Rat Pack

Reference Number. 6635

Description

Concerning the group's reputation for womanizing and heavy drinking, Joey Bishop stated in a 1998 interview: "I never saw Frank, Dean, Sammy, or Peter drunk during performances. That was only a gag. And do you believe these guys had to chase broads ....? They had to chase 'em away ...."

A wonderful collection of original autographs of all five key members of the sixties Rat Pack ; all of whom are now deceased :

1) FRANK SINATRA autograph. Died on May 14th 1998 aged 82.

2) DEAN MARTIN autograph. He died at home on December 25th 1995 aged 78.

3) SAMMY DAVIS JR autograph. He died of throat cancer on May 16th 1990 aged 64.

4) PETER LAWFORD autograph. He died of kidney and liver failure on December 24th 1984 aged 61.

5) JOEY BISHOP autograph. The last surviving and longest lived of The Rat Pack members. He died on October 17th 2007 aged 89.

 

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