 filmes.

Nos primeiros anos, os dois nomeavam a dupla somente com os seus sobrenomes. Anos depois até o término, os dois preferiram nomear a dupla com os seus nomes inteiros: “Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis”. Isso ajudou muito em relação à popularidade, quando ambos partiram para a carreira solo.

Dean Martin e Jerry Lewis realmente se conheceram em 1945 quando ambos iriam fazer uma apresentação na Glass Hat Club, uma nightclub de Nova York. Mas a primeira aparição dos dois como dupla foi no dia 24/25 de Julho de 1946 em uma nightclub de Atlantic City, chamada 500 Club. Em um período em que suas apresentações não vingavam, o dono da nightclub, Skinny D’Amato, os avisaram que se eles não fizessem uma apresentação melhor naquela noite, seriam despedidos. Nos fundos da casa, Lewis e Martin decidiram arriscar descartando os outros roteiros que não tinham dado certo para a apresentação partindo para a improvisação. No número, Dean cantava algumas canções e Jerry vinha, vestido de mensageiro, derrubando os pratos da mesa, estragando tanto a canção de Dean quanto a decoração da nightclub. Eles fizeram slapstick, piadas do tipo das apresentações de vaudeville, e enfim, tudo o que eles poderiam improvisar, eles improvisavam no palco. Já naquele momento, a platéia se matava de rir.

O sucesso dos dois no 500 Club os levaram a uma série de apresentações muito bem pagas no navio Eastern, fazendo com que eles se apresentassem também na boate Copacabana em Nova York. Os patrões dos clubes ficavam abismados com as apresentações da dupla, em que consistia com Martin tentando cantar enquanto Lewis o interrompia toda a hora, terminando com os dois discutindo e fazendo graça no palco. O segredo de tanto sucesso, dito por ambos, é que eles não prestavam a atenção na platéia e sim em eles mesmos.

Por volta de 1948 e 1949, eles tinham sido descobertos pelo produtor da Paramount, Hal B. Wallis, que na época estava planejando em levar o seriado americano My Friend Irma para as telas do cinema. Foi aí que a dupla assinou um contrato com o estúdio começando sua carreira cinematográfica.

O agente da dupla, Abby Greshler, fez para os dois uma proposta irrecusável e um dos melhores negócios de Hollywood: tirando o que eles receberiam de cada filme em parceria com o produtor Hal B. Wallis, que era um salário de 75 mil dólares, a dupla também poderia fazer seus filmes através de sua própria produtora: a York Productions. O primeiro filme dos dois em que foi da York Productions foi At War with the Army de 1950. Além disso, eles também poderiam controlar suas aparições na televisão, rádio, nightclubs, propagandas e até as gravações de suas músicas. Por conta de tudo isso, a dupla passou a valer muitos dólares. Mesmo na época existindo outras grandes duplas, Martin & Lewis era uma dupla diferente. Os dois já eram mais que um sucesso no meio da década de 50, porém situações desfavoráveis começaram a tomar conta da dupla.


Em 1956, durante as filmagens de Pardners, o penúltimo filme da dupla, já corriam boatos de que Dean Martin e Jerry Lewis iriam romper com a parceria. Para desfazer toda essa história, os dois deixaram um recado ao final do filme dizendo que nunca iriam se separar pois, não estavam ainda preparados para o fim definitivo e além disso, cantaram a música “Side by Side (We Ain’t Got a Barell of Money)” no programa The Colgate Comedy Hour. Mas quando Pardners estreou, em Agosto de 1956, a dupla já tinha se separado havia um mês e feito o último show juntos no Copacabana.

Os motivos do término da dupla foram vários como: ciúmes profissional; divergências; influência da mídia; desinteresse de um e cobrança de outro. Depois das filmagens de Pardners, a dupla partiu para começar as filmagens de seu último filme, Hollywood or Bust, também de 1956. Já nas filmagens, os dois não trocaram uma palavra sequer, exceto na hora das gravações das cenas. Os desentendimentos poderiam até terem surgidos em 1956 mas, a raíz de tudo surgiu em 1954, quando a revista Look Magazine tinha publicado na época em sua capa, uma foto da dupla mas com a parte de Martin rasgada. A relação entre os dois começou a esfriar a partir daí.

Após quase cinco anos trabalhando na Paramount, Martin começou a se cansar dos roteiros dos filmes da dupla, pois, enquanto ele interpretava papéis românticos e sérios (no início, ele era grato por isso), a atenção do enredo sempre se voltava às palhaçadas de Lewis. Martin constatou que Lewis com o tempo acabou ficando mais ambicioso, fazendo cenas de comédia patéticas e representando mais do que deveria. Sendo assim, Martin acabou desconsiderando seu contrato e mostrando desinteresse pelo trabalho, já levando a criar sérias discussões com o amigo. Durante as filmagens de Hollywood or Bust, Lewis tinha passado muito mal durante as gravações, determinado a ficar de repouso fazendo com que surgissem mais divergências entre os dois quando as filmagens foram suspensas. O estopim da situação foi quando Martin declarou a Lewis que ele não era nada além de “um simples contrato”. Após essa declaração árdua de Martin, os dois se viram sem condições de continuar a trabalhar juntos, anunciando oficialmente a separação, quase um mês após o término das filmagens de Hollywood or Bust’. Dean Martin foi o primeiro a tomar a decisão, no dia 25 de Julho de 1956, quando se comemoravam os 10 anos de existência da dupla. Na estréia de Hollywood or Bust, em Dezembro de 1956, a dupla já tinha se separado havia cinco meses.

Romper com a parceria não foi fácil. Isso levou meses e meses para advogados completarem o processo, incluindo o cancelamento de seus contratos com as casas de shows, com a televisão e também a dissolução da York Productions. Além disso, havia um enorme descontentamento do público, que não queria que os dois rompessem com a parceria.

Enfim, o primeiro filme de Jerry Lewis sem Dean Martin, The Delicate Delinquent de 1957, seria protagonizado pela dupla mas isso não aconteceu. No entanto, o projeto acabou caindo somente nas mãos de Lewis.


Após o anúncio dos dois de que iriam romper com a parceria, o público se questionava se cada um conseguiria seguir sozinho. Jerry Lewis ficou deprimido por semanas porém, não teve dificuldade nenhuma em manter a sua popularidade. Sua primeira aparição em público após a separação foi em Las Vegas, ajudando Judy Garland, que estava com laringite, a cantar em sua apresentação. Lewis também voltou a trabalhar com as comédias The Delicate Delinquent e The Sad Sack, com o seu álbum Just Sings e com o seu programa The Jerry Lewis Show na NBC, em 1957.

Já Dean Martin no começo teve as suas dificuldades. Isso porque ele se destacava mais como cantor mas, também queria ser reconhecido como ator. Também em 1957, lançou um álbum e um filme de comédia romântica, que infelizmente fora um fracasso, chamado Ten Thousand Bedrooms. Isso mudaria no ano seguinte, com o drama The Young Lions, contracenando com Marlon Brando e Montgomery Clift.

Nos anos 60, os dois se sobressaíram em suas carreiras. Jerry Lewis começou definitivamente a escrever, produzir e dirigir os seus próprios filmes. O primeiro de sua autoria foi The Bellboy de 1960, e até 1964, revezaria o cargo de direção com Frank Tashlin. Seu maior e mais conhecido projeto nesta década foi o filme The Nutty Professor de 1963 em que Lewis encarnou dois personagens: Julius Kelp, um professor feio e atrapalhado que resolve inventar uma poção para poder se transformar em um homem bonito; e Buddy Love, o alter-ego galã e arrogante de Kelp. Já Dean Martin começou a década fazendo o filme Ocean’s Eleven de 1960, contracenando com Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford e Joey Bishop. Estes que formariam o famoso Rat Pack. Mais tarde em 1966, Martin comandaria o seu próprio programa, The Dean Martin Show, na NBC que acabou se tornando um êxito.

Dean Martin e Jerry Lewis na verdade, se reencontrariam quatro vezes após a separação da dupla.
A primeira foi em 1960, quando os dois se apresentariam no Sands Hotel, em Las Vegas, no mesmo dia. Por coincidência, o Sands Hotel era o lugar em que os dois, como dupla, frequentemente se apresentavam. Nesse dia, Martin tinha chamado Lewis ao palco no final de sua apresentação. Durante 15 minutos, os dois conversaram, brincaram e até fizeram um dueto cantando a música “Come Back to Me”. Em uma outra apresentação, a reunião não foi grande coisa. Lewis se mostrou exausto demais para fazer seu número, obviamente pelo término das filmagens de seu filme, The Bellboy. Sendo assim, Martin generosamente o substituiu.

A segunda foi em 1976, tudo planejado por Frank Sinatra no programa beneficente de Jerry Lewis, o Jerry Lewis MDA Telethón, quando se completou 20 anos em que a dupla tinha se desintegrado. Sinatra tinha ido como convidado no programa. Ele anunciou a Lewis suas contribuições e aproveitou dizer que tinha um amigo que adorava o programa e após isso, ele chamou Martin ao palco dizendo para trazer o “seu amigo”. Lewis constatou que naquele momento em que Martin entrou no palco, ficou estático, sem saber o que dizer e com as mãos suando. Sinatra deixou os dois conversarem por alguns minutos. Timidamente, os dois bateram um papo rápido com direito a muitas risadas da platéia, por conta das tiradas que Lewis fazia a Martin. Por exemplo, teve uma hora em que Lewis acabou perguntando: “Você está trabalhando?”, fazendo a platéia ir abaixo. Após a conversa, Sinatra os interrompe dizendo que ele e Martin tinham que cantar um medley (como brincadeira, eles referiram como “meldy”). Sendo assim, Lewis sai do palco deixando os dois cantarem. Lewis declarou anos mais tarde que esse foi um dos momentos mais emocionantes de sua vida.
A terceira foi em 1987, quando o filho de Dean Martin, Dean Paul Martin, tinha morrido em um acidente de avião. Lewis foi ao funeral, mas não ficou perto de Martin, primeiro para que os repórteres não os fotografassem juntos e segundo porque Martin não sabia que Lewis tinha ido ao funeral. Bem depois, quando Martin tinha descoberto que Lewis estava presente no funeral, os dois conversaram durante uma hora.

E a quarta e última vez, foi em 1989, quando Dean Martin estava fazendo suas apresentações (aparentemente as últimas), no Baily’s Hotel, em Las Vegas. A ocasião foi o aniversário de 72 anos de Martin. Lewis lhe entregou um bolo de aniversário, o homenageou e acabou soltando a frase: “O motivo de termos nos separado, eu nunca saberei!”.


Em 2002, foi feito um filme para a televisão contando sobre a história da dupla, desde quando se conheceram até a separação, chamada Martin and Lewis. O ator Sean Hayes interpretou Jerry Lewis e o ator Jeremy Northam interpretou Dean Martin. O filme foi dirigido por John Gray e foi ao ar pela CBS.

Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams"

Hey pallsies...Happy November!

Man o man...the days are movin' by SO SO fast!

Holidays are creepin' up...nights & mornins' are gettin' colder...& days & sun rays seem to be growin' older.

Maybe a few of us might be feelin' those "Change of Season Blues"!

I'll be honest...I miss October!

Loves my tricks n' treats! Haha!!

Well guess what, pals o mine??!! 

Our MAIN MAN Dino ain't leavin' us hangin'!!!

No way!!

Not while "The Deans" in charge! Haha!

Todays's Serenade is one of the MOSTEST...AB SO LUTE EST...IN SPI RA TION AL tunes youse may EVER hear, pallies!

I grabbed this BEA U TI FUL little number off Dino's 1959 al b um "Sleep Warm". Which...by the ways...was put to vinyl with the help of his bestest pallie, Frankie, conductin'.

Cool Cool stuff, mi amici!

"Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" is SURE to LIFT those dreary hearts & shoo away those cloudy & gray Pre-Holiday moods.

Can't help but be happy hearin' Dean weave his spell!

Magical is the ONLY way I can thinks to describe it, pallies!

Easy flowin...charismatic charm.

If this don't cheer youse up pals...man...I DON'T knows WHAT to do!!!

Shock treatment maybe???!!! Hahaha!

Don't fear pals...I'm SURE this will do the trick!

BUT...just in case youse needs a wee bit of EXTRA somethin'...to kickstart this season...I'm includin' a fun fun cartoon clip to gets youse gigglin'!

Hahaha!!!

So hang in there, my friends.

Life IS good & 'member ALL thins' shall pass!

Most of all...'member that Dean is on your side & NOTHIN' can mess with that!

Enjoy! 

When skies are cloudy and gray
They're only gray for a day
So wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away

Until the sunshine peeks through
There's only one thing to do
Just wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away

Your castles may tumble that's fate after all
Life's really funny that way
No use to grumble just smile as they fall
Weren't you a king for a day

Oh just remember the sunshine
Always follows the rain
So wrap up your troubles in dreams
And dream your troubles away

Castles may tumble that's fate after all
Life's really funny that way
No use to grumble just smile as they fall
Weren't you a king for a day

Oh just remember the sunshine
Always follows the rain
So wrap up your troubles in dreams
Wrap your troubles in dreams
And dream dream your troubles away

On This Day In Dino-history: November 3, 1964

Hey pallies, likes we're back with a second post this Dino-day 'cause as we were just doin' our almost daily searchin' for Dino-treasure with the help of our pallies at Twingly Advanced Blog Search, these kind folks sent us once 'gain over to our pallie Mr. Bob Dearborn (pictured 'bove) who proudly presides over his blog, "The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac - Celebrity Birthdays, This Day In History, Number One songs on this day, little known facts, and more, for the media professional and anyone else who finds these things useful, entertaining and interesting."

Mr. Dearborn's lastest Dino-report is that on this very day, November 3, in the year of our Dino 1964, our King of Cool recorded the swingin' song of awesome amore, "You'll Always Be The One I Love" at  United Recording Studios in Hollywood.  'though not one of our Dino's biggest hits it is our swinger Dino at his '60's best.  While doin' a little more Dino-researchin' we delightfully discovered the this cool croon found it's way on to our most beloved Dino's al-b-um, "DEAN MARTIN HITS AGAIN" released in 1965 on Reprise Records.

We are perfectly pleased to lets all youse Dino-holics in on 'nother delightful date in our Dino's life and times thanks to our pallie Mr. Bob Dearborn.  We share with youse images for both the first and back covers of this awesome al-b-um as well as a youtube vid of our Dino croonin' this tune.  Likes to checks this out in it's original source at Bob's pad, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-report.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters









November 3, 1964…At United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Dean Martin recorded "You'll Always Be The One I Love."

Hey pallies, likes it's time this very Dino-day for a beau-ti-ful blast from the past right here at ilovedinomartin.  Likes a couple or three days 'go we received an excellent epistle via our pallies at google Dino-'lerts to head on over to the online presence of the long established "Hollywood Reporter," who beau-ti-fully bills themselves as "....the premier destination & most widely trusted resource for entertainment news, reviews, videos & more."

Well pallies, we gotta 'fess up that we couldn't 'gree more 'cause when we got there, we discovered that what was waitin' for us was "The Hollywood Reporter's" remarkable reissue of perfect  prose first publicly printed by 'em  66 years 'go on October 29, 1951.  Likes as you will energetically enjoy below is the post, "When Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Made a Name for Themselves," which reprints  wonderfully wise words from our most beloved Dino with silly 'n swank sentiments shared by his most beloved partner Mr. Jerry Lewis.  In this reverent remembrance Martin & Lewis  "shared a byline to dish on some behind the scenes details of their performances and early days in Atlantic City."

Likes as we were readin' our Dino and Mr. Lewis' original  words, it was likes we coulda almost hear 'em speakin' these touchin' 'n tender thoughts to the pallies at "The Hollywood Reporter."  You will note that the reason for the original column was the release of one of their earlier big screen flicks, "That's My Boy."  And, likes we thinks it is simply cooler then cool that the pallies at "The Hollywood Reporter" have shared the original column as it first appeared at the end of the post.

We gotta 'fess up that we were and are marvelously moved to have the privilege of relivin' for just a few moments the time when our Dino and Mr. Lewis had that closer then close relationship as partners and pallies, obviously lovin' every moment of makin' magic together!  Words truly cannot express our awesome appreciation to the pallies at "The Hollywood Reporter" for bringin' us this beau-ti-ful blast from the past.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of these Dino-remarks.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

When Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Made a Name for Themselves  

 

Dean Martin (left) and Jerry Lewis

A 1951 column by the comedy team on the early days (and gags) together as a duo.

On Oct. 29, 1951, famed comedy duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis shared a byline to dish on some behind the scenes details of their performances and early days in Atlantic City. Their original Hollywood Reporter column, timed to that year's movie comedy That's My Boy, is below.

DEAN MARTIN: It takes a guy with an iron constitution, nerves of steel and the patience of a dozen jobs to keep him from annihilating Idiot's Delight. I refer, of course, to that popular young comedian (and I use the word advisedly — I have to, it's in my contract!) Jerry Lewis. Every visual gag Jerry uses on an audience is guinea-pigged on me first. I didn't know that was to be part of Operations Lunatic. I had to learn the hard way. 

A couple months ago, for instance, during one of our television shows, Jerry brought down the house when he began cutting up my dinner jacket with a pair of big shears. The audience really went crazy. So did I — that tuxedo had just set me back a couple of hundred bucks! But, "Anything for a laugh!" — that's Jerry's motto. That's my boy!

Another time I was singing one of my best numbers on the stage of a theatre during a personal appearance. I was in great voice that night. The audience was eating it up. I had 'em right in the palm of my hand — then suddenly a few people began tittering, and pretty soon the whole audience was rocking with laughter. I really couldn't blame them. I guess I looked like a fool, singing a torchy ballad and at the same time doing what must have looked like a comic dance routine. What the audience couldn't see was "mah lil' ole pahdner" standing off in the wings throwing lighted firecrackers at me! It's little things like this that endear him to me. 

There was the night, too, when I was supposed to do a very quick change for one of our routines. So what happened? So Perpetual Motion had sewed my trouser legs together!

But, underneath his moronic exterior, Jerry is true blue. He is sentimental and thoughtful. There is nothing he wouldn't do for a pal. He proved this at my wedding. He'd been clowning around and getting in my hair generally, so I told him to go jump in the pool with clothes on. Brave, fearless, intrepid Lewis — he took the dare, all right — in the new suit I'd planned to wear on my honeymoon!

But I can't complain. I had my chance to even the score for all time, but I blew it. It was in Chicago. Jerry fell asleep in the barber chair, and I bribed the guy to cut all his hair off. That backfired, but good. His new "Butch" proved a big sensation, and I was out a five-buck bribe! If I'd had any foresight at all, I'd have put the fin back in my pocket, borrowed the guy's razor, and removed Lewis' second head!

But don't get me wrong — with all his faults, I love the kid. THAT's for real!

JERRY LEWIS: It was considerably less than a decade ago (circa, 1946) that Mr. Dean Martin had the extreme good fortune to make my acquaintance. At that time, in a burst of fraternal sentiment, we made a contractual agreement to unite in presenting public entertainment fare in a light vein. 

Mr. Martin was convinced that his singing voice, although far from Metropolitan Opera calibre, was sufficiently pleasant to amuse the pleasure-seekers of that North American Riviera, Atlantic City. I was equally certain of titillating their theatrical taste buds with various antics and ludicrous capers. 

Together we approached the impresario of a certain cafe and placed before him our well-thought-out plans on the subject. It was entirely natural that his interest was immediately aroused. 

Dashed not a whit by the initial setback to our plans (the premiere audience had rudely forgotten to give kudos or plaudits) we followed a new pattern the next evening (one to which we have strictly adhered ever since). Its intent was to amuse and confuse. That we succeeded is now a matter of record. 

Mr. Martin sang in his rather light and untutored manner, while I, emulating the waiters of the establishment, gather onto a large tray all manner of goblets, porcelain and silver from the various tables which gave onto the dance floor. 

In order to divert attention from one of of Mr. Martin's less true notes (which he sprinkles liberally throughout his vocal exhibitions) I allowed the heavily-laden tray to descend suddenly to the floor. The ensuing cacophony, as the crystal and chinaware shattered into fragments, delighted the audience, and they indulged in loud and great merriment. To borrow a coarse term from the argot of the theatre, "We were a wow!"

Since that initial venture en duo, Mr. Martin and I have traveled the length and breadth of the land, impartially distributing our individual humor to prince and pauper alike. 

We have but recently, as you are undoubtedly aware, broadened our scope to include other entertainment media: wireless, television and the cinema, such as, to get in a plug, That's My Boy. In this latter phase, we both feel a rapport, a great fulfillment of our artistic abilities. 

The entire venture has been a most intriguing and educational experience. It has not only enriched the annals of theatrical lore, but has served (I must say, with a flush of quick pride) to enrich Mr. Martin and myself as well. 

Dean Martin's Diego Rivera watercolor to appear at auction

 

Hey pallies, likes Dino-day-in, Dino-day out, our most beloved Dino continues to makes news.  Likes today we shares with all youse Dino-devotees that an original watercolor owned by our Dino and Miss Jeanne is goin' to be auctioned off on November 14th by Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art auction of New York City.  Likes from the web pad of "The First Art Newspaper on the Net,"....."artdaily," comes the news that artist Diego Rivera's watercolor and graphite on paper picture "Hilando (La tejedora) painted in 1936 is goin' on the auction block is expects to fetch between two and three hundred thousand dollars.

Likes what Dino-holic 'mong us woulda deeply delight in ownin' awesome art that once hung in fam Martin's home on
601 Mountain Drive home in Beverly Hills.  But, alas there are few devoted to Dino with that 'mount of bread to spread.
Even so, we are deeply delighted to be able to share this news, and totally totally thrill at seein' the beloved name of our most beloved Dino bein' lifted up in this wonderful way.

We thanks the pallies at "artdaily" for spreadin' this news and doin' their part to keep the Dino-message bein' spread in many and varied ways all over the Dino-globe.  Likes to checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this Dino-gram.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters


Dean Martin's Diego Rivera watercolor to appear at auction



Diego Rivera (1886-1957), Hilando (La tejedora) 1936, watercolor and graphite on paper (estimate: $200,000-300,000). Photo: Bonhams.

NEW YORK, NY.- This fall, Bonhams will offer Hilando (La tejedora) (estimate: $200,000-300,000), a beautiful watercolor by renowned Mexican artist Diego Rivera from the Collection of the late Dean and Jeanne Martin in the Impressionist & Modern Art sale on November 14. This previously unpublished work from the Martins’ collection can be seen in the left background of a 1966 family portrait taken at their 601 Mountain Drive home in Beverly Hills.

Famously ‘The King of Cool,’ Dean Martin’s résumé included actor, comedian, singer, film producer, entertainer extraordinaire, and of course as a charismatic member of the Rat Pack. His wife Jeanne, a former Orange Bowl queen from Coral Gables, Florida, had an affinity for the arts of Mexico, and collected pre-Columbian pottery and traditional Mexican textiles.

Bonhams Impressionist & Modern Art auction will take place November 14 at 5 p.m. in New York. The auction will preview at Bonhams from November 9-14, with highlights on view November 3-8.

A Christmas chart-topper upon its release in winter 1966, The Dean Martin Christmas Album was in the laid-back, convivial spirit for which Martin was famous....

Hey pallies, likes we gotta 'fess up that while we ain't fans of startin' wintry festivities to soon here at ilovedinomartin (we tries to yield the whole month of December to our Dino-festivities), likes we are makin' an exception on this first day of November 'cause our great great pallies at Twingly Advanced Blog Search recently sent us to the marvelous musical blog, "the second disc," where remarkable reviewer Mr. Joe Marchese last week proudly proclaimed the noteworthy news that after "The Dean Martin Christmas Album has made its CD premiere under its original title, over 50 years after its first release."

Under the tag, "A Marshmallow World: Sony Reissues Original “Dean Martin Christmas Album” On CD," Marchese lovin'ly lauds the pallies at Sony (who now manage our most beloved Dino's most beloved original recordin's) for this  "new reissue of the stereo album features a close approximation of the original front and back artwork."  Yep, likes if youse are likes we, youse have a number of reissued Dino-wintry croon al-b-ums sold over the years,but this is the first time this swank selection of Dino-seasonal hits comes to CD in basically it's original packagin'".....and a must have for Dino-holics likes us.  And, note that the pallies at Sony are offerin' it at a modest list price of $6.99.

Likes, we sez our thank you very much to the pallies at "the second disc," 'specially Mr. Joe Marchese for gettin' this news out to Dino-philes everywhere as this will make a great Dino-giftin' idear for those deeply devoted to our Dino as well as a wonderful way of bringin' tons of new pallies into the Dino-fold.  To checks this out in it's original source, likes simply clicks on the tag of this particular Dino-report.

We remain,

Yours in Dino,

Dino Martin Peters

A Marshmallow World: Sony Reissues Original “Dean Martin Christmas Album” On CD

OCTOBER 26, 2017 BY JOE MARCHESE  

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Over the years, Dean Martin’s holiday recordings – primarily encompassing the 1959 Capitol album A Winter Romance and the 1966 Reprise album The Dean Martin Christmas Album – have been packaged and repackaged on CD ad infinitum.  Yet the latter title had never seen a true reissue on CD, though all its tracks had been issued on CD, on various releases.  Hip-O’s 2008  A Very Cool Christmas presented the album in its original 10-track sequence, but retitled it, added new artwork, and a bonus track.  Finally, The Dean Martin Christmas Album has made its CD premiere under its original title, over 50 years after its first release, in a budget issue from Sony Music CMG (Commercial Music Group).

The Dean Martin Christmas Album was helmed by Martin’s hitmaking team of producer Jimmy Bowen and arranger Ernie Freeman.  The same duo had helped the King of Cool dethrone The Beatles in 1964 when their contemporary version of “Everybody Loves Somebody,” a 1947 song by Sam Coslow, Irving Taylor and Martin’s frequent collaborator Ken Lane, knocked the Fabs’ “A Hard Day’s Night” right off the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 at the height of Beatlemania!  Despite Dino’s protestation that “I do not like rock singers, rock is out with me, I can’t stand rock,” Freeman’s rock-influenced backbeat gave Martin the edge to introduce his laid-back croon to a new generation.  More major hits followed including “I Will,” “The Door is Still Open to My Heart” and Lee Hazlewood’s “Houston,” and by the beginning of 1966, Martin had notched seven Top 40 pop hits and six Top 40 albums – in addition to juggling the demands of his popular variety show.

A Christmas chart-topper upon its release in winter 1966, The Dean Martin Christmas Album was in the laid-back, convivial spirit for which Martin was famous (though Freeman’s charts kept it current, too).  On it, he revisited some of the tracks he’d first cut at Capitol, including Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne’s “Let It Snow,” the same team’s “The Things We Did Last Summer” (not a Christmas song, but a favorite of Dean’s which fit comfortably within the nostalgic mood), Felix Bernard and Dick Smith’s “Winter Wonderland,” and Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”  To those classics, he added more beloved holiday favorites such as “Jingle Bells,” “Silver Bells,” and a reverent “Silent Night.”  His recording of the 1949 staple “A Marshmallow World” (previously cut by Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Vaughn Monroe, and others) is still the go-to version of the song every year on radio.  Elvis Presley must have appreciated Dino’s recording of a song closely associated with him, “Blue Christmas,” for Martin was a major, if somewhat unheralded, influence on The King.

Sony’s new reissue of the stereo album features a close approximation of the original front and back artwork (including the “Also Available” box promoting four more of Martin’s Reprise LPs) with no additional content or liner notes.  There are no remastering credits, though it was indicated when Sony took over the Martin Reprise/Warner Bros. recordings from UMe in 2014 that the entire catalogue was in the process of being remastered.  Vic Anesini’s first remasters were issued digitally, and on volumes of The Essential and Playlist series.)

The original Dean Martin Christmas Album is available now on CD at a budget price via the links below!

Dean Martin, The Dean Martin Christmas Album (Reprise LP RS 6222, 1966 – reissued Sony Music CMG CD 88985465832, 2017) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

1. White Christmas
2. Jingle Bells
3. I’ll Be Home for Christmas
4. Blue Christmas
5. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
6. Marshmallow World
7. Silver Bells
8. Winter Wonderland
9. The Things We Did Last Summer
10. Silent Night