And Lewis gave credit to Martin when some crtics told Lewis than he didnt need Martin, that Martin was holding him back. He said that had the situation been reversed he would have quit the act, But Martin had a lot more strenghth than he did and was a loyal man who never let what critics said shake his self belief in his talent.
And noone has yet mentioned Dean Stockwell who was sensational in the Boy with the Green Hair a very underrated movie about confomrism in 1946.