*Dean & Me* by Jerry Lewis/James Kaplan
I’ve long been a Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis fan. I grew up watching the old movies and the telethon. When I saw this book at the library I knew I had to read it. It was a fascinating read. It will be fun to watch some of the movies again, knowing the background of what was going on.
This book gives an insider view of the “golden age” of Hollywood. It is interesting to glimpse. It also portrays a friendship that spanned many decades. I learned lots of interesting things. Just a few, I’d never realized that Jerry Lewis is Jewish. That certainly made some of the sketches I’ve seen him do make a bit more “sense”. I’d also thought Dean Martin was a total LUSH but that isn’t how he is portrayed in this book.
All in all it was an interesting read. It makes me wish now that I could have seen their act live….my mother in law has emailed that she did just THAT in San Francisco back in 1952. How cool is that?
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