John Wayne (1998)
“Immediately my father loved it—its hard blue skies and clear mountain air—but to me the place looked deadly dull. Durango had frozen dirt streets with no names, one horseshoe-shaped hotel, and one hole in the wall that everyone called a diner. A pampered product of Southern California, I took one look at my new home for the week and began counting the days.
At least Dean Martin was there. If any of my father’s friends could perk up Durango it had to be him. My dad never ran with the rest of the... Rat Pack, but he and Mr. Martin really did enjoy one another. Perhaps Mr. Martin wore another face when he was alone with his own family, but whenever I saw him he seemed entirely secure inside his own skin. He had a zest for living, a carefree air about him that enlivened my father whenever they hung around. I never saw rivalry between them, or competition, or jealousy, or any need to impress. Back in Southern California, they often secured Hollywood movies before their release, then screened them at our house with my mother and Jeanne Martin.MoreLess
At least Dean Martin was there. If any of my father’s friends could perk up Durango it had to be him. My dad never ran with the rest of the... Rat Pack, but he and Mr. Martin really did enjoy one another. Perhaps Mr. Martin wore another face when he was alone with his own family, but whenever I saw him he seemed entirely secure inside his own skin. He had a zest for living, a carefree air about him that enlivened my father whenever they hung around. I never saw rivalry between them, or competition, or jealousy, or any need to impress. Back in Southern California, they often secured Hollywood movies before their release, then screened them at our house with my mother and Jeanne Martin.MoreLess
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