Dean martin singer biography maxwell
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We know him today as Dean Martin, world famous crooner and pal of Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. But he was born Dino Paul Crocetti, in Steubenville, OH, the son of Italian immigrants Gaetano and Angela Crocetti. His father was a successful barber who had immigrated from Montesilvano in the Abruzzi Region of Italy. His mother Angela immigrated from the Naples region.
“Dad grew up in a close-knit neighborhood that served as an extended family,” says his daughter Deana in her family memoir Memories are Made of This. “With his cousins John, Archie, and Robert, he played bocce ball and baseball in the lots behind their houses and swam in the Ohio River. There was church every Sunday, where Dad and Uncle Bill were altar boys; Boy Scouts, where he was the drummer; and the Sons of Italy social events. Until he was five years old, Dad spoke predominantly Italian, but that changed when he started going to school.”
As a child Dino lov
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Marilyn Maxwell
American actress (–)
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| Born | Marvel Marilyn Maxwell ()August 3, Clarinda, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | March 20, () (aged&#;50) Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Years&#;active | –71 |
| Spouses | John Conte &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Anders McIntyre &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Jerry Davis &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 1 |
Marvel Marilyn Maxwell[1] (August 3, &#;– March 20, ) was an American actress and entertainer. In a career that spanned the s and s,[2] she appeared in several films and radio programs, and entertained the troops during World War II and the Korean War on USO tours with Bob Hope.[3]
Early years
[edit]Maxwell was a native of Clarinda, Iowa.[4] During the s, she worked as an usher in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the Rialto Theater located at South Calhoun Street.[5] In Fort
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A western dream team. Beginning with Winchester ’73 () James Stewart had revived his career post-World War Two with a string of tough westerns and had made seven movies in the genre in the s including The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance () and Shenandoah (). Starting with Rio Bravo () Dean Martin had made six including The Sons of Katie Elder (). Genre debutante Raquel Welch had hit the låda office running with One Million Years B.C. () and Fantastic Voyage (). Following McLintock () and Shenandoah, director Andrew V. McLaglen was considered one of the hottest western directors around.
Legendary Twentieth Century Fox producer Darryl F. Zanuck put together the cast and director as a “package” before calling in screenwriter James Lee Barrett (Shenandoah) to shape an idea by producer Stan Hough. McLaglen explained: “It was a Zanuck thing from the beginning.” He was working on another picture when he took a call from Zanuck. “I got a six-page outline for a western,” sai