Description: THIS VERSION IS NOT AVAILABLE IN BOOK STORES! "BACKSTAGE WITH THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW" WRITTEN BY LEE HALE (and AUTOGRAPHED BY LEE HALE) Those of you who don't know... Lee Hale was the man who "was" Dean Martin six days a week. His credits on "The Dean Martin Show" was "Special Material By Lee Hale", but not many people know what Lee really did... "During those years, I was Dean Martin, standing in for him on the show, writing for him, constructing his musical material and being him during rehearsals. I sang with Frank Sinatra, Englebert Humperdink, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee and danced with Ginger Rogers and Cyd Charisse, that is, until Dean was ready to take his place in front of the lights and cameras. I worked out material with Dom DeLuise and George Burns, had Linda Ronstadt walk out on me in a snit, got told off by Debbie Reynolds, and even drove Raquel Welch to go to Greg (Garrison) one day to get something off her ample chest, she wanted me fired! I learned that Jimmy Stewart was that warm and personable, Lucille Ball really did know what she was doing every minute, Frank Sinatra could charm the daylights out of you, Bing Crosby was a miser at heart, Kate Smith paraded around like a dowdy housewife, and that John Wayne bowed off the show because he was afraid a little indiscretion of his might become public." - Lee Hale THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL! ALL THE INSIDE STORIES, THE TEMPERAMENTAL STARS, THE AGENTS, THE WIVES, AND OF COURSE, THE SUPERSTAR WHO DIDN'T WANT TO REHEARSE AND THEREBY MADE HIMSELF THE PERFECT TELEVISION PERFORMER! WHY DID LUCILLE BALL REFUSE TO DO A STUNT ON THE SHOW? WHY DID SAMMY DAVIS, JR. REWRITE THE SCRIPT? WHAT WAS IN DEAN MARTIN’S HIGH BALL GLASS EVERY TIME HE WALKED ON STAGE? WAS THERE MORE TO HIS RED HANDKERCHIEF THAN A DASH OF SAVIOR FAIRE? HOW DID HE MANAGE HOSTING A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ONE HOUR SHOW EVERY WEEK WITHOUT REHEARSING? AND WHAT WENT ON BEHIND THAT CLOSED DRESSING ROOM DOOR? REMEMBER DEAN SAYING, "KEEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS COMIN’ IN... JEANNE AND I READ THEM EVERY SINGLE NIGHT BEFORE WE GO TO SLEEP." FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED BETWEEN DEAN AND JEANNE AND THE LATE NIGHT DEAN SPENT IN THE STUDIO. STEP BACKSTAGE WITH LEE HALE, DEAN MARTIN’S MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND LATER PRODUCER, AS HE RECALLS THE PHENOMENAL HIGHS AND DEVASTATING LOWS OF ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PERFORMERS OF ALL TIME IN THIS EXCITING NEW 'COLLECTOR’S EDITION' BOOK! This book is over 250 pages and loaded with pictures of Dean Martin with his guest stars. The foreword is by Jeanne Martin. Great Reading for Jerry Lewis, Rat Pack and Frank Sinatra fans too! This Special Author's Edition was a Very Limited Printing and is autographed by the author himself (a sure to be collector's item VERY soon!)
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