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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoubleday Religious Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100767920864
ISBN-139780767920865
eBay Product ID (ePID)45417887
Product Key Features
Book TitleDean and Me : a Love Story
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPersonal Memoirs, Composers & Musicians, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorJames Kaplan, Jerry Lewis
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16.3 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-049682
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"This is a wild, joyous book, but also a heartbreaking one. In some ways, friendships between men can be more fragile than those between women, something Lewis grasps intuitively. What kind of guy laughs when you upstage his crooning with a piece of raw meat on a fork? Whoever he is, you'd better hang onto him: he's probably the best friend you'll ever have." -Stephanie Zacharek, The New York Times They were the unlikeliest of pairs - a handsome crooner and a skinny monkey, an Italian from Steubenville, Ohio, and a Jew from Newark. But from the moment they got together, something clicked - something miraculous - and audiences saw it at once. Martin and Lewis were a national craze-an American institution. Then on July 25, 1956, ten years to the day after the two men joined forces, it all ended. Their parting left a hole in the national psyche, as well as each man's heart. "A perceptive and entertaining showbiz memoir that should become a classic of its kind . . ." -Bruce Handy,Vanity Fair "a classic" -Vanity Fair
Dewey Decimal791/.092/273 B
SynopsisIn a memoir by turns moving, thrilling, tragic, and hilarious, Jerry Lewis recounts with crystal clarity every step of his 50-year relationship with Dean Martin., They were the unlikeliest of pairs-a handsome crooner and a skinny monkey, an Italian from Steubenville, Ohio, and a Jew from Newark, N.J.. Before they teamed up, Dean Martin seemed destined for a mediocre career as a nightclub singer, and Jerry Lewis was dressing up as Carmen Miranda and miming records on stage. But the moment they got together, something clicked-something miraculous-and audiences saw it at once. Before long, they were as big as Elvis or the Beatles would be after them, creating hysteria wherever they went and grabbing an unprecedented hold over every entertainment outlet of the era: radio, television, movies, stage shows, and nightclubs. Martin and Lewis were a national craze, an American institution. The millions (and the women) flowed in, seemingly without end-and then, on July 24, 1956, ten years from the day when the two men joined forces, it all ended. After that traumatic day, the two wouldn't speak again for twenty years. And while both went on to forge triumphant individual careers-Martin as a movie and television star, recording artist, and nightclub luminary (and charter member of the Rat Pack); Lewis as the groundbreaking writer, producer, director, and star of a series of hugely successful movie comedies-their parting left a hole in the national psyche, as well as in each man's heart. In a memoir by turns moving, tragic, and hilarious, Jerry Lewis recounts with crystal clarity every step of a fifty-year friendship, from the springtime, 1945 afternoon when the two vibrant young performers destined to conquer the world together met on Broadway and Fifty-fourth Street, to their tragic final encounter in the 1990s, when Lewis and his wife ran into Dean Martin, a broken and haunted old man. InDean & Me, Jerry Lewis makes a convincing case for Dean Martin as one of the great-and most underrated-comic talents of our era. But what comes across most powerfully in this definitive memoir is the depth of love Lewis felt, and still feels, for his partner, and which his partner felt for him: truly a love to last for all time.
LC Classification NumberPN2287.M52L49 2005
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- 06. Apr. 2016
These guys went through a lot!
Great book! Well written. You can practically hear Jerry Lewis telling the story. A bitter sweet story.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 22. Apr. 2025
Tells exactly what book is about
I have always loved these two and it is interesting getting more facts on them.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 04. Dez. 2023
Great book
A great book by one legend about another. A little self-serving but honest at the same time. Good read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 05. Jul. 2018
Classic
Fantastic book by Jerry Lewis and too have a signed copy all the betterBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Jul. 2021
One of the best comedy teams
A great book about one of the best ever comedy teams. I loved itBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 28. Jul. 2023
Great
AwesomeBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Okt. 2018
Well satisfied
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