Recently I read the memoir DEAN AND ME which was written by Jerry Lewis several years ago. It is endearing, I must say, but also betrays the enormously outsized ego of Jerry Lewis. It is also rather unabashedly addresses the adoration that Lewis felt for his (seemingly) Cold Fish partner Dean Martin. Martin's story is also interesting, and I would recommend DINO: LIVING HIGH IN THE DIRTY BUSINESS OF DREAMS (1992) by the very talented writer Nick Tosches.
It is difficult to overestimate the swiftness with which the two rose from obscurity to superstardom in the late 1940s. And superstars they were. Amazing, since most of those Martin and Lewis movies have dated very badly. Not so much the solo Lewis films. I did once sell a 24 sheet for ARTISTS AND MODELS, a film that the two of them made when they were seriously at outs. Great poster. Kirby McDaniel www.movieart.net On Feb 12, 2011, at 7:35 PM, channinglylethomson wrote: > Jerry has sold the rights for remakes of three of his best Paramount films > from the 1960s: > > The Bellboy -- original was shot at the Fountainbleu Hotel in Miami -- it's a > real comedy tour-de-force for Jerry > > Cinderfella -- I've never seen this one but I know others in MOPO think > highly of it > > The Family Jewels -- Jerry plays seven roles in this film in which a little > heiress is being courted by her strange selection of relatives. I loved this > when I was a kid and will never forget how funny the airplane sequence was > with the in-flight movie! > > Channing > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
