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Line 3: − [[Jerry Lewis]] and Martin made, since 1946, a successful comedy team for 10 years. They formed a popular comedy duo which appeared together in 17 movies. + − Martin and Lewis were the hottest comedy act in America during the − early '50s, with Dean stepping out on his own to score a giant hit − with his recording, “That’s Amore” in 1953. Two years later in 1955 − Dean Martin was at the top of the charts with his #1 hit, “Memories − Are Made of This” signaling the start of a break up that finally took − place in 1956. In 1958 Dean once again hit with his third million − selling single, “Return To Me” and also hit big with “Volare.” − 1964 would deliver the biggest hit yet with, “Everybody Loves Somebody” − followed by “The Door Is Still Open to My Heart.” He would reach − the top ten one more time with “I Will” in 1965. − − As a member of Frank Sinatra’s “Rat Pack”, Dean Martin played Las − Vegas to sold out audiences as a headliner for several years. In 2005, − Las Vegas renamed *Industrial Road “Dean Martin Drive". − − With as estimated 600 songs and more than 100 albums to his − credit, NBC television launched the weekly Dean Martin Show in − 1965, top rated for several years. − − Movies such as The Young Lions (1958) and Rio Bravo (1959) brought him international fame. In 1965 he won a Golden Globe Award. He was a close friend of [[John Wayne]] and [[Gary Cooper]]. ''If there had to be one image for cool, the one man to fit it would be him.'' (Anonymous) − − Dean Martin's world would crumble in 1987, when his son − Dean Paul Martin was killed in a plane crash while on − maneuvers with the California Air National Guard. − − He died on Christmas Day, 1995.
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'''Dean Martin''' (b. Dino Paul Crocetti, Steubenville, [[Ohio]], June 7, 1917 – Beverly Hills, [[California]], December 25, 1995) Italian American [[actor]], [[comedian]] and [[singer]].
'''Dean Martin''' (b. Dino Paul Crocetti, Steubenville, [[Ohio]], June 7, 1917 – Beverly Hills, [[California]], December 25, 1995) Italian American [[actor]], [[comedian]] and [[singer]].
In 1965 he won a Golden Globe Award. He was a close friend of [[John Wayne]] and [[Gary Cooper]]. ''If there had to be one image for cool, the one man to fit it would be him.'' (Anonymous)
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