Deans last 20 Days.

The Dean Martin Show. Dean Martin Passed away in his Beverly Hills home December 25, 1995. Thirty years ago. Remembering flashbacks of his days with his parents, his boxing days, his days with Jerry Lewis, onto the Sinatra "Rat Pack Days" to his NBC TV Dean Martin Show. I tried to recreate, in my mind a day-by-day chronology of Dino's final twenty days, from December 5 to December 25, 1995 — blending historical fact, and reasonable reconstruction, that echo what we know about his memories, temperament, and the people who loved him. Tuesday, December 5, 1995. Dean rises late. His breathing has become shallow with advancing emphysema, but he insists on moving around the house unassisted. He sits in his favorite chair near the window overlooking Mountain Drive. A nurse offers breakfast; he waves her off with a gentle, “Later… maybe.”Flashback: He sees himself as Dino Crocetti, a shy boy in Steubenville, Ohio, listening to his mother Angela speak Italian in the kitchen while his barber father, Gaetano, sharpens scissors in the back room. Music on the radio. Pasta simmering. A world that felt small, loving, and safe. December 6, 1995