Martin and Lewis

Philippe Halsman portrait of Martin and Lewis in 1951

Martin and Lewis were an American comedy duo, comprising singer Dean Martin (as the "straight man") and comedian Jerry Lewis (as his stooge). The pair worked together in nightclubs, on radio and television, and in film from 1946 until 1956, when their personal and professional relationship was acrimoniously severed. Apart from a surprise appearance by Martin on one of Lewis's annual telethons for muscular dystrophy in 1976 (orchestrated by mutual friend Frank Sinatra), they never performed together again, although they reconciled privately in the later years of Martin's life.

External links

* Martin & Lewis at the Copa 1950 Review
* Three free to download video clips from public domain movie 'At War With the Army' starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis