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Dewey Dallas Martin (December 8, 1923 – March 11[1] or April 9,[2] 2018) was an American film and television actor.

Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin in 1952
Born	(1923-12-08)December 8, 1923 Katemcy, Texas, U.S.
Died	(2018-03-11)March 11, 2018 or April 9, 2018(2018-04-09) (aged 94) San Pedro, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1948–1978
Spouse(s)	Mardie Havelhurst ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1955)​ Peggy Lee ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1958)​
Relatives	Ross Bass (first cousin)

Early life

Martin was born in Katemcy, Texas.[3] As a teenager, he lived in Florence, Alabama.[4]

Martin joined the United States Navy in 1940. In November 1942, he was one of a few enlisted sailors from Naval Air Technical Training Center Norman, Oklahoma selected for pre-flight training with the opportunity to earn a commission as an officer and become a naval aviator.[5] In April 1943, he was transferred to pre-flight training at the CAA War Training Service School in Natchitoches, Louisiana.[6] At the time of his transfer, he was an Aviation Metalsmith 2nd Class and served as the Aviation Metalsmith School storekeeper.[6] In November 1943, he was transferred to Navy-Preflight School in Athens, Georgia.[7] In June 1944, he was assigned to at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida after completing primary flight training in Dallas, Texas.[8] He served as a fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater of the war.[9][10]

Acting career

His film debut was an uncredited part in Knock on Any Door (1949), starring Humphrey Bogart. He also appeared in The Thing from Another World (1951), co-starred with Kirk Douglas in The Big Sky (1952), and reuniting again with Humphrey Bogart as his younger escape convict brother in The Desperate Hours. Martin also played a lead role in Land of the Pharaohs (1955), and was featured opposite Dean Martin in his first post-Martin and Lewis film – Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) – but did not become a full-fledged star.[4]

Martin worked extensively in television as well, including The Twilight Zone episode "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" (1960) and The Outer Limits episode "The Premonition" (1965), co-written by Ib Melchior.^{[citation needed]} Starting in 1960, he played Daniel Boone on four episodes of Walt Disney Presents.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Martin married Mardie Havelhurst from Portland, Oregon on February 15, 1952. They were divorced in 1955. He was later married to singer Peggy Lee for two years; the marriage ended in divorce.[11]

His first cousin was Ross Bass, a senator from Tennessee.[12] Martin supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 United States presidential election.[13]

Complete filmography

Television roles

• Zane Gray Theatre episode Man of Fear (1958) – Doc Holliday
• The Twilight Zone episode "I Shot an Arrow Into the Air" (1960) - Corey
• Walt Disney Presents - "Daniel Boone" mini-series (1960-1961) - Daniel Boone
• The Outer Limits episode "The Premonition" (1965) - Jim Darcy
• Laramie episode "The Stranger" (1963) – Vanton Maddox

References

External links

• Dewey Martin at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Dewey Martin (Schauspieler)

Dewey Martin (* 8. Dezember 1923 in Katemcy, Texas; † 9. April 2018 in San Pedro, Kalifornien)[1] war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Dewey Martin (actor)

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