Product Description

From the outside, Dean Martin had it all, and yet sometimes, to his daughter Deana, he seemed like the loneliest man in the world.

In Memoiries are Made of This Deana describes her father's partnership with Jerry Lewis, who idolized Dean in a way that suffocated him, and the huge part that Sinatra played in their lives. She evokes the glamorous world of the Rat Pack, where Hollywood and Vegas were their playground, and filmstars, the Kennedys and the Mob their playmates. But Deana also reveals the real man behind the image of the laid-back stage drunk - a man who worked relentlessly; a loving father and husband who nevertheless had a constant string of affairs; a man who was kind, generous and sometimes too trusting.

Packed with rich anecdotes and new information, Memories Are Made of This has the kind of insights only someone who knew Dean intimately could give.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75319 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-07
• Binding: Paperback
• 300 pages

Sunday Telegraph
‘Deana Martin is nothing if not Hollywood royalty… much of her book could have filled the pages of Hollywood Confidential.’

Sunday Express
‘A devoted memoir (that) sheds light on how the son of an Italian immigrant became one of America’s greatest entertainers.’

Mail on Sunday
‘A poignant account of what it was like to grow up as the child of a major Hollywood celebrity.’

Customer Reviews

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Deanna Martin does a pretty good job in this book (ostensibly about her father), treading a thin line between over-gushing, misty-eyed sentimentality and a condemnation of his womanising and lack of parental concern. What comes accross is that she loved her father a great deal but probably didn't like him very much.

A lot is left untold here and a lot glossed over as it comes from the child's perspective and from that point of view maybe this should be an autobiography of Deanna Martin and not a biography of Dean.

There are several asides and intimations which are never truly explored - like the week-long affair she had with Robert Mitchum; like the house she sold for her step-mother with unfortuante results (which are never gone into - and enquiring minds want to know!)

However all in all this is a good read - but if you are an ardent Dean Martin fan you may now like what you find out about him.