Martin and Lewis duo before Martin's death on Christmas Day 1995. The animosity between Martin and Lewis after the split was legendary but Lewis published an affectionate memoir of his partnership with Martin called "Dean & Me: A Love Story" in 2005. Also in 2005, the film "Where the Truth Lies" was loosely based upon the collaboration and sudden split of Martin and Lewis. "Martin and Lewis" is a 2002 biographical CBS television movie which portrays the lives of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Directed by John Gray and starring Jeremy Northam as Martin and Sean Hayes as Lewis, the film depicts the
Ira Lewis toured with a production of “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”. Lewis died in Edison, New Jersey, of complications following heart surgery on 4 April 2015. He was a resident of Westfield, New Jersey. Ira Lewis Ira Lewis Metsky (27 August 1932 — 4 April 2015) was an American actor, writer, and playwright. Lewis was best known for his one-act play, "Chinese Coffee", which opened at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 1992, starring Al Pacino. A film adaptation of "Chinese Coffee", also starring Pacino, as well as Jerry Orbach, was released in 2000. Ira Lewis wrote the film's screenplay,