I feel for Dean Martin Sr. I lost my only child, my son, at age 30 due to suicide on the 4th of July 2011. I can identify with the candle without a flame. For 13 years I have just been going through the motions. I am starting to get adjusted to the loss, but I am still not ready to fully face it. It hurts as if someone is laying a concrete block on my heart. I am alive today only because of my family and friends who have allowed me to grieve in my own way, picking up the slack when I fell behind mentally, holding my heart when I would slip into a sudden hole of dispair. Hearing this tragic story helped me a little in seeing myself in a "mirror" and knowing what I have gone through, I am not alone in the experience.
I am so sorry for your loss. My sister lost her son 1 month before your son passed in 2011. His passing was also due to suicide at the age of 18, one week after his high school graduation. I'm familiar with the incredible challenges that suicide survivors are faced with, and I'm so terribly sorry for anyone who finds themselves on this journey of finding some semblance of peace within. May you have moments of beautiful memories and lasting images of your son along your winding path, and know that your son is often closer than you may think! My sincere condolences!
I don’t usually admire celebrities. I expected not to like Dean Martin Jr. as well. I met him when he was on the tennis tour. I was working at a tournament. Many athletes with huge egos were on display. They may have outshone his tennis skills but not his multi talented life, let alone his family connections. Dean surprised me by being exceedingly friendly. I never saw an ego on him. I left the tournament reveling at how down to earth someone in his shoes had been. It really surprised me. I’ll never forget that.
You know, if you read his sister's book, Deana Martin, "Memories are made of this." Dean Sr. always believed in treating people with respect, especially his fans. I think he probably taught that to his children. God bless him.
Yes. I remember seeing him sitting all alone at his favorite table at the Hamburger Hamlet on the Sunset Strip. I said hello and he gave me a weak wave, but I knew he was just drinking his Jack and Coke and waiting to die. Dino was his whole life. It was sad to see.
I was a mission pilot for Civil Air Patrol in California when Captain Martin and his RIO went down. I won't go into details as to how the accident happened, but my memory tells me that he was following radar vectors at night in poor weather. Ground control sent him toward the San Gabriel Mountains setting him up for sequencing for landing. Someone forgot about him and failed to turn him back toward the runway. He never saw the mountain. We searched for him the next day and it didn't take long for someone to find him. He was found where he disappeared off radar. That was one of the hardest air searches I ever flew.
I don't remember much of Jr., but I do remember how much those nasty tabloid magazines and shows hounded Dean Sr after his son passed. They followed him everywhere he went, and often had videos of the poor man having a few too many. He lost his child, who he absolutely adored. He had the right to cope with his loss however he wanted.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had long been a team. They broke up and didn't speak for years. At the funeral Jerry slipped quietly into a back seat, and left quietly. Lewis called him later and the old friendship restarted.
That’s the only line I will remember from this clip . I’ve visited Dean Martins final resting place a few times and it’s true “ Everybody loves somebody somewhere 🎵 “ Your comment was the best
True. Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to person. I do not know if you ever lost a child, but I have, and you show great empathy. Most people show sympathy, but thank you for your empathy. Dean Martin, I'm sure, was never the same person.
I remember watching Dino, Desi & Billy perform on television, when I was a little girl. He was beautiful. And later, I remember reading that he was a Captain in the Air Coast Guard, when the plane went down. My heart broke after they found his remains. From then on, it was all I could think of when watching Dean Martin performed. The Rat Pack and their sons are together for eternity now. 🙏❤️🔥
Don't be quick to believe such things. Most Americans say that, but that's foolish. It's how you lived your life and what you've done with it and how you died that really matter.
@@expo1706 What's foolish? Believing that there's another plane of existence, or wishing the best for others? That's foolish? Living your best life is a given. May I never be as cynical as yourself. Should I attribute this to your lack of life experiences?
Also, Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey was married to Dean Paul; she recently died, and in interviews and her book, she still loved him despite their divorce and was devastated upon hearing his death. She has also joined him in heaven.
The photo of Dean Martin at 16:44 captures his completely grief-stricken expression. 💔 I recognize that look; I suffered the loss of my 23 yr old daughter in a multi-vehicle crash. The death of a child rocks you to the core. So sad he was hounded by the press.
When I was in college I was an intern on a Los Angeles news magazine show (“Eye on LA”). I went along with the crew to do a story on Dean Paul Martin at March AFB. Spent the day with him-ready room, ramp, at the F4. Cameraman went up with him in the Phantom. Really, really nice guy. Some years later I heard a news flash about a plane crash from March AFB. I thought to myself, “I only know one pilot from March. What are the chances…” Sad day that I never forgot.
Excellent documentary and narrating. This really was a very sad ending for this young man. I didn't know anything about him prior to watching this presentation. I guess I was busy with my own Boomer life back in 1987. The pic of him in Wikipedia is really 🔥. Rest in peace, Dean Jr.
I remember. My ex worked at March Air Force Base. My ex was one of the military that picked up the air plane pieces. God bless the family. What a tragedy to go through.😢❤
I had written him a fan letter when he was part of Desi, Martin and Billy band. He wrote back on a photo postcard to me. I was so thrilled! Loved their music and he was so handsome! Wish I still has the postcard.
Same!!! I loved him right from the beginning, and I got a postcard, with the black-and-white picture of Dino, Desi and Billy on the front and hand written by Dino. I had that for so many years, and I think my dad threw it away when he moved out of our house. I'm 70 now, but it was one of the highlights of my teenage years! RIP, Dean and Dino.
My mom dated Him when he was stationed at Homestead Air Force Base. He was going thru a divorce from Dorothy Hamil. He was the nicest man but he wasn’t there long.
WHAT A BUNCH OF 🐂💩 THIS GUY WAS A SPOILED ENTITLED BRAT & LIFE WAS NOT GOING HIS WAY & IT WAS NOT ABOVE HIM TO TAKE OUT SOMEONE THAT WAS WITH HIM. HE ENDED LIFE BECAUSE HE DIDNT HAVE THE 🥎🥎'S TO TOUGH IT OUT LIKE THE REST OF US HAVE TO TOO SAD HE TOOK THE EASY WAY OUT "QUITING" NEVER THE ANSWER TO LIFE'S PROBLEMS & WE ALL HAVE PLENTY 🤔🤨🧐
I was stationed at Homestead AFB in the Intelligence Unit when he came through for F4 pilot traiinig. Trainees were required to attend our briefings on certain subjects. He was so unassuming and did not carry any kind of chip on his shoulder. Very personable. I had also been crazy over him as a member of Dino, Desi, and Billy but was too reserved to approach him about any of that!
@ The woman’s Auxiliary held a fund raiser and he volunteered to work in the kissing booth. The woman were lined up and my mom thought it was funny. I was 14 and paid a dollar for a kiss because I had a crush on him. He kissed me on the cheek and my mom found out after and told me he was too old for me and to be interested in boys my own age. But he was so nice and took us one time to a flight simulator where I got to fly around a little. My mom was a looker but had 4 kids so don’t know how serious they were. I babysat when they went out and he always brought her home by 11 🤷🏼♀️ and all she said later was he was always a gentleman. She did cry hearing about his death later when I was in the Air Force myself. It was very sad 😢
It’s absolutely true. Dean Martin Sr. Was never the same after his son’s death and that’s what eventually killed him. Tragic story. Handsome and talented boy. Shame….
I had a crush on Dino as a teenager when they had the band. So bad, I nearly told my dad I was going to marry him! (Talk about daydreaming! LOL!) But what stopped me was I realized it was just a silly teenager dream and would never happen. My mom had many of his dad’s albums and when I had to wash the dishes (I was the family dishwasher), I would close the doors to the kitchen, put on his albums and sing along with Dean as I washed! Probably the only times in my life I enjoyed the chore! 😂
How sad for his family to lose someone so young and with so much talent. I don’t expect his father ever got over it but they’re together now. RIP Dean Martin Senior Dean JR 🙏🕯️❤️🇬🇧
A friend of mine went to UPT with Deano. He was a totally normal guy, never asking for any "star" breaks. He was just there to get his training and move on to his CANG F-4 gig. Expecting that he was a spoiled celebrity kid, when it came time to go cross country in the T-38, few wanted to go with Deano. The one who stepped up was met in Vegas when they landed by two bikini clad limo babes who drove them to Dean's hotel where the two pilots were the celebrities of the night. After that, EVERYBODY wanted to go cross country with Deano. Sad he was lost so soon. He had very little experience upon which to draw upon at that point. Flying is an incredibly unforgiving vocation to even the smallest of mistakes. After 30 years of military and airline experience, when I watch stories like Deano's, I think, "There but for the grace of God, go I."
I grew up in LA and was 12 when Dino, Desi & Billy first hit. One of the teenage fan mags printed their addresses and my Mom agreed to drive us to Beverly Hills. We didn't get past the maids who answered the doors at Dino & Desi's homes, but we actually met Billy. For a 12 year old, that was heaven!
I was born in the sixties so my upbringing was filled with songs from Dean Martin, and the rat pack crooners. I just loved Deans voice and for every xmas my whole life his xmas CDs were played on xmas day. I had no idea his son died and no idea he even had a son who also sang. So tragic for him to have lost him. Now I know why he was sometimes drunk with a glass of scotch in his hand mostly, which I did not understand through those years, which also included watching all his and Jerry Lewis movies where in later episodes he seemed quite intoxicated.😢
Thank you 4 this Insight, though it would be nicen to include bits of some audio of the songs into the videos! Love your content, this one brought tears to my eyes ❤
I meant Dean JR. at my cousins memorial, my cousin died in 1985. My cousin was a friend of Dean Jr, they both were pilots.My cousin died the same way as Dean Jr. Iwas SORRY to hear Dean JR died the same way in 1987. My cousin had meant all of Dean JR. family, I saw pictures in a album my cousin had of all of Dean JR family and his wife at the time Dorothy Hamil. Rest in peace cousin and Dean JR
I remember hearing about this. It truely saddened me. It looked Dean Martin himself aged 100 years overnight. I don't consider myself a psychic but sometimes I get vibrations and images when I touch something or someone! My most startling reaction was when touched a front page picture of OJ Simpson. I eas going to work at that time and would walk to the local newstand to pick up The Daily News as routine. I walked into the store . The newspaper rack was there by the door. I put my right hand on the newspaper and instantly I felt intense cold shoot up my right arm and spread across my chest. It felt as though my heart was freezing and I was starting to gasp! I quickly pulled my hand away and I was fine. I stayed about 2 minutes to pull myself together and walked out. I didn't buy the newspaper THAT day! This ocurred during the trial. As I said I don't consider myself nor call myself psychic but sometimes, just sometimes...........😢😢😢
Interesting that you describe Dean Martin Sr. as having aged 100 years after the death of his son; that is how I described myself after my daughter died as well. ❤️🩹
I was watching Sloan Bella the day before and the days after her son was run off the road. Sloan is a psychic, so her and a friend went looking for the truth of what happened. The police in California wouldn't let her go close to him, yet a photographer was right beside him. He was forced off the highway and ran into a mailbox. I think it was very quick. Cut an artery in his leg. She was numb for a long time. She's so courageous. Keith got her UA-cam going just before it happened. It's almost like he knew. 😢
I would like to share with your readers some additional details on the death of Dino Jr., if I may. I spent an entire afternoon with the psychic Dean brought in to find his favorite son, and his name was Peter Hurkos. At the time Peter was acknowledged as the greatest psychic in the world and when Dino's jet went missing, Dean contacted him immediately to find out where it was because no one could find the wreckage of his aircraft. Peter was what is called a "psychometrist," which means, he has to actually touch something that belonged to the person you are searching for, so he told Dean to bring his son's flight suit to his home. When he got there, Dean placed the beloved garment in Peter's outstretched arms, and the moment he did, Peter felt "sick to his stomach," experiencing the actual moment of someone's terror when they know they're going to die. That's when he knew that Dino would not be returning, sadly adding, "They won't even find enough to bury." Two weeks later, a friend of mine who volunteers for the California Search and Rescue Team was called to search the exact part of the San Gabriel Mountains where Peter told them they would find the plane, and it lead them directly to it. Because the fighter jet was carrying ordinance (high explosives) at the time, according to my friend, *"they didn't even find enough to bury,"* which mirrored Peter's prediction, perfectly. No where was this fact printed anywhere, only relayed directly to me through Peter's exact words, so when my friend described the crash scene like this, it was chilling. Oddly enough, afterward I asked Peter for a quick reading, and he asked to hold my car keys. He said, "There's something wrong with your car's transmission." I laughed and told him that he was wrong, that my 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo "was still brand-new." Six months later as I was driving home, the entire transmission of my car fell apart and it couldn't even be repaired. I never doubted Peter's predictions again.
@@eileenbrazil8039 You're quite welcome. The story was so amazing even I sometimes find it hard to believe. I was actually hired to photograph an actor that Peter's wife was representing, and he just came along for the ride. When I saw his license plate that read, "HURKOS," I asked him if he'd ever heard of Peter Hurkos, and when he said that he was the same, I nearly fell over, I'd heard so much about him. He was a very nice gentleman, and was also responsible for finding the Charles Manson gang and even the Boston Strangler.
A friend/colleague of my dad in the USAF trained Dino on some aspect of flying. Mr. (Col) Riitenhouse really liked both guys a lot, nothing but good words for them.
Several days after the crash I spoke to one of the search and recovery ground crew members from Norton AFB in San Bernardino. He mentioned the largest part of Martin, Jr.'s F-4 they found was "about the size of a steering wheel." There wasn't much of anything left.
Im 56 yrs old and I've never understood how people have said he or she was the love of my life then go and marry someone else and say they are in love.
I'm 64. I met my husband when I was 16, he was 26. It was love at first sight for me, he took longer. 😅 We had 41 years before I lost him 6 years ago. I told him from the get go he was the only man I would ever love and I meant it.
I'm 69 I only had one love of my life from age 17.....he married something else....I never got over it....we remain friends to this day....but he is still my only love...❤
Either they didn't know what love meant or they didn't mean it! When I was married to another man, my first husband, I knew that he wasn't "the one," but when he passed away and I met my second husband, I knew I had found the one I was born to be with and I was done looking. Before he passed away last February, my second husband promised he would be waiting for my. I am quite content to do the same. I will see him again. No one else will ever do!
Dean Paul's mother's name was JEANNE--like "I Dream of Jeannie", not Jean Pierre. Also, Dean Paul was NOT a "nepo-baby"; he worked his ass off to achieve success.
Oh come on of course he was a nepo baby , he had access others would dream off. Thats not to say he wasnt talented or didnt work hard. But he had enormous advantages.
Cmon- A "nepo baby" is a child of a famous person who benefitted from their parent's fame or connections. That does not mean he didn't work hard. He just happened to have an audition with Sinatra and signed to his record label? He just happened to get acting experience while as kid working in a couple of his father's films? Yes, he is a "nepo-baby."
I remember seeing Dean Jr. On one of The Dean Martin's Christmas shows in the late 60s - early 70s along w/his whole family. He was a very good looking talented guy as they all were.Though a mixture of his mother and father, I think he looked more like his mother; blonde and all. May he rest in peace.🙏🌹🎤 🎶🎵 🎸 🎞️ 🎬 🎥 🎾 🛬 🇺🇲 🇮🇹
Well written/narrated. I appreciate everyone’s comments. It was a different world gif me…I was raising my babies with purpose in the 70’s-89’s. I hope he felt/had satisfaction in who he had become before he died. So sad for the family. My condolences to anyone who has lost a child.
I think Dean Jr. was so much like his father,. Talented, handsome, charismatic and down to earth. I can understand how close the two had been. It is just devastating that Dean Sr. was never the same after this happened. I always loved Dean Martin and had great respect for him. At least they are together in heaven now.
His son's death basically killed Dean, Sr. He didn't want to live anymore when that happened and became more or less a recluse. Fun fact about Dino, Desi & Billy: Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys was married to sisters of Billy Hinsche (first wife Annie) and Dean Paul Martin (second wife Gina).
Having "all" the things everyone thinks is important in life is NO guarantee of your destiny. LIFE can be cruel to everyone and anyone. Dean was never the same after the loss of his son. He didn't care about living anymore. It's too much for a parent to lose a child, at any age.
Dean Jr. was a funny friendly person, if you met him, you did not know he was famous. I was a Concierge for Hyatt Hotels and he would stay with us when he was in town. He would say as just a Pilot. Never mentioned his fame.
I'm fine with that. When someone I loved disappeared, a psychic contacted me, wanting to charge me to find out what happened to her. Blood-sucking frauds.
From those short performance clips its clear he had mastered emulating Paul McCartney playing bass on stage. Interestingly, Paul McCartney was the first person offered the role of Romeo, where, had he accepted, he would've starred opposite Olivia Hussey. What an incredible amount of talent and ambition Jr. was born with and cultivated. Such a touching, exciting, tender and sad story.
My Mom & I loved Dean Sr. I remember Dino, Desi & Billy too. This was well done & brought back a lot of memories. But what about his Mom? She wasn't even mentioned or shown once?
Worked in Beverly Hills in the '80s. While shopping in a BH stationary store (Francis Orr) saw him with Desi Arnaz, Jr., who had a really bad cold. Having seen many celebrities, was impressed by the guy - he seemed so normal and nice; which isn't the usual from my experiences. When he was married to gymnast Dorothy Hamell was an across the street neighbor from an acquaintance. It was north of Wilshire Blvd just off Veteran Avenue on the east side. Remember the night Dean found out he'd died - Dean was at a press conference for the 1988 Concert Tour he was doing with Frank and Sammy. Remember a standing crowd scene at the event showing Dean just after he'd learned Dino had died. Everyone thought he was extremely drunk when he was actually in shock and totally destroyed. Heartbreakingly sad - a good guy gone much too soon
He reminds me of Bukeroo Bonzai from across the 8th dimension, physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, and rock star. Maybe that's where they got the idea for the movie.
Despite what that fool said about them,I really like Dino,Desi and Billy. Their music was typical for it's time and don't think there's anything wrong with it!!
I Remember Reading about this Year's ago I Think in the late 70,s Or Early 80,s, that's How long it's been, Poor Dean Martin, (R I.P.) It's been said, After He Lost His Son Dean Jr, His Life Went Down Hill After That. Everyone Loved Dean Martin, His Singing, Comedy, He Was Great. Shame How He Suffered, I mean, We All Suffer in Life. I Guess, it is What it is.👍🏻
You can’t be a part time fighter jet pilot. It’s a serious skill which requires you be all in or get out. The weather turning bad kills inexperienced private pilots not experienced and skilled fighter pilots.
For me Dean Martin Sr. always seemed, Happy, Drunk enjoying Life like an out of control teenager who happened to be older. Once his son passed he was LITTERALLY a shell of his former self. You truly could See His Grief !
I feel for Dean Martin Sr. I lost my only child, my son, at age 30 due to suicide on the 4th of July 2011. I can identify with the candle without a flame. For 13 years I have just been going through the motions. I am starting to get adjusted to the loss, but I am still not ready to fully face it. It hurts as if someone is laying a concrete block on my heart. I am alive today only because of my family and friends who have allowed me to grieve in my own way, picking up the slack when I fell behind mentally, holding my heart when I would slip into a sudden hole of dispair. Hearing this tragic story helped me a little in seeing myself in a "mirror" and knowing what I have gone through, I am not alone in the experience.
I am so sorry for your loss.
We see our loved ones again in what ever the after life is
From my heart to yours, I am truly sorry for your loss.
I can't imagine what you're going through. I'm so sorry.
I am so sorry for your loss. My sister lost her son 1 month before your son passed in 2011. His passing was also due to suicide at the age of 18, one week after his high school graduation. I'm familiar with the incredible challenges that suicide survivors are faced with, and I'm so terribly sorry for anyone who finds themselves on this journey of finding some semblance of peace within. May you have moments of beautiful memories and lasting images of your son along your winding path, and know that your son is often closer than you may think! My sincere condolences!
I don’t usually admire celebrities. I expected not to like Dean Martin Jr. as well. I met him when he was on the tennis tour. I was working at a tournament. Many athletes with huge egos were on display. They may have outshone his tennis skills but not his multi talented life, let alone his family connections.
Dean surprised me by being exceedingly friendly. I never saw an ego on him. I left the tournament reveling at how down to earth someone in his shoes had been. It really surprised me. I’ll never forget that.
You know, if you read his sister's book, Deana Martin, "Memories are made of this." Dean Sr. always believed in treating people with respect, especially his fans. I think he probably taught that to his children. God bless him.
Thank you for sharing that memory with us.
Thanks for sharing that.
Thank you for sharing that with us.
I see
I remember him so well. Martin Sr was just waiting to die after he lost his son. This story brought back some memories.
Yes. I remember seeing him sitting all alone at his favorite table at the Hamburger Hamlet on the Sunset Strip. I said hello and he gave me a weak wave, but I knew he was just drinking his Jack and Coke and waiting to die. Dino was his whole life. It was sad to see.
Very sad😢
I was a mission pilot for Civil Air Patrol in California when Captain Martin and his RIO went down. I won't go into details as to how the accident happened, but my memory tells me that he was following radar vectors at night in poor weather. Ground control sent him toward the San Gabriel Mountains setting him up for sequencing for landing. Someone forgot about him and failed to turn him back toward the runway. He never saw the mountain. We searched for him the next day and it didn't take long for someone to find him. He was found where he disappeared off radar. That was one of the hardest air searches I ever flew.
Bless you 🙏🏼
How sad .😢
Can't someone be held 😢accountable for forgetting him?! Jesus we're talking about life!
I hope they were sued.
@@MarielouCanaveral Yes they can, and probably were.
I don't remember much of Jr., but I do remember how much those nasty tabloid magazines and shows hounded Dean Sr after his son passed. They followed him everywhere he went, and often had videos of the poor man having a few too many. He lost his child, who he absolutely adored. He had the right to cope with his loss however he wanted.
Dean's heart was broken when he lost his son Dean. He never seemed to recovered from it.
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had long been a team. They broke up and didn't speak for years.
At the funeral Jerry slipped quietly into a back seat, and left quietly. Lewis called him later and the old friendship restarted.
Tabloids aren't known for having class.
@@veramae4098 Nice to hear. I didn't know that.
Presstitutes. 👹😈
the fact that his daddy loved him for being a good boy is much more precious than his talent and achievments, his dad got that right 💗
That’s the only line I will remember from this clip .
I’ve visited Dean Martins final resting place a few times and it’s true “ Everybody loves somebody somewhere 🎵 “
Your comment was the best
It was his non-Hollywood Mom that ensured that!
I was a fan of his and I remember when this happened. It was so sad and I felt so sorry for Dean and the rest of the family.
I remember this. I lived in the foothills of the mountains. My heart broke for Dino Sr. I had such a crush on Jr. RIP to both Sr and Jr
I remember when he was killed, I was 28. It was very sad, Dean was NEVER the same after his son was killed😔💔🕊
Poor Dean... I can't even imagine how he felt.. The burning sadness, the WHY MY SON thoughts... 😢
True. Losing a child is the worst thing that can happen to person. I do not know if you ever lost a child, but I have, and you show great empathy. Most people show sympathy, but thank you for your empathy. Dean Martin, I'm sure, was never the same person.
I'm old enough to remember 'Dino' and how handsome and multi-talented he was. I also remember how it broke his father, it was so sad.
I remember watching Dino, Desi & Billy perform on television, when I was a little girl. He was beautiful. And later, I remember reading that he was a Captain in the Air Coast Guard, when the plane went down. My heart broke after they found his remains. From then on, it was all I could think of when watching Dean Martin performed. The Rat Pack and their sons are together for eternity now. 🙏❤️🔥
Don't be quick to believe such things. Most Americans say that, but that's foolish. It's how you lived your life and what you've done with it and how you died that really matter.
@@expo1706 What's foolish? Believing that there's another plane of existence, or wishing the best for others? That's foolish? Living your best life is a given. May I never be as cynical as yourself. Should I attribute this to your lack of life experiences?
An Ontario air traffic controller?
@@expo1706 good luck: GODSPEED
Also, Romeo and Juliet actress Olivia Hussey was married to Dean Paul; she recently died, and in interviews and her book, she still loved him despite their divorce and was devastated upon hearing his death. She has also joined him in heaven.
The photo of Dean Martin at 16:44 captures his completely grief-stricken expression. 💔
I recognize that look; I suffered the loss of my 23 yr old daughter in a multi-vehicle crash. The death of a child rocks you to the core.
So sad he was hounded by the press.
Yes it really does. Sorry for your tremendous loss, wishing you many blessings ❤
I am so sorry for your loss. When we lose our children it creates a pain that can't be healed.
grief is love with no place to go.
your daughter died young 😢 its heartbreaking
When I was in college I was an intern on a Los Angeles news magazine show (“Eye on LA”). I went along with the crew to do a story on Dean Paul Martin at March AFB. Spent the day with him-ready room, ramp, at the F4. Cameraman went up with him in the Phantom. Really, really nice guy. Some years later I heard a news flash about a plane crash from March AFB. I thought to myself, “I only know one pilot from March. What are the chances…” Sad day that I never forgot.
He had a son by Olivia Hussey. That son is in his 50s today.
Excellent documentary and narrating. This really was a very sad ending for this young man. I didn't know anything about him prior to watching this presentation. I guess I was busy with my own Boomer life back in 1987. The pic of him in Wikipedia is really 🔥. Rest in peace, Dean Jr.
I remember. My ex worked at March Air Force Base. My ex was one of the military that picked up the air plane pieces. God bless the family. What a tragedy to go through.😢❤
I had written him a fan letter when he was part of Desi, Martin and Billy band. He wrote back on a photo postcard to me. I was so thrilled! Loved their music and he was so handsome! Wish I still has the postcard.
That's precious that Dino wrote you. I loved his band too, and owned the album that was shown here. Good memories. ❤
Me to
Same!!! I loved him right from the beginning, and I got a postcard, with the black-and-white picture of Dino, Desi and Billy on the front and hand written by Dino. I had that for so many years, and I think my dad threw it away when he moved out of our house. I'm 70 now, but it was one of the highlights of my teenage years! RIP, Dean and Dino.
@@nanook8721 Cool and I/m 73 now!
Thank you for an excellent biography. I never heard the details of the crash. Very tragic.
Imagine having so much talent . Super athlete. Actor , musician , Pilot. !
Can tell you from family experience that any time a parent buries their child they are never the same. RIP Sir 🙏🕊️
My mom dated Him when he was stationed at Homestead Air Force Base. He was going thru a divorce from Dorothy Hamil. He was the nicest man but he wasn’t there long.
Hm really
WHAT A BUNCH OF 🐂💩 THIS GUY WAS A SPOILED ENTITLED BRAT & LIFE WAS NOT GOING HIS WAY & IT WAS NOT ABOVE HIM TO TAKE OUT SOMEONE THAT WAS WITH HIM. HE ENDED LIFE BECAUSE HE DIDNT HAVE THE 🥎🥎'S TO TOUGH IT OUT LIKE THE REST OF US HAVE TO TOO SAD HE TOOK THE EASY WAY OUT "QUITING" NEVER THE ANSWER TO LIFE'S PROBLEMS & WE ALL HAVE PLENTY 🤔🤨🧐
I was stationed at Homestead AFB in the Intelligence Unit when he came through for F4 pilot traiinig. Trainees were required to attend our briefings on certain subjects. He was so unassuming and did not carry any kind of chip on his shoulder. Very personable. I had also been crazy over him as a member of Dino, Desi, and Billy but was too reserved to approach him about any of that!
@ The woman’s Auxiliary held a fund raiser and he volunteered to work in the kissing booth. The woman were lined up and my mom thought it was funny. I was 14 and paid a dollar for a kiss because I had a crush on him. He kissed me on the cheek and my mom found out after and told me he was too old for me and to be interested in boys my own age. But he was so nice and took us one time to a flight simulator where I got to fly around a little. My mom was a looker but had 4 kids so don’t know how serious they were. I babysat when they went out and he always brought her home by 11 🤷🏼♀️ and all she said later was he was always a gentleman. She did cry hearing about his death later when I was in the Air Force myself. It was very sad 😢
Thank you for sharing your story with us
It’s absolutely true. Dean Martin Sr. Was never the same after his son’s death and that’s what eventually killed him. Tragic story. Handsome and talented boy. Shame….
I had a crush on Dino as a teenager when they had the band. So bad, I nearly told my dad I was going to marry him! (Talk about daydreaming! LOL!) But what stopped me was I realized it was just a silly teenager dream and would never happen. My mom had many of his dad’s albums and when I had to wash the dishes (I was the family dishwasher), I would close the doors to the kitchen, put on his albums and sing along with Dean as I washed! Probably the only times in my life I enjoyed the chore! 😂
Good memories ❤
Katie Holmes had a poster of Tom Cruise and told her mom she was going to marry him.
And it really happened. 😅
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And look how that worked out...
Well Done. I never heard anything about him except for his passing. Thank You.
Gorgeous young man. What a tragedy
Truth. He looks so much like his Mother.
How sad for his family to lose someone so young and with so much talent. I don’t expect his father ever got over it but they’re together now.
RIP Dean Martin Senior Dean JR 🙏🕯️❤️🇬🇧
He lost the will to live without his son! Loosing a son is extremely hard. I lost my son going on 3 years in March!
At least he took full advantage of his upbringing instead of going the other route.
Dean jr was so very handsome and so sad what happened to him,
Ive chatted with Dean Pauls son a few times ...nice guy .
A friend of mine went to UPT with Deano. He was a totally normal guy, never asking for any "star" breaks. He was just there to get his training and move on to his CANG F-4 gig. Expecting that he was a spoiled celebrity kid, when it came time to go cross country in the T-38, few wanted to go with Deano. The one who stepped up was met in Vegas when they landed by two bikini clad limo babes who drove them to Dean's hotel where the two pilots were the celebrities of the night. After that, EVERYBODY wanted to go cross country with Deano. Sad he was lost so soon. He had very little experience upon which to draw upon at that point. Flying is an incredibly unforgiving vocation to even the smallest of mistakes. After 30 years of military and airline experience, when I watch stories like Deano's, I think, "There but for the grace of God, go I."
Olivia Hussey smoking a cigarette so contradicted her sweet innocent appearance…
Back then, smoking was used as a method to stay thin. Many many people smoked and it was considered normal.
I grew up in LA and was 12 when Dino, Desi & Billy first hit. One of the teenage fan mags printed their addresses and my Mom agreed to drive us to Beverly Hills. We didn't get past the maids who answered the doors at Dino & Desi's homes, but we actually met Billy. For a 12 year old, that was heaven!
He was so attractive, looked so much like his mother.
I was born in the sixties so my upbringing was filled with songs from Dean Martin, and the rat pack crooners. I just loved Deans voice and for every xmas my whole life his xmas CDs were played on xmas day. I had no idea his son died and no idea he even had a son who also sang. So tragic for him to have lost him. Now I know why he was sometimes drunk with a glass of scotch in his hand mostly, which I did not understand through those years, which also included watching all his and Jerry Lewis movies where in later episodes he seemed quite intoxicated.😢
No, he wasn’t drunk all the time! So many lies, so little respect! Why don’t you fact check things before shooting off your ignorant mouthes 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
@judeemckissock9578 Every show I watched after his son died he was drunk.. ignorance
True
Rest in peace dean martin junior.
Thank you 4 this Insight, though it would be nicen to include bits of some audio of the songs into
the videos! Love your content, this one brought tears to my eyes ❤
I meant Dean JR. at my cousins memorial, my cousin died in 1985. My cousin was a friend of Dean Jr, they both were pilots.My cousin died the same way as Dean Jr. Iwas SORRY to hear Dean JR died the same way in 1987. My cousin had meant all of Dean JR. family, I saw pictures in a album my cousin had of all of Dean JR family and his wife at the time Dorothy Hamil. Rest in peace cousin and Dean JR
your cousin died young 😢 its heartbreaking
I remember hearing about this. It truely saddened me. It looked Dean Martin himself aged 100 years overnight. I don't consider myself a psychic but sometimes I get vibrations and images when I touch something or someone! My most startling reaction was when touched a front page picture of OJ Simpson. I eas going to work at that time and would walk to the local newstand to pick up The Daily News as routine. I walked into the store . The newspaper rack was there by the door. I put my right hand on the newspaper and instantly I felt intense cold shoot up my right arm and spread across my chest. It felt as though my heart was freezing and I was starting to gasp! I quickly pulled my hand away and I was fine. I stayed about 2 minutes to pull myself together and walked out. I didn't buy the newspaper THAT day! This ocurred during the trial. As I said I don't consider myself nor call myself psychic but sometimes, just sometimes...........😢😢😢
Wow, that was telling! Good thing you put it back. It could have seriously injured you.
Interesting that you describe Dean Martin Sr. as having aged 100 years after the death of his son; that is how I described myself after my daughter died as well. ❤️🩹
I was watching Sloan Bella the day before and the days after her son was run off the road.
Sloan is a psychic, so her and a friend went looking for the truth of what happened.
The police in California wouldn't let her go close to him, yet a photographer was right beside him.
He was forced off the highway and ran into a mailbox. I think it was very quick. Cut an artery in his leg.
She was numb for a long time. She's so courageous. Keith got her UA-cam going just before it happened. It's almost like he knew. 😢
I would like to share with your readers some additional details on the death of Dino Jr., if I may.
I spent an entire afternoon with the psychic Dean brought in to find his favorite son, and his name was Peter Hurkos. At the time Peter was acknowledged as the greatest psychic in the world and when Dino's jet went missing, Dean contacted him immediately to find out where it was because no one could find the wreckage of his aircraft. Peter was what is called a "psychometrist," which means, he has to actually touch something that belonged to the person you are searching for, so he told Dean to bring his son's flight suit to his home. When he got there, Dean placed the beloved garment in Peter's outstretched arms, and the moment he did, Peter felt "sick to his stomach," experiencing the actual moment of someone's terror when they know they're going to die. That's when he knew that Dino would not be returning, sadly adding, "They won't even find enough to bury."
Two weeks later, a friend of mine who volunteers for the California Search and Rescue Team was called to search the exact part of the San Gabriel Mountains where Peter told them they would find the plane, and it lead them directly to it. Because the fighter jet was carrying ordinance (high explosives) at the time, according to my friend, *"they didn't even find enough to bury,"* which mirrored Peter's prediction, perfectly. No where was this fact printed anywhere, only relayed directly to me through Peter's exact words, so when my friend described the crash scene like this, it was chilling.
Oddly enough, afterward I asked Peter for a quick reading, and he asked to hold my car keys. He said, "There's something wrong with your car's transmission." I laughed and told him that he was wrong, that my 1976 Chevy Monte Carlo "was still brand-new." Six months later as I was driving home, the entire transmission of my car fell apart and it couldn't even be repaired. I never doubted Peter's predictions again.
That was an amazing story...Thanks for sharing..
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You're quite welcome. The story was so amazing even I sometimes find it hard to believe. I was actually hired to photograph an actor that Peter's wife was representing, and he just came along for the ride. When I saw his license plate that read, "HURKOS," I asked him if he'd ever heard of Peter Hurkos, and when he said that he was the same, I nearly fell over, I'd heard so much about him. He was a very nice gentleman, and was also responsible for finding the Charles Manson gang and even the Boston Strangler.
@@tiffsaver Some say we all have this ability; it's just a matter of tapping into it, which evidently, very few do.
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I completely agree.
Wow the end brought tears to my eyes for Dean Martin Sr. I want to say that if the narrator was AI, I didn't know it. Thanks for the human narration!
A friend/colleague of my dad in the USAF trained Dino on some aspect of flying. Mr. (Col) Riitenhouse really liked both guys a lot, nothing but good words for them.
Several days after the crash I spoke to one of the search and recovery ground crew members from Norton AFB in San Bernardino. He mentioned the largest part of Martin, Jr.'s F-4 they found was "about the size of a steering wheel." There wasn't much of anything left.
The plane travelled at 400mph into the mountainside.
@@avicennitegh1377 Yes. It was foggy that day. They think Martin experienced vertigo and became inverted and later slamming into the mountain.
Im 56 yrs old and I've never understood how people have said he or she was the love of my life then go and marry someone else and say they are in love.
Yup, I’m 62 and I am with you on that thought!
I'm 64. I met my husband when I was 16, he was 26. It was love at first sight for me, he took longer. 😅 We had 41 years before I lost him 6 years ago. I told him from the get go he was the only man I would ever love and I meant it.
I'm 69 I only had one love of my life from age 17.....he married something else....I never got over it....we remain friends to this day....but he is still my only love...❤
Either they didn't know what love meant or they didn't mean it!
When I was married to another man, my first husband, I knew that he wasn't "the one," but when he passed away and I met my second husband, I knew I had found the one I was born to be with and I was done looking.
Before he passed away last February, my second husband promised he would be waiting for my. I am quite content to do the same. I will see him again. No one else will ever do!
It's a contradiction between words and behavior.
Dean Martin could not get over the death of ther adored son and died, heartbroken a few years after. Now they are reunited. May they rest in peace.
Dean Paul's mother's name was JEANNE--like "I Dream of Jeannie", not Jean Pierre. Also, Dean Paul was NOT a "nepo-baby"; he worked his ass off to achieve success.
Oh come on of course he was a nepo baby , he had access others would dream off. Thats not to say he wasnt talented or didnt work hard. But he had enormous advantages.
Cmon- A "nepo baby" is a child of a famous person who benefitted from their parent's fame or connections. That does not mean he didn't work hard. He just happened to have an audition with Sinatra and signed to his record label? He just happened to get acting experience while as kid working in a couple of his father's films? Yes, he is a "nepo-baby."
Jeannie was so pretty..from the pics I saw of her.
Her real name WAS Jean NOT Jeanne.
Dorothy Jean actually
When I attended UCLA in 1970, I remember walking to my dorm and sometimes seeing Dean Paul playing tennis and walking around the campus..
I remember seeing Dean Jr. On one of The Dean Martin's Christmas shows in the late 60s - early 70s along w/his whole family. He was a very good looking talented guy as they all were.Though a mixture of his mother and father, I think he looked more like his mother; blonde and all. May he rest in peace.🙏🌹🎤 🎶🎵 🎸 🎞️ 🎬 🎥 🎾 🛬 🇺🇲 🇮🇹
He didn't inherit his father's good looks. He looked nothing like him. He looked exactly like his mother.
He looked like his dad too. You can’t ignore his oval face and long chin
@smurfiennes didn't notice that. You're right.
Better looking than his father....symmetry in features...😊
Olivia Hussey just passed away 3 days ago on the December 27 2024
Good story and good job presenting it!
Well written/narrated. I appreciate everyone’s comments. It was a different world gif me…I was raising my babies with purpose in the 70’s-89’s. I hope he felt/had satisfaction in who he had become before he died. So sad for the family. My condolences to anyone who has lost a child.
That was so beautifully told it almost made me cry.
RIP CAPTAIN DEAN PAUL MARTIN JR 😢 💔 🙏 😞 😔
I think Dean Jr. was so much like his father,. Talented, handsome, charismatic and down to earth. I can understand how close the two had been. It is just devastating that Dean Sr. was never the same after this happened. I always loved Dean Martin and had great respect for him. At least they are together in heaven now.
Talented guy for sure!
His son's death basically killed Dean, Sr. He didn't want to live anymore when that happened and became more or less a recluse.
Fun fact about Dino, Desi & Billy: Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys was married to sisters of Billy Hinsche (first wife Annie) and Dean Paul Martin (second wife Gina).
You left out that Dean and Olivia had a son together named Alexander Gunther Martin, who is also an actor.
Having "all" the things everyone thinks is important in life is NO guarantee of your destiny. LIFE can be cruel to everyone and anyone. Dean was never the same after the loss of his son. He didn't care about living anymore. It's too much for a parent to lose a child, at any age.
I had forgotten about Sinatra's mother dying in a plane crash.
Dean Jr. was a funny friendly person, if you met him,
you did not know he was famous. I was a Concierge for Hyatt Hotels and he would stay with us when he was in town. He would say as just a Pilot. Never mentioned his fame.
If i remember because of this Jerry Lewis contact Dean Martin and the let go of their issues.
Correct .
He really resembled his mother Jeanne which made him pretty yet handsome like his dad.
thank you..if you hadnt made this docu..we wouldnt of known about him...these events,,also contributed to dean martins health
There is no mention of any psychic which is in the title and what I was listening to the whole thing for.
I'm fine with that. When someone I loved disappeared, a psychic contacted me, wanting to charge me to find out what happened to her. Blood-sucking frauds.
16:48
Yes there was.
@@carolynjustagagirl2315 yes the guy put the minute and second that he talked about it and I did listen to it thank you
From those short performance clips its clear he had mastered emulating Paul McCartney playing bass on stage. Interestingly, Paul McCartney was the first person offered the role of Romeo, where, had he accepted, he would've starred opposite Olivia Hussey. What an incredible amount of talent and ambition Jr. was born with and cultivated. Such a touching, exciting, tender and sad story.
My Mom & I loved Dean Sr. I remember Dino, Desi & Billy too. This was well done & brought back a lot of memories. But what about his Mom? She wasn't even mentioned or shown once?
Such a sad loss!
Very sad. You never really know what some people are feeling and what they might do when it all becomes just too much to bear. R.I.P.
So good looking like his Mom!
Beautiful 😢 video thank u
I have to admit that I didn't know anything about Dean Martin's son but it does seem a waste of a talented life.
I remember him. He was a member of the music group Dino. Desi & Billy. Good looking kid.
My favourite group, I had one of their albums, was so in love with Dino as a teenager
I never knew he had a son. How devastating for Sr.
Worked in Beverly Hills in the '80s. While shopping in a BH stationary store (Francis Orr) saw him with Desi Arnaz, Jr., who had a really bad cold. Having seen many celebrities, was impressed by the guy - he seemed so normal and nice; which isn't the usual from my experiences. When he was married to gymnast Dorothy Hamell was an across the street neighbor from an acquaintance. It was north of Wilshire Blvd just off Veteran Avenue on the east side. Remember the night Dean found out he'd died - Dean was at a press conference for the 1988 Concert Tour he was doing with Frank and Sammy. Remember a standing crowd scene at the event showing Dean just after he'd learned Dino had died. Everyone thought he was extremely drunk when he was actually in shock and totally destroyed. Heartbreakingly sad - a good guy gone much too soon
he died young 😢 its heartbreaking
Sometimes the brightest stars burnout too quickly.
He reminds me of Bukeroo Bonzai from across the 8th dimension, physicist, neurosurgeon, test pilot, and rock star. Maybe that's where they got the idea for the movie.
Despite what that fool said about them,I really like Dino,Desi and Billy. Their music was typical for it's time and don't think there's anything wrong with it!!
Thanks👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂
Daggone, he was handsome.
Yes he was!
He had a few talents such as making it to Wimbledon and becoming
a second lieutenant in the airforce.
That was a really interesting video. Dean jr loved life that's for sure.
Bittersweet 💔
WOW ❤thanks
I Remember Reading about this Year's ago I Think in the late 70,s Or Early 80,s, that's How long it's been, Poor
Dean Martin, (R I.P.)
It's been said, After He Lost His Son Dean Jr, His Life Went Down Hill After That.
Everyone Loved Dean Martin, His Singing, Comedy, He Was Great.
Shame How He Suffered, I mean, We All Suffer in Life.
I Guess, it is What it is.👍🏻
1987
Dean martin jr. Look more like his mama instead of his dad. Rest in peace.
I hope you find the strength you need to move foward buoyed by happier memories. 🙏
Char wrote in one of her books that she pointed out on a map where Dean Jr. would ve found and she said that the USAF rook credit for it.
Horrible things seem to happen to entertainers. Tragic stuff.
Yes there is, one of the psychics mentioned touching his flight suit and another mentioned the mountain. Go back and LISTEN
Frank Sinatra's mother's plane had also, slammed into that mountain as well. What where the chances of that?
The odds must be astronomical!!
Loved Dean Martin and Dino he was truly a golden boy and looked a lot like his mom just couldn’t believe it when he died
My God what a beautiful face.
Deano was a sweet guy. We cried our eyes out when he died.
I am actually surprised that I know his face since I watched Misfits of Science. I never knew anything about him.
You can’t be a part time fighter jet pilot. It’s a serious skill which requires you be all in or get out. The weather turning bad kills inexperienced private pilots not experienced and skilled fighter pilots.
Sad
For me Dean Martin Sr. always seemed, Happy, Drunk enjoying Life like an out of control teenager who happened to be older. Once his son passed he was LITTERALLY a shell of his former self. You truly could See His Grief !
I had the biggest crush on Dino.