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Jeanne Martin, Model and Ex-Wife of Dean Martin, Dies at 89
Jeanne Martin, a model and Orange Bowl queen who became the wife of singer and actor Dean Martin during the height of his fame, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer at her Beverly Hills home, her family announced. She was 89.
After marrying Dean Martin in 1949, the pair were one of Hollywood’s most photographed couples. Matriarch of their large family, she gave birth to three of Dean’s children while raising four more from his previous marriage. Their breakup in 1969 caused nearly as much distress to Martin’s fans as his professional split with partner Jerry Lewis had in 1956.
“Dean’s viewers knew he was a good husband and father and the booze-and-broads jokes were just part of the act,” wrote Lee Hale in the 2000 book Backstage at the Dean Martin Show, having served as musical director for the NBC program.
Born Dorothy jean Biegger on March 27, 1927, in Coral Gables
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In the early- to mid-1960s, Dean Martin emerged as one of the most popular entertainers on the planet. He starred in major films, knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts with what would become his trademark tune, “Everybody Loves Somebody,” defined a new genre of cool with Frank Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack, and captained his own long-running TV variety show. He did all of it with the air of a man who had just woken from a nap and was still charmingly groggy.
In 1958 when the pictures in this gallery were made, Dino—while famous as one-half of the Martin & Lewis comedy duo—had not yet crossed over into superstardom. But he was certainly enough of a draw that LIFE magazine devoted a photo-filled seven-page feature to the man they dubbed “Make-a-Million Martin.”
[To] his skillfully used musical and comedy talents, he adds an ebullience that pervades everything he does. . . . Uninhibited, spry of mind and muscle, he ma
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Dean Martin and his wife, Jeanne Martin, are photographed with their son Dean-Paul at home, 1951.
In 1951, Dean Martin and his wife, Jeanne Martin, were photographed with their son Dean-Paul at home. Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti on June 7, 1917, in Steubenville, Ohio, was a multifaceted entertainer known for his singing, acting, and comedy. By the early 1950s, Martin had achieved fame as a part of the comedic duo Martin and Lewis alongside Jerry Lewis. He also gained recognition as a solo singer with hits like "That's Amore" and "Memories Are Made of This."
Jeanne Biegger, born on March 27, 1927, in Coral Gables, Florida, married Dean Martin on September 1, 1949. Together, they had three children: Dean-Paul, born on November 17, 1951, Ricci, and Gina. The 1951 photograph captures an intimate family moment at their Beverly Hills home, reflecting the personal side of Martin's life amid his rising career. Dean-Paul, known as Dino, would go