Editing Dean Martin (section)

===Solo career===
[[File:John Wayne and Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson in 'Rio Bravo', 1959.jpg|thumb|right|upright|{{center|Theatrical poster}}]]
[[File:Howard Hawks'Rio Bravo trailer (29).jpg|thumb|right|upright|With [[John Wayne]] in ''[[Rio Bravo (film)|Rio Bravo]]'' (1959)]]
[[File:Dean Martin - Rio Bravo 1959.jpg|thumb|right|upright|''Rio Bravo'' (1959)]]
Martin's first solo film, ''[[Ten Thousand Bedrooms]]'' (1957), was a box-office failure.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |author-link=Bosley Crowther |date=April 4, 1957 |title=Screen: Solo by Martin; Singer Is Seen at State Without Jerry Lewis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/04/04/archives/screen-solo-by-martin-singer-is-seen-at-state-without-jerry-lewis.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> Although "[[Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)#Volare (Dean Martin)|Volare]]" reached number 15 in the U.S. and number 2 in the UK, the era of the pop [[crooner]] was waning with the advent of [[rock and roll]]. Martin wanted to become a dramatic actor, known for more than slapstick comedy films. Though offered a fraction of his former salary to co-star in a war drama, ''[[The Young Lions (film)|The Young Lions]]'' (1958), Martin's part would be with [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Montgomery Clift]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=April 3, 1958 |title=Irwin Shaw's 'Young Lions'; War Story Is Offered at the Paramount Brando, Martin and Clift Are Starred |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1958/04/03/archives/irwin-shaws-young-lions-war-story-is-offered-at-the-paramount.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> [[Tony Randall]] already had the part, but talent agency MCA realized that with this film, Martin would become a triple threat: they could make money from his work in nightclubs, films, and records. Randall was paid off to relinquish the role, Martin replaced him and the film turned out to be the beginning of Martin's comeback.{{sfn|Tosches|1992|pp=299–300}} He starred alongside [[Frank Sinatra]] for the first time in the [[Vincente Minnelli]] drama, ''[[Some Came Running (1958 film)|Some Came Running]]'' (1958).<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=January 23, 1959 |title=The Screen: James Jones' 'Some Came Running'; Sinatra, Dean Martin Star at Music Hall Post-War Indiana Tale Directed by Minnelli |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/01/23/archives/the-screen-james-jones-some-came-running-sinatra-dean-martin-star.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref>

By the mid-1960s, Martin was a movie, recording, television, and nightclub star. He was known as Dude in ''[[Rio Bravo (film)|Rio Bravo]]'' (1959), directed by [[Howard Hawks]] and also starring [[John Wayne]] and singer [[Ricky Nelson]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |author-link=A. H. Weiler |date=March 19, 1959 |title=Texas Border Town |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1959/03/19/archives/texas-border-town.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> Martin teamed again with Wayne in ''[[The Sons of Katie Elder]]'' (1965), cast as brothers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Howard |author-link=Howard Thompson (film critic) |date=August 26, 1965 |title=Sons of Katie Elder' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/08/26/archives/sons-of-katie-elder.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> In 1960, Martin was cast in the film version of the [[Judy Holliday]] stage musical comedy ''[[Bells Are Ringing (musical)|Bells Are Ringing]]''.{{sfn|Tosches|1992|p=318}} He won a [[Golden Globe]] nomination for his performance in the 1960 film comedy ''[[Who Was That Lady?]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Howard |date=April 16, 1960 |title=Screen: Romantic Farce:Criterion Offers 'Who Was That Lady?' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/04/16/archives/screen-romantic-farcecriterion-offers-who-was-that-lady.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/who-was-lady |title=Who Was That Lady? |website=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> but continued to seek dramatic roles, portraying a Southern politician in 1961's ''[[Ada (1961 film)|Ada]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Schumach |first=Murray |date=February 17, 1961 |title=Set of 'Ada' Film Is Not All Work – Dean Martin and Daniel Mann, Director, Provide Some Light Moments |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1961/02/17/archives/set-of-ada-film-is-not-all-work-dean-martin-and-daniel-mann.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> and starring in 1963's screen adaptation of an intense stage drama, ''[[Toys in the Attic (1963 film)|Toys in the Attic]]'', opposite [[Geraldine Page]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=August 1, 1963 |title=The Screen: 'Toys in the Attic' Opens:Scenario Is From Play by Lillian Hellman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/08/01/archives/the-screen-toys-in-the-attic-opensscenario-is-from-play-by-lillian.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> as well as in 1970's drama ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]'' with [[Burt Lancaster]], a huge box-office success.<ref>{{cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |date=March 6, 1970 |title=The Screen: Multi-Plot, Multi-Star 'Airport' Opens:Lancaster and Martin in Principal Roles Adaptation of Hailey's Novel at Music Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/06/archives/the-screen-multiplot-multistar-airport-openslancaster-and-martin-in.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref>

Sinatra and Martin teamed up for several more movies, the crime caper ''[[Ocean's 11]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=August 11, 1960 |title=The Screen: 'Ocean's 11':Sinatra Heads Flippant Team of Crime |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1960/08/11/archives/the-screen-oceans-11sinatra-heads-flippant-team-of-crime.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> the musical ''[[Robin and the 7 Hoods]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |date=August 6, 1964 |title=Screen: A Musical Farce:' Robin and the 7 Hoods' at Local Theaters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/08/06/archives/screen-a-musical-farce-robin-and-the-7-hoods-at-local-theaters.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> and the Western comedies ''[[Sergeants 3]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |date=February 12, 1962 |title=Screen: 'Sergeants 3' Opens at Capitol:Sinatra and Some of the Clan in Western Film Called a Version of 1939 'Gunga Din' The Cast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1962/02/12/archives/screen-sergeants-3-opens-at-capitolsinatra-and-some-of-the-clan-in.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[4 for Texas]]'', with their Rat Pack pals such as [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]], [[Peter Lawford]], and [[Joey Bishop]], as well as a romantic comedy, ''[[Marriage on the Rocks]]''.{{sfn|Tosches|1992|p=371}} Martin also co-starred with [[Shirley MacLaine]] in a number of films, including ''Some Came Running'', ''[[Artists and Models]]'', ''[[Career (1959 film)|Career]]'', ''[[All in a Night's Work (film)|All in a Night's Work]]'', and ''[[What a Way to Go!]]''{{sfn|Tosches|1992|pp=284, 308, 314, 330, 356}} He played a satiric variation of his own womanizing persona as Las Vegas singer "Dino" in [[Billy Wilder]]'s comedy ''[[Kiss Me, Stupid]]'' (1964) with [[Kim Novak]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiler |first=A. H. |date=December 23, 1964 |title=Kiss Me, Stupid' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/12/23/archives/kiss-me-stupid.html |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> and Martin poked fun at his image in films such as the ''[[Matt Helm]]'' spy [[parody|spoofs]] of the 1960s,{{sfn|Tosches|1992|p=366}} in which he was a co-producer. In the third Matt Helm film ''[[The Ambushers (film)|The Ambushers]]'' (1967), Helm, about to be executed, receives a last cigarette and tells the provider, "I'll remember you from the great beyond", continuing ''[[sotto voce]]'', "somewhere around Steubenville, I hope".

As a singer, Martin copied the styles of Harry Mills (of the [[Mills Brothers]]), [[Bing Crosby]], and [[Perry Como]] until he developed his own and could hold his own in duets with Sinatra and Crosby. Like Sinatra, Martin could not read music,<ref name="Chilton telegraph">{{cite news |last=Chilton |first=Martin |date=December 24, 2015 |title=Dean Martin: the man whose voice captured Christmas |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/dean-martin-the-man-whose-voice-captured-christmas/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/dean-martin-the-man-whose-voice-captured-christmas/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=December 26, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but he recorded 35 studio albums and over 550 songs. His signature tune, "[[Everybody Loves Somebody]]", knocked [[the Beatles]]' "[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]" off number one in the United States in 1964.<ref name="BB8164">"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-08-01.pdf Pop-Standard Singles]". ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. August 1, 1964. p. 43. Accessed September 21, 2016.</ref> This was followed by "The Door is Still Open to My Heart",<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/300598/dean-martin/chart?f=379 Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100], ''Billboard''. Accessed September 18, 2016.</ref> which reached number six that year. [[Elvis Presley]] was said to have been a fan of Martin, and patterned his performance of "[[Love Me Tender (song)|Love Me Tender]]" after Martin's style. Martin, like Elvis, was influenced by [[country music]]. By 1965, some of Martin's albums, such as ''[[Dean "Tex" Martin Rides Again]]'', ''[[Houston (album)|Houston]],'' ''[[Welcome to My World (Dean Martin album)|Welcome to My World]]'', and ''[[Gentle on My Mind (Dean Martin album)|Gentle on My Mind]]'', were composed of country and western songs by artists such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Merle Haggard]], and [[Buck Owens]].<ref name="Chilton telegraph"/> Martin hosted country performers on his TV show and was named "Man Of the Year" by the [[Country Music Association]] in 1966.<ref name="Chilton telegraph"/> The final album of his recording career was 1983's ''[[The Nashville Sessions (Dean Martin album)|The Nashville Sessions]]''.{{sfn|Tosches|1992|p=427}}

The image of Martin as a Vegas entertainer in a tuxedo has been an enduring one. "[[Ain't That a Kick in the Head?]]", a song Martin performed in ''[[Ocean's 11 (1960 film)|Ocean's 11]]'', did not become a hit at the time, but has enjoyed a revival in the media and pop culture and has been his most frequently played song in media for two decades.<ref>{{cite magazine| last1=Mott| first1=Patrick| title=The Dean of Las Vegas| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pwQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16|access-date=July 23, 2024| journal=[[Orange Coast (magazine)|Orange Coast]]| issue=2| date=February 2000| volume=26}}</ref> For three decades, Martin was among the most popular acts in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]], where he sang and was a comedian, benefiting from the decade of comedy with Lewis. Martin's daughter, Gail, also sang in Vegas and on many TV shows including his, co-hosting his summer replacement series on NBC. Daughter [[Deana Martin]] continues to perform, as did youngest son [[Ricci Martin]] until his death in August 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCracken |first=Elizabeth |date=December 21, 2016 |title=Frank Sinatra Jr. and Ricci Martin, Sons of Famous Fathers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/21/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-frank-sinatra-jr-ricci-martin.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> Eldest son Craig was a producer on Martin's television show and daughter Claudia was an actress in films such as ''[[For Those Who Think Young (film)|For Those Who Think Young]]''.{{sfn|Tosches|1992|p=352}} Though thought of as promiscuous, Martin spent much time with his family; as second wife Jeanne put it, prior to the couple's divorce, "He was home every night for dinner."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rife |first=Susan |date=February 13, 2005 |title=A daughter looks back on her famous father's life |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2005/02/13/a-daughter-looks-back-on-her-famous-fathers-life/28835003007/ |newspaper=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref>