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Tag Archives: Jerry Lewis
Rupert Pupkin Haunts Me Still: The Restored The King of Comedy
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. It’s been 30 years since Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy was released, with its bleak tale of fan obsession, celebrity worship, and rampant self-delusion. While it does not share the status … Continue reading
The “menefreghista”
Excerpt from My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir: Shirley Maclaine on Dean Martin [the second movie she did was with them – Artists and Models – Martin and Lewis were in the process of breaking up at that point, so … Continue reading
Nick Tosches’ Dino Book
So I’m reading Nick Tosches’ Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams and eventually I’ll have to post a ton of great quotes from it – I am loving it – but I just had to pull one … Continue reading
Dean Martin: “the presumably ‘less talented’ half of the comedy team”
Came across this article about Dean Martin, with some really nice background information about his rise – and also recommendations on books to read, what to watch, what to listen to. (Mitchell, Alex, and any other big-band singer fan: that … Continue reading
Martin and Lewis
Here is an amazing post with thoughts about Dino. Ever notice how most people will say they prefer Dean over Jerry? Ive heard it time and again. Ive also heard people say they prefer Dean over Frank. What was the … Continue reading
Jerry Lewis on Dean Martin: “The best thing he ever had working for himself was his way of standoffishness.”
From Peter Bogdanovich’s wonderful Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors. Excerpts from the chapter devoted to Jerry Lewis. The last time I saw Dean was one evening in front of the Beverly Hills restaurant La Famiglia, … Continue reading
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
Excerpt from Peter Bogdanovich’s Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors: Peter Bogdonavich writes: What I saw them do onstage at the Paramount was much like what they are seen doing at the end of The Caddy, … Continue reading
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Colgate Comedy Hours
Excerpt from Peter Bogdanovich’s Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors: Peter Bogdonavich writes: Recently I saw nearly all twenty-eight of their Colgate Comedy Hours (soon to be released on DVD), and a lot of the stuff … Continue reading
Jerry Lewis on working with Dean Martin: “It was the Katzenjammer Kids.”
Excerpt from Peter Bogdanovich’s Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors: Bogdonavich asks Lewis: “What was it like those first four years, before the movies? From 46 to 49?” Lewis responds: It was wonderful. It was the … Continue reading
Jerry Lewis: ” I would reprimand him sometimes.”
Excerpt from Peter Bogdanovich’s Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors: Bogdonavich is asking about Dean – he says “he worked on a totally instinctual level”. Lewis responds: Oh, yes. Because he always told everybody, “I can … Continue reading
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