Dean And Me by Jerry Lewis
The No1 New York Times Bestseller Before the string of hit songs, the Rat Pack, and the stellar movie career, Dean Martin spent ten years partnering Jerry Lewis in one of the most successful double acts of show business history. In this wise-cracking yet candid memoir, Lewis recalls with crystal clarity the highs and lows of his relationship with Dean: remembering their first meeting on a New York street corner one spring afternoon, the early improvised performances in mob owned nightclubs, and the giddy days of Hollywood super-stardom, when it seemed the couples high-rolling lifestyle would last for ever. It didn’t. On July 24th 1956, Dean and Jerry split and the two men weren’t to speak to one another for twenty years. Jerry Lewis is one of the few surviving Hollywood legends from the period and he is a wonderful raconteur whose tales reveal much about Dean Martin's craftsmanship and enigmatic charm. In his own unique voice he evokes all the glamour of the era – the casinos, the endless pranks, the cocktails, the mobsters, and the women. He writes movingly too of the thrill of the youthful duo’s sudden, startling success, and the slow sad erosion of the fun that followed.
Jerry Lewis is one of the greatest living American comedians, revered in the States and Europe as a comic auteur in the tradition of Chaplin and Keaton. Born in 1926 in Newark New Jeresey, from the age of five he performed on stage alongside his parents, also comics. After splitting with Dean Martin he went on to produce, direct and star in a series of highly successful films throughout the fifties and sixties. In 1982 he was declared clinically dead after a massive heart-attack resulting from his excessive life style. He was miraculously revived and went on to continue to play important roles in modern classic films, such as Martin Scorcese's The King Of Comedy (1983) and Billy Crystal's Mr. Saturday Night (1992). He chronicles his partnership with Dean Martin in Dean and Me: A Love Story. James Kaplan has written novels, essays, and reviews, as well as over a hundred major profiles for many magazines, including The New Yorker , Vanity Fair, and Esquire. He is the co-author of the book Dean and Me: A Love Story with Jerry Lewis about his working relationship with Dean Martin. James lives in Westchester, New York, with his wife and three sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330443531 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330443534 |
| Title | Dean And Me |
| Author | Jerry Lewis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2007-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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