The sultans of swing set up shop at the Copa Room in the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 'bourbon' in Dean's glass - and in my father's as well was iced tea or apple juice, at least at the first show.' Likewise comedian Joey Bishop, who was an original member of the Pack said: 'I never saw Frank, Dean, Sammy or Peter drunk during performances, that was only a gag' Tina Sinatra explained in her memoir, 'Dad and his friends were consummate pros who never drank the day of a performance. Though famously synonymous with the glitzy cocktail culture of Las Vegas, the Rat Pack's performances weren't as playful as the appeared. It was this second incarnation that would have a lasting effect on popular culture, one that would reach far beyond Hollywood and put Las Vegas, a fledgling resort destination on the map. As showbiz legend would have it, they earned their moniker from Bogart's wife, Lauren Bacall, who shouted at her disheveled husband and alcohol sodden friends: 'You look like a god*** rat pack,' after a debauched gambling weekend in Sin City, Las Vegas.Īfter Bogart's death in 1957, the press resurrected the name 'Rat Pack' and used it to refer to the ensemble stars in the original 1960 Ocean's 11 movie. The iconic group's first incarnation centered around Humphrey Bogart's tight circle of Hollywood friends. The group of actors, singers and entertainers known as 'the Rat Pack' became synonymous with Hollywood glamour, late night jam sessions at the fabled Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, and the heady golden days of Camelot. They were the toast of Hollywood, the ultimate kings of cool: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.
Originally the moniker was designated to describe Humphrey Bogart's close circle of Hollywood friends that included Judy Garland and Cary Grant.Photos showcase the Rat Pack during Las Vegas' golden years in the 1960s long before coronavirus closures turned Sin City into a ghost town.It was Frank’s World, and we just lived in it.The Rat Pack through the years: Images that capture Ol' Blue Eyes, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr through the decades when they ruled the Las Vegas strip In four years, their great ride was over, and showbiz was never the same.Īcclaimed Jerry Lewis biographer Shawn Levy has written a dazzling portrait of a time when neon brightness cast sordid shadows. But the dark side–over the thin line between pleasure and debauchery, between swinging self-confidence and brutal arrogance–took its toll. The backing of fearsome crime lords and the blessing of the President of the United States. A fabulouse playground of a city and all the money in the world. But to an awed world, they are known as The Rat Pack. Around them an entire cast gathers: actors, comics, singers, songwriters, gangsters, politicians, and women, as well as thousands of starstruck everyday folks who fork over pocketfuls of money for the privilege of basking in their presence. The architectonically sleek marquee of the Sands Hotel announces their presence simply by listing their names: FRANK SINATRA. And one is a stiff-shouldered comic with the quintessential Borscht Belt emcee’s knack for needling one-liners. One is an upper-crust British pretty boy turned degenerate B-movie star actor, brother-in-law to an ascendant politician. One is a short, black, Jewish, one-eyed, singing, dancing wonder. One is an insouciant singer of Italian songs, ex-partner to the most popular film comedian of the day. The Strip is a jet-age theme park, and the greatest singer in the history of American popular music summons a group of friends there to make a movie.
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For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas
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