I went to the funeral without his knowledge. 'When Dean's son was killed, I knew that Dean was dead. Lewis (right) first shot into the limelight after teaming up with singer and Rat Pack member, Dean Martin (left) who played the straight man to Lewis' funnyman (together in an undated photo) (a photo shoot of the comedy duo together in 1951) You can see it in his eyes, you can see it in mine. In an interview about the book Lewis said: 'The night that Frank brought Dean on the telethon, we were so thrilled to see one another. Lewis penned a book over their relationship entitled Dean & Me (A Love Story) and published it in 2005.
The pair took their comedy double act into the movies, starting with My Friend Irma in 1949, and starred in 14 movies together.īut the pair, once inseparable, fell into a bitter feud that lasted for decades and on only a few occasions did they see each other before Martin died of emphysema in 1995.
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They began with a nightclub routine, then a radio show, before moving to TV with shows like Toast of the Town, later renamed The Ed Sullivan Show. Lewis and SanDee (pictured together in 1982) adopted Danielle Sara Lewis in 2004 and the couple was married for 33 years until Lewis died on SundayĪs comedians Lewis and Martin gained famed in their double act, relying on their interaction instead of playing out planned skits. Lewis never confirmed or denied that Minoret was his biological daughter. She stepped forward earlier this year to reveal she was living on the streets of Philadelphia and was still waiting for Lewis to acknowledge her as his daughter. Minoret lived a life of high-society, residing in a wealthy part of Manhattan and had her marriage featured on the society pages of The New York Times. It was during this time Lewis was rumored to have a three-year long affair with model Lynn Dixon, who gave birth to Suzan Minoret in 1952, reported Philadelphia Weekly. He once mentioned the era was marred with infidelity, commenting: 'This is when I'm f**king everybody in Hollywood.' The couple went on to have five more boys, Ronald Steven 'Ronnie' Lewis in 1949, Scott Anthony Lewis in 1956, Christopher Lewis, in 1957, Anthony Lewis in 1959 and Joseph Lewis in 1964. Ronnie was adopted.Īlthough the marriage lasted a total of 36 years, Lewis often had trysts with various women.
Two years after the wedding they welcomed their first son, Gary Lewis in 1946. They had only met two months before they tied the knot in Detroit. Lewis met his first wife Patti Palmer when she was a singer with Ted Fio Rito, wedding in October of 1944.
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