previous            A–Z            next        Dino Crocetti Pseudonyms:        Dean Martin        Dino        Dino Martini        The King of Cool For an actor’s career in the United States, a foreign name can best be changed to an English one. Dino Crocetti (1917–1953) must have thought so, to change the Italian-sounding name to Dean Martin. He was also known as The King of Cool, Dino and Dino Martini. Sources: Room, A. (1981), ‘Names for a Living’, Naming Names, p.14 ‘Dean Martin’, Wikipedia, retrieved 18 September 2013 previous            A–Z            next