November 1, 1960…Rare! The Photo And Video, Martin And Sinatra
Before the 1965-1974 ‘Dean Martin Show’ on NBC, there was the 1957-1961 ‘Dean Martin Show’ on NBC. Both were done in Studio 4 at NBC Burbank, but that’s where the similarity ends…sort of.
The ’57-’61 shows were specials and only aired two or three times a year and were black and white shows. This photo was taken at dress rehearsal on this day 54 years ago and the video clip is a ‘This Is Your Life’ style comedy bit Dean did with Frank on that show. The camera is an RCA TK11.
After ten incredible years as the hottest act in show business, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin did their last show together at the Copacabana in NYC on July 24, 1956. During that time, they had their own radio show on NBC, hosted NBC’s ‘Colgate Comedy Hour’ on television and starred in 16 feature length films.
After the break, Lewis began to produce, star in and direct his own movies, while Martin returned to singing with three huge hits for Capitol including “Memories Are Made Of This”, “When You’re Smiling” and “Oh, Marie”.
1958 gave birth to The Rat Pack in Las Vegas and Dean’s carrier was on fire again. In the next post today, we’ll see twenty unpublished photo of the Rat Pack from Life Magazine. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
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