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82-437: The 300-seat New Beverly Cinema was designed by the architects John P. Edwards and Warren Frazier Overpeck and opened in 1929, apparently as a candy store. Over the years, its name and purpose has changed several times. As a theater, it has hosted variety performers such as Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Jackie Gleason , Phil Silvers , and others. Later, the theater was converted into a nightclub called Slapsy Maxie's, named after

164-399: A Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1966 and was nominated again the following three years. The show exploited his image as a carefree boozer. Martin capitalized on his laid-back persona of the half-drunk crooner , inappropriately hitting on women, and making snappy if slurred remarks about fellow celebrities during his roasts . During an interview on

246-649: A Southern politician in 1961's Ada , and starring in 1963's screen adaptation of an intense stage drama, Toys in the Attic , opposite Geraldine Page , as well as in 1970's drama Airport with Burt Lancaster , a huge box-office success. Sinatra and Martin teamed up for several more movies, the crime caper Ocean's 11 , the musical Robin and the 7 Hoods , and the Western comedies Sergeants 3 and 4 for Texas , with their Rat Pack pals such as Sammy Davis, Jr. , Peter Lawford , and Joey Bishop , as well as

328-535: A better act for their second show that night, they would be fired. Huddling in the alley behind the club, Lewis and Martin agreed to "go for broke", they divided their act between songs, skits, and ad-libbed material. Martin sang and Lewis dressed as a busboy, dropping plates and making a shambles of Martin's performance and the club's decorum until Lewis was chased from the room as Martin pelted him with bread rolls. They performed slapstick , reeled off old vaudeville jokes and did whatever else popped into their heads;

410-735: A brief relationship with model and longtime friend Patricia Sheehan . Martin's uncle was Leonard Barr , who appeared in several of his shows. In the 1960s and early 1970s Martin lived at 363 Copa De Oro Road in Bel Air, Los Angeles, before selling it to Tom Jones for $ 500,000 in June 1976. Martin's son-in-law was the Beach Boys ' Carl Wilson , who married Martin's daughter Gina. Figure skater Dorothy Hamill and actress Olivia Hussey were his daughters-in-law during their marriages to Martin's son, Dean Paul Martin. Craig, Martin's elder son,

492-462: A broken nose (later straightened), a scarred lip, many broken knuckles (a result of not being able to afford tape used to wrap boxers' hands), and a bruised body. Of his 12 bouts, Martin said that he "won all but 11." For a time, he shared a New York City apartment with Sonny King , who was also starting in show business and had little money. The two reportedly charged people to watch them bare-knuckle box each other in their apartment, fighting until one

574-540: A crooning style influenced by Harry Mills of the Mills Brothers and Perry Como . By late 1940, Martin had begun singing for Cleveland bandleader Sammy Watkins , who suggested he change his name to Dean Martin. He stayed with Watkins until at least May 1943. By fall 1943, Martin had begun performing in New York. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II but was discharged after 14 months due to

656-775: A hernia. In October 1941, Martin married Elizabeth "Betty" Anne McDonald in Cleveland , and the couple had an apartment in Cleveland Heights for a while. They eventually had four children before divorcing in 1949. Martin attracted the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures , but a Hollywood contract was not forthcoming. Martin met comic Jerry Lewis at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City in August 1944. According to Lewis,

738-559: A lifelong heavy smoker, was diagnosed with lung cancer at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in September 1993. He was told that he would require surgery to prolong his life, but he rejected it. Martin retired from public life in early 1995 and died of acute respiratory failure resulting from emphysema at his Beverly Hills home on Christmas Day, 1995, at the age of 78. The lights of the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor. Martin

820-650: A minor hit single with " Since I Met You Baby " and made his first music video, which appeared on MTV and was created by Martin's youngest son, Ricci. On March 21, 1987, Martin's son, actor Dean Paul Martin (formerly Dino of the 1960s " teeny-bopper " rock group Dino, Desi & Billy ), died when his F-4 Phantom II jet fighter crashed while flying with the California Air National Guard . Martin's grief over his son's death left him depressed and demoralized. Lewis stated in an on-stage interview in 2005 that subsequent to his son's death Martin became

902-578: A month after his second marriage had dissolved, Martin, at 55, married 26-year-old Catherine Hawn on April 25, 1973. Hawn had been the receptionist at the chic Gene Shacove hair salon in Beverly Hills. They divorced November 10, 1976. He was also briefly engaged to Gail Renshaw , Miss World –U.S. 1969. Eventually, Martin reconciled with Jeanne, though they never remarried. Martin and Hawn had no biological children of their own but Martin adopted Hawn's daughter, Sasha. After their divorce, Martin had

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984-533: A number of Westerns . By the early 1970s, The Dean Martin Show was still earning solid ratings, and although he was no longer a Top 40 hitmaker, his record albums continued to sell. He found a way to make his passion for golf profitable by offering a signature line of golf balls, and the Dean Martin Tucson Open was an event on golf's PGA Tour from 1972 to 1975. At his death, Martin was reportedly

1066-478: A porno theater was here. People in the area have come by and written letters offering congratulations on the changeover." Since that time, the theater has run a continuous series of double features, comprising modern and classic films in a wide variety of genres. It is the last continuous repertory revival house in Los Angeles. Most other American cities and towns closed their last remaining repertory cinemas in

1148-415: A publicity photo of Martin, Lewis, and actress Sheree North was published on the cover of Look magazine. Martin was shocked to see Lewis and North pictured but Martin cropped off the page. The team's publicity manager, Jack Keller, remembered Martin walking on the set "with a copy of Look and he threw it right in my face and called me every vile name he could think of." Lewis recalled Martin "saying he

1230-532: A reclusive alcoholic. Later, a tour with Davis and Sinatra in 1988, undertaken in part to help Martin recover, sputtered. Martin was married three times. He wed Elizabeth Anne "Betty" McDonald, (July 14, 1922 – July 11, 1989) of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania in 1941. The couple had four children: Martin then married Dorothy Jean "Jeanne" Biegger (March 27, 1927 – August 24, 2016), a former Orange Bowl queen from Coral Gables, Florida . Their marriage lasted 24 years (1949–1973) and produced three children: Less than

1312-575: A reduced admission price that includes a small popcorn. All features at the theater are usually preceded by a curated collection of vintage cartoons, shorts and trailers. In 2017, the theater incorporated an "Afternoon Classics" series of matinees held on Wednesday afternoons, and 2019 saw the introduction of both "Monday Matinees" and horror-themed "Freaky Fridays" matinees, all of which have been discontinued. Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti ; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995)

1394-559: A romantic comedy, Marriage on the Rocks . Martin also co-starred with Shirley MacLaine in a number of films, including Some Came Running , Artists and Models , Career , All in a Night's Work , and What a Way to Go! He played a satiric variation of his own womanizing persona as Las Vegas singer "Dino" in Billy Wilder 's comedy Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) with Kim Novak , and Martin poked fun at his image in films such as

1476-433: A series of TV specials through 1984. For nearly a decade, Martin had recorded as many as four albums a year for Reprise Records . Martin recorded his final Reprise album, Once in a While in 1974, which was not issued until 1978. His final recordings were made for Warner Bros. Records . The Nashville Sessions was released in 1983, from which he had a hit with "(I Think That I Just Wrote) My First Country Song", which

1558-738: A small picture and brief biography in the Gazebo Park at Route 7 and North Fourth Street. The Dean Martin Hometown Festival is held over a long weekend every June in Steubenville: led by The Dean Martin Association since 2024, impersonators, friends and family, and entertainers, many of Italian ancestry, appear. In 2005, Clark County, Nevada , renamed a portion of Industrial Road as Dean Martin Drive. A similarly named street

1640-612: A sold out screening of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , although its seating capacity was temporary limited to half. The theater had also implemented several safety upgrades, including ultraviolet air purification and increased MERV air filtration, and introduced marked seating to aid with social distancing . In addition to daily double (and, occasionally, triple) features, usually beginning at 7:30 p.m., midnight screenings are programmed on Fridays and Saturdays. "Kiddee Matinees" take place on weekend afternoons at 2:00 p.m., with

1722-588: A solo career as a performer and actor. He established himself as a singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook . Martin became one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas and was known for his friendship with fellow artists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. , who together with several others formed the Rat Pack . Starting in 1965, Martin

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1804-585: A square between via Sarca and via Torrente Piomba and a congress palace called Pala Dean Martin congress center in via Aldo Moro adjacent to the Porto Allegro structure (former cinema Warner). A number of Martin songs have been featured across popular culture for decades. Hits such as "Ain't That a Kick in the Head", "Sway", "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You", "That's Amore", and Martin's signature song "Everybody Loves Somebody" have been in films (such as

1886-414: A teenager, Martin played the drums as a hobby. He dropped out of Steubenville High School in the tenth grade because, according to Martin, he thought he was smarter than his teachers. Martin bootlegged liquor , worked in a steel mill, served as a croupier at a speakeasy and a blackjack dealer, and was a welterweight boxer. At 15, Martin billed himself as "Kid Crochet". His prizefighting earned him

1968-493: A triple threat: they could make money from his work in nightclubs, films, and records. Randall was paid off to relinquish the role, Martin replaced him and the film turned out to be the beginning of Martin's comeback. He starred alongside Frank Sinatra for the first time in the Vincente Minnelli drama, Some Came Running (1958). By the mid-1960s, Martin was a movie, recording, television, and nightclub star. He

2050-566: Is a 1968 American spy comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Dean Martin as Matt Helm , along with Elke Sommer , Sharon Tate , Nancy Kwan , Nigel Green , and Tina Louise . It is the fourth and final film in the Matt Helm series, and is loosely based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Donald Hamilton . The film opened in Canada in December 1968 before premiering in

2132-513: Is almost killed by Contini, but Helm rescues her, then kills Contini by throwing him through a trap door onto the railroad tracks. Successful and alone at last, Helm finally has an opportunity to thank an appreciative Freya as only he can. The film featured a number of wrestlers , boxers , and karate experts in small or uncredited roles, including Wilhelm von Homburg , Pepper Martin , Joe Gray, Joe Lewis , Ed Parker and – in his first screen role – Chuck Norris (background player in

2214-629: Is the only film in the series not to feature Helm's secretary, Lovey Kravesit, played by Beverly Adams , who was also appearing in Hammerhead . It is also the only movie in the series not to feature the villainous group BIG O. Principal photography took place in California, with locations including Palm Springs , Idyllwild , and the Walt Disney Ranch . Hugo Montenegro who wrote the score for The Ambushers returned to compose

2296-449: Is the subject of Dean Martin's Wild Party and Dean Martin's Vegas Shindig , a pair of video slot machines found in many casinos. The games feature songs sung by Martin during the bonus feature and the count-up of a player's winnings. A compilation album called Amore! debuted at Number One on Billboard magazine's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart in its February 21, 2009, issue. The Wrecking Crew (1968 film) The Wrecking Crew

2378-565: Is trying to collapse the world economy by stealing a billion dollars in gold. Helm travels to Copenhagen, where he is given a guide, Freya Carlson, a beautiful but bumbling woman from a Danish tourism bureau. A pair of Contini's accomplices, the seductive Linka Karensky and Wen Yurang, each attempt to foil Helm's plans. The former is killed in an ambush intended for Helm, the latter in an explosion. On each occasion, Freya's clumsy attempts to assist Matt are helpful, but not particularly appreciated. McDonald, his chief at ICE, turns up to aid Helm, but

2460-403: Is wounded in action. McDonald confides to Helm that the seemingly inept Freya is actually a top-secret British agent herself, using a clever guise. They go to Contini's chateau for a showdown, and Helm creates chaos and destruction with a variety of unique gadgets. Contini escapes with the gold on a train bound for Luxembourg, but Helm and Freya are able to catch up to him in a minihelicopter. Freya

2542-726: The Matt Helm spy spoofs of the 1960s, in which he was a co-producer. In the third Matt Helm film The Ambushers (1967), Helm, about to be executed, receives a last cigarette and tells the provider, "I'll remember you from the great beyond", continuing sotto voce , "somewhere around Steubenville, I hope". As a singer, Martin copied the styles of Harry Mills (of the Mills Brothers ), Bing Crosby , and Perry Como until he developed his own and could hold his own in duets with Sinatra and Crosby. Like Sinatra, Martin could not read music, but he recorded more than 100 albums and 600 songs. His signature tune, " Everybody Loves Somebody ", knocked

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2624-701: The Hollywood Walk of Fame : one at 6519 Hollywood Boulevard for movies; the second at 1617 Vine for recordings; and a third at 6651 Hollywood Boulevard for television. In February 2009, Martin was honored with a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . Four of his surviving children, Gail, Deana, Ricci and Gina accepted it on his behalf. In 2010, Martin received a posthumous star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The town of origin of Dean's father, Montesilvano , dedicated to him

2706-517: The Muscular Dystrophy Association , in September 1976. Sinatra shocked Lewis by bringing Martin out on stage and as the two men embraced, the audience gave them a standing ovation and the phones lit up, resulting in one of the telethon's most profitable years up to that time. Lewis later reported the event was one of the three most memorable of his life. Lewis quipped, "So, you working?" Martin, playing drunk, replied that he

2788-597: The 1980s and 1990s. Torgan did all of the programming for the theater throughout these years, with the assistance of his son, Michael. In 2002, the theater became the permanent venue of the Grindhouse Film Festival, a monthly event programmed by film memorabilia vendors and cult film experts Eric Caidin and Brian J. Quinn. In March 2007, the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino curated a month of double and triple bills from his personal collection to promote

2870-508: The 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show ). Danny Gans portrayed Martin in the 1992 CBS miniseries Sinatra . Martin was portrayed by Joe Mantegna in the 1998 HBO movie about Sinatra and Martin titled The Rat Pack . Mantegna was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the role. British actor Jeremy Northam portrayed the entertainer in the 2002 made-for-TV movie Martin and Lewis , alongside Will & Grace 's Sean Hayes as Jerry Lewis. Martin

2952-847: The Beatles ' " A Hard Day's Night " off number one in the United States in 1964. This was followed by "The Door is Still Open to My Heart", which reached number six that year. Elvis Presley was said to have been a fan of Martin, and patterned his performance of " Love Me Tender " after Martin's style. Martin, like Elvis, was influenced by country music . By 1965, some of Martin's albums, such as Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again , Houston , Welcome to My World , and Gentle on My Mind , were composed of country and western songs by artists such as Johnny Cash , Merle Haggard , and Buck Owens . Martin hosted country performers on his TV show and

3034-600: The British TV documentary Wine, Women and Song , aired in 1983, Martin stated, perhaps tongue-in-cheek, that he had someone record them on cassette tape so he could listen to them. Martin's TV show was a success. The show's loose format featured quick-witted improvisation from Martin and his weekly guests. This prompted a battle between Martin and NBC censors, who insisted on more scrutiny of the content. He later had trouble with NBC for his off-the-cuff use of obscene Italian phrases, which brought complaints from viewers who spoke

3116-608: The Hollywood social scene, and were politically influential (through Lawford's marriage to Patricia Kennedy, sister of President John F. Kennedy ). The Rat Pack was legendary for its Las Vegas Strip performances. For example, the marquee at the Sands Hotel might read "DEAN MARTIN—MAYBE FRANK—MAYBE SAMMY". Their appearances were valuable because the city would flood with wealthy gamblers. Their act (always in tuxedo) consisted of each singing individual numbers, duets and trios, along with seemingly improvised slapstick and chatter. In

3198-506: The House of 7 Joys scene). Bruce Lee does not appear in the film, but receives a production credit as "Karate advisor" ( action choreographer ) for the fight scenes. The Wrecking Crew was Tate's last film released before her murder in August 1969 . The film is the first in the series to not be written or co-written by regular screenwriter Herbert Baker , who was working on Irving Allen's more serious spy film Hammerhead . The screenplay

3280-530: The New Beverly Cinema debuted a new programming format with a double feature of A Streetcar Named Desire and Last Tango in Paris . This double-feature format continues to this day. The theater's new owner, Sherman Torgan, said: "I've always felt that this neighborhood, which is middle class and predominantly Jewish, should have a theater that is responsive to the community. It wasn't right that

3362-480: The New Beverly will be there, showing double features in 35mm ." From December 2007 until September 2014, the New Beverly was managed full-time by Michael Torgan. Tarantino facilitated Torgan's renovation of the theater, which included replacing all the lighting fixtures and seats, while Torgan funded the installation of a digital film projector for occasional use. In September 2014, seven years after acquiring

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3444-598: The Oscar-winning Logorama , A Bronx Tale , Casino , Goodfellas , Payback , Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol , Sexy Beast , Moonstruck , Vegas Vacation , Swingers , and Return to Me ), television series (such as American Dad! , Friends , The Sopranos , Mad Men , House MD , Samurai Jack , and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ), video games (such as The Godfather: The Game , The Godfather II , Fallout: New Vegas , and Mafia II ), and fashion shows (such as

3526-677: The R&;R AC chart. It also went to No. 36 on the R&R Country chart – the last time Martin had a song this high in the charts was in 1965, with the song " I Will ", which reached No. 10 on the Pop chart. An album of duets, Forever Cool , was released by Capitol/EMI in 2007. It features Martin's voice with Kevin Spacey , Shelby Lynne , Joss Stone , Big Bad Voodoo Daddy , Robbie Williams , McBride and others. His footprints were immortalized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1964. Martin has three stars on

3608-547: The Rat Pack, so-called after an earlier group of social friends, the Holmby Hills Rat Pack centered on Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall , of which Sinatra had been a member (The Martin-Sinatra-Davis-Lawford-Bishop group referred to themselves as "The Summit" or "The Clan" and never as "The Rat Pack", although this has remained their identity in popular imagination). The men made films together, formed part of

3690-522: The U.S. and number 2 in the UK, the era of the pop crooner was waning with the advent of rock and roll . Martin wanted to become a dramatic actor, known for more than slapstick comedy films. Though offered a fraction of his former salary to co-star in a war drama, The Young Lions (1958), Martin's part would be with Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift . Tony Randall already had the part, but talent agency MCA realized that with this film, Martin would become

3772-585: The US alone, over 50 million worldwide. Martin's best known songs include " Ain't That a Kick in the Head? ", " Memories Are Made of This ", " That's Amore ", " Everybody Loves Somebody ", " You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You ", " Sway ", and " Volare ". Martin was born Dino Paul Crocetti on June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio , to Italian father Gaetano Alfonso Crocetti (1894–1967) and Italian-American mother Angela Crocetti ( née Barra; 1897–1966). Gaetano, who

3854-518: The United States in February 1969. It was Tate's last film released before her death in 1969. It was also the Hollywood film debut for two future action movie stars: Bruce Lee , who worked behind the scenes as an action choreographer , and Chuck Norris , who made his film debut in a small role. Matt Helm is assigned by his secret agency, ICE, to bring down an evil count named Contini, who

3936-419: The announcement of a fifth Matt Helm entry, The Ravagers (which would have been based upon Hamilton's 1964 novel of the same title ). However, Martin declined to return for another film in despair over the murder of Tate six months after the film's release. When Martin refused to make The Ravagers , Columbia held up Martin's share of the profits from the second Matt Helm film, Murderers' Row . The project

4018-477: The audience laughed. This success led to a series of well-paying engagements on the Eastern seaboard, culminating in a run at New York's Copacabana . The act consisted of Lewis interrupting and heckling Martin while he was trying to sing, with the two ultimately chasing each other around the stage. The secret, both said, is that they ignored the audience and played to each other. The team made its television debut on

4100-656: The boxer and film actor Maxie Rosenbloom . In the late 1950s, the space was converted into a movie theater which would come to see several different changes in both repertoire and name, including the New Yorker Theater, the Europa (specializing in foreign films), the Eros (pornographic films), and finally the Beverly Cinema. The Eros closed in September 1977 and changed management months later. On May 5, 1978,

4182-485: The casino's refusal to agree to Martin's request to perform only once a night. Martin joined the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino , where he was the featured performer on the hotel's opening night of December 23, 1973, and Martin's contract required him to star in a film ( Mr. Ricco ) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Martin also made a public reconciliation with Lewis on his partner's Labor Day telethon , benefiting

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4264-517: The film. The final first-run screening took place on February 29, 2020. In 2018, the New Beverly was closed for renovations from January 1 through December 1. On March 16, 2020, the theater closed, following an order from Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti that all L.A. movie theaters must temporarily cease operations, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On May 1, 2021, the New Beverly announced that they would be reopening on June 1. The theater reopened with

4346-421: The first broadcast of CBS-TV network's The Ed Sullivan Show (then called The Toast Of The Town ) on June 20, 1948, with composers Rodgers and Hammerstein also appearing. Hoping to improve their act, the two hired young comedy writers Norman Lear and Ed Simmons to write their bits. With the assistance of both Lear and Simmons, the two would take their act beyond nightclubs. A radio series began in 1949,

4428-513: The great comic geniuses of all time. They were friends, as well, with Lewis acting as best man when Martin remarried in 1949. But harsh comments from critics, as well as frustration with the similarity of Martin and Lewis movies, which producer Hal Wallis refused to change, led to Martin's dissatisfaction. He put less enthusiasm into the work. Martin soldiered on during the production of the Martin & Lewis feature 3 Ring Circus (1954), when

4510-472: The language. The show was often in the Top Ten. Martin, appreciative of the show's producer, his friend Greg Garrison , made a handshake deal giving Garrison, a pioneer TV producer in the 1950s, 50% of the show. However, the validity of that ownership is the subject of a lawsuit brought by NBCUniversal . Despite Martin's reputation as a drinker—perpetuated via his vanity license plate "DRUNKY"—his alcohol use

4592-559: The lower fee. Bruce Lee , who worked on set as an action choreographer, remarked that he "tried to teach Dean Martin how to kick but he was too lazy and too clumsy" and that they had to mostly rely on stand-in Mike Stone. Lee stated that Sharon Tate and Nancy Kwan were better, "doing sidekicks pretty good with just a minimum of teaching". Lee said that Kwan approached him to become her private long-term teacher but he told her that she wouldn't be able to afford him. The Wrecking Crew

4674-624: The release of his film Grindhouse . On July 18, 2007, Sherman Torgan died of a heart attack at age 63 while bicycling in Santa Monica . In December 2007, to save the property from redevelopment, Tarantino purchased it, effectively making him the theater's landlord. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Tarantino would allow the Torgan family to continue operating the theater but would make programming suggestions from time to time. Tarantino said: "As long as I'm alive, and as long as I'm rich,

4756-508: The score. Mack David and Frank DeVol wrote the theme song played over the opening and end credits, "House of Seven Joys", which was the working title of the film. The Wrecking Crew opened in New York in 44 theaters and despite the worst snowstorm in New York in eight years on the Sunday, grossed $ 316,000 in its first five days. In the United States and Canada, the film earned $ 2.4 million in theatrical rentals . The film ends with

4838-525: The single largest minority shareholder of RCA stock. Martin began reducing his schedule once comfortable financially. The final (1973–1974) season of his variety show was retooled into one of celebrity roasts , requiring less involvement. In the roasts, Martin and his panel of pals made fun of a variety of popular entertainment, athletic, and political figures. After the show's cancellation, NBC continued to air The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast as

4920-632: The socially charged 1960s, their jokes revolved around adult themes, such as Sinatra's womanizing and Martin's drinking, as well as Davis's race and religion. Sinatra and Martin supported the civil rights movement and refused to perform in clubs that would not allow black American or Jewish performers. Posthumously, the Rat Pack has experienced a popular revival, inspiring the George Clooney / Brad Pitt Ocean's Trilogy . In 1965, Martin launched his weekly NBC comedy-variety series, The Dean Martin Show , which ran for 264 episodes until 1974. He won

5002-519: The theater, Tarantino took over full programming duties for the New Beverly. The cinema would continue to show double features, now exclusively in 35mm (or 16mm , depending on print availability), with some films coming from Tarantino's private collection. In October, Tarantino's new programming began with a double feature of Paul Mazursky films: Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969) and Blume in Love (1973). The theater's standard programming

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5084-564: The two men met initially in the lobby, where Martin approached him and said, "Hey, I saw your act, you're a funny kid." Martin was singing at the hotel's famous Glass Hat Club at the time and the two happened to be on the same bill. Martin and Lewis formed a fast friendship which led to their participation in each other's acts and the formation of a music-comedy team. Their debut together occurred at Atlantic City 's 500 Club on July 24, 1946, and they were not well received. The owner, Skinny D'Amato , warned them that if they did not come up with

5166-571: The year Martin and Lewis signed with Paramount producer Hal B. Wallis as comedy relief for the movie My Friend Irma . Their agent, Abby Greshler, negotiated one of Hollywood's best deals: although they received only $ 75,000 between them for their films with Wallis, Martin and Lewis were free to do one outside film a year, which they would co-produce through their own York Productions. They also controlled their club, record, radio, and television appearances, and through these they earned millions of dollars. In Dean & Me , Lewis calls Martin one of

5248-528: Was a barber, was originally from Montesilvano, Pescara , and Angela was born December 18, 1897, in Fernwood, Ohio . Angela's father, Domenico Barra, emigrated from Monasterolo del Castello , Bergamo. Martin's first language was Italian and he spoke no English until starting school at the age of five. Martin attended Grant Elementary School in Steubenville, where he was bullied for his broken English . As

5330-562: Was among the most popular acts in Las Vegas , where he sang and was a comedian, benefiting from the decade of comedy with Lewis. Martin's daughter, Gail, also sang in Vegas and on many TV shows including his, co-hosting his summer replacement series on NBC. Daughter Deana Martin continues to perform, as did youngest son Ricci Martin until his death in August 2016. Eldest son Craig was a producer on Martin's television show and daughter Claudia

5412-438: Was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century, he was nicknamed "The King of Cool". Martin gained his career breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis , billed as Martin and Lewis , in 1946. They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio and television and in films. Following an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued

5494-446: Was an actress in films such as For Those Who Think Young . Though thought of as promiscuous, Martin spent a lot of time with his family; as second wife Jeanne put it, prior to the couple's divorce, "He was home every night for dinner." As Martin's solo career grew, he and Frank Sinatra became friends. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Martin and Sinatra, along with friends Joey Bishop , Peter Lawford , and Sammy Davis Jr. , formed

5576-541: Was appearing "at the 'Meggum ' " (meaning the MGM Grand Hotel). This, with the death of Martin's son Dean Paul Martin more than a decade later, helped bring the two men together. They maintained a quiet friendship, but only performed again once, on Martin's 72nd birthday in 1989. Martin returned to films briefly with appearances in the star-laden, critically panned but commercially successful The Cannonball Run and its sequel Cannonball Run II . He also had

5658-629: Was dedicated in 2008 in Rancho Mirage, California . Martin's family was presented a gold record in 2004 for Dino: The Essential Dean Martin , his fastest-selling album, which also hit the iTunes Top 10, and in 2006 it was certified "Platinum". There is a street named after Martin in San Antonio, Texas . For the week ending December 23, 2006, the Dean Martin and Martina McBride duet of " Baby, It's Cold Outside " reached No. 7 on

5740-440: Was fed up to the ears playing a stooge. One morning he arrived an hour late on the set and stared daggers at me. 'Anytime you wanta call it quits, just let me know.'" Martin was chagrined by the situation: "Why the hell should I come in on time? There's not a damn thing for me to do." In later years Martin reflected on the working conditions during 3 Ring Circus : "There was no sense of me being in that picture at all. The picture

5822-556: Was interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles. The crypt features the epitaph " Everybody loves somebody sometime ", the first line of his signature song. In 1997, Ohio Route 7 through Steubenville was rededicated as Dean Martin Boulevard. Road signs bearing an Al Hirschfeld caricature of Martin's likeness designate the stretch with a historical marker bearing

5904-579: Was knocked out. Martin knocked out King in the first round of an amateur boxing match. Martin gave up boxing to work as a roulette stickman and croupier in an illegal casino behind a tobacco shop, where he had started as a stock boy. At the same time, he sang with local bands, calling himself "Dino Martini" (after the Metropolitan Opera tenor Nino Martini ). Martin got his break working for the Ernie McKay Orchestra . He sang in

5986-655: Was known as Dude in Rio Bravo (1959), directed by Howard Hawks and also starring John Wayne and singer Ricky Nelson . Martin teamed again with Wayne in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965), cast as brothers. In 1960, Martin was cast in the film version of the Judy Holliday stage musical comedy Bells Are Ringing . He won a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the 1960 film comedy Who Was That Lady? , but continued to seek dramatic roles, portraying

6068-464: Was married to Lou Costello 's daughter Carole (1938–1987) until her death from a stroke at age 48. Dean Martin bred Andalusian horses at his Hidden Valley Ranch, Thousand Oaks Ventura County, California. Martin volunteered to perform fundraisers for the Bergson Group in the late 1940s. Although a Republican, Martin supported Democratic candidate Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Martin,

6150-680: Was named "Man Of the Year" by the Country Music Association in 1966. The final album of his recording career was 1983's The Nashville Sessions . The image of Martin as a Vegas entertainer in a tuxedo has been an enduring one. " Ain't That a Kick in the Head? ", a song Martin performed in Ocean's 11 , did not become a hit at the time, but has enjoyed a revival in the media and pop culture and has been his most frequently played song in media for two decades. For three decades, Martin

6232-408: Was on 35 minutes before I sang one song. Then it was an old one, 'It's a Big, Wide Wonderful World', and I sang it to animals." Martin lived up to his contract and remained with Lewis until the agreement expired on July 25, 1956, 10 years to the day from the first teaming. Martin's first solo film, Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957), was a box-office failure. Although " Volare " reached number 15 in

6314-534: Was quite disciplined. Martin was the first to call it a night and, when not on tour or on a film location, liked to go home to see his family. Martin borrowed the lovable-drunk shtick from Joe E. Lewis , but his convincing portrayals of heavy boozers in Some Came Running and Howard Hawks's Rio Bravo led to unsubstantiated claims of alcoholism. Martin starred in and co-produced four Matt Helm superspy comedy adventures during this time, as well as

6396-504: Was recorded with Conway Twitty and made a respectable showing on the country charts. A follow-up single, "L.A. Is My Home"/"Drinking Champagne", came in 1985. The 1974 film drama Mr. Ricco marked Martin's final starring role, in which he played a criminal defense lawyer. In 1972, Martin filed for divorce from his second wife, Jeanne. A week later, his business partnership with the Riviera hotel in Las Vegas dissolved amid reports of

6478-603: Was suspended for extended runs of Tarantino's films Django Unchained (2012), The Hateful Eight (2016), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). For Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , the theater was adorned with film posters (both real and fictional), lobby cards and props used in the film, and the screenings featured a specially curated pre-show consisting of an extended cut of the Bounty Law segment and vintage trailers that are featured ( C.C. and Company and The Wrecking Crew ) or referenced ( Rosemary's Baby ) in

6560-499: Was the host of the television variety program The Dean Martin Show , which centered on Martin's singing and comedic talents and was characterized by his relaxed, easy-going demeanor. From 1974 to 1984, Martin was roastmaster on the popular Dean Martin Celebrity Roast , which drew celebrities, comedians and politicians. Throughout his career, Martin performed in concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings and appeared in 85 film and television productions and sold 12 million records in

6642-418: Was then cancelled. Several years later, a Matt Helm TV series featuring Tony Franciosa was attempted, with Helm now a private detective. The Wrecking Crew was Tate's last film released before her death in August 1969. It was also the Hollywood debut for two future action movie stars: Bruce Lee , who worked behind the scenes as an action choreographer, and Chuck Norris , who made his film debut in

6724-473: Was written by former police reporter and crime novel author William P. McGivern . Helm's chief at ICE, MacDonald, is played by John Larch in this film, replacing James Gregory , who played the role in the other three films. Gregory said in an interview in Filmfax magazine that he was sent a reduced amount for his fee in the film. He was told that the film was reducing its budget, and Gregory refused to take

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