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Title: Backstage at the Dean Martin Show by Lee Hale, Richard D. Neely ISBN: 0-87833-170-0 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book won¿t be in anyone¿s waiting room...
Comment: "Backstage at the Dean Martin Show" is a body of work with three bloodlines...
TV variety shows,talented stars, and Dean Martin. If you are a fan of any three, you will find how they mixed together through the 'heart' of the "Dean Martin Show", with the 'eyes and ears' of Lee Hale, musical director-turned-producer.
Starting his internship with the credit "Special Musical Material By...", Mr. Hale was responsible for every note that was heard on the series. He was also the one responsible for choosing every girl that provided the'skin' (Deanís Golddiggers and Dingaling Sisters), and later utilized his 'hands' at editing, which won Mr. Hale an Emmy nomination (one of many).
The 'guts' of the Dean Martin show had a lot of vital parts, and Mr. Hale tells us which ones were kept and which were operated on or replaced. Of course,the heart of the book is in the soul of Dean Martin, the body whom Lee Hale also stood in for six days a week, dancing, singing and joking with EVERY guest star that was admitted through those star crossed doors at NBC.
The whole operation was a phenomenal success and now you can see the itemized bill... from who was admitted, who paid their dues, to the life support and what led to everyone finally being discharged.
This book won't be in anyone's waiting room... it will always be in someone's hands reading it!
Rating: 5
Summary: From The President of the official "Dean Martin Fan Center"
Comment: This is a must read for any admirer of all those great television variety shows, as well as the many fans of Rat Packer Dean Martin. The ONLY book written by anyone who EVEN MET Dean Martin, author Lee Hale spent nearly two decades with him as musical director and later his producer. Aptly titled, "Backstage at the Dean Martin Show" is an exciting and loving inside look behind the scenes documenting this great top ten show and its star, with fascinating anecdotes of the biggest names in the business. I caught myself laughing out loud, then I would turn a page and be totally blown away by something that I didn't expect.
Mr. Hale divides his book into one chapter for each TV season, with extra ones going beyond to 'The Golddiggers', 'The Roasts' and 'The Specials', with over 200 color and b&w photos of great stars, most never before seen. The index itself lists hundreds of celebrities from Hank Aaron to Ed Wynn.
As chairman of the current 'Dean Martin Fan Center', and someone who was actually there at NBC during those golden years, I was lucky to have a firsthand look at the Dean Martin Show phenomenon, but Lee Hale uses a magnifying lens... and no one can get closer than this! It is truly a wonderful story from the bizaare beginnings to the touching end. I can't say enough!
Rating: 4
Summary: Adding to the Dino Enigma
Comment: I buzzed through this book and was completely fascinated by the backstage comedy/dramas of putting on "The Dean Martin Show." I'm still floored by a Jimmy Stewart quote on page 131 of the hardback edition: wow. Thank you, Lee Hale, for naming names.
If you were around to see Dino's shows or the roasts, this book will open your eyes to a lot of what happened behind the scenes and give you some insights into many celebrities who showed up on these stages.
And at the center is the enigmatic King of Cool himself, the star who breezed in and out only for the show's taping, kept a photo of himself with Cardinal Spellman over his dressing room bar, kept even the closest people guessing whether that was apple juice or liquor in his glass.
The more you learn about Dino, the less you knew him--and the cooler he seems for it.
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Title: That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin by Ricci Martin, Christopher Smith ISBN: 0878332723 Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Dean Martin: That's Amoré ASIN: B00005JGTX Publisher: Emd/Capitol Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.38 |
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Title:Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This ASIN: B0000DJYPP Publisher: Koch Entertainment D Pub. Date: 09 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $15.28 |
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Title: Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams by Nick Tosches ISBN: 038533429X Publisher: Delta Trade Paperbacks Pub. Date: 13 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis ASIN: B0000ACOYG Publisher: Koch Vision Entertai Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.98 |
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