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Martini Man: The Life of Dean Martin

Martini Man goes beyond the simple caricature of the boozy lounge singer with a penchant for racy humor to reveal the substantive man behind that mask. Although Martin's movie roles receive in-depth attention in this incisive biography, as does his career-defining partnership with Jerry Lewis, details of Dino's personal life also abound, such as how Shierly MacLaine dropped by his house "to tell Dean she was in love with him-even though his wife was in the other room." William Schoell's chronicle is a sympathetic portrait that recreates the life and times of one of America's favorite entertainers.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 324
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780815412885
  • Genres
  • biography, music
  • Release date
  • 2003