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

Daily Mail ^ | Tate Delloye

[Bonemaker]

They were the toast of Hollywood, the ultimate kings of cool: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. 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.

[Bonemaker]

From the top of the world to eternity.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I always liked Dean more than Frank.

[rktman]

For a sobering look for some that haven’t checked out the strip lately, link to Vegas street cams:

https://nvroads.com/

Just zoom in to the Vegas area and check it out. It any film companies needed to do some chase scenes, now would be the time to do it. LOL!

[rktman]

IF not it. DOH!

[xp38]

I was joking on another thread about a week ago doing the same thing in Times Square.

[Atticus]

Sammy was hands down the most talented in my humble opinion. Again, just my opinion. There is a great video of him on the Ed Sullivan show playing the drums and xylophone.

[stylin19a]

It’s still Frank’s world...we just live in it.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Me to

[BenLurkin]

Wait a minute. What about Joey Bishop?

[eyeamok]

I just watched the 1978 Dean Martin roast of Frank Sinatra over the weekend. I knew every person on the show, someday I might write a book

[ConservativeInPA]

People don't talk this way anymore. Monologue from Frank Sinatra Live at the Sands

[Bruiser 10]

One of the great unanswered questions of the 20th Century: what was Joey Bishop doing in the Rat Pack?

[Fiji Hill]

Two members of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin took part in a birthday celebration/political rally for Ronald Reagan in 1980 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, which I attended. I got to hear Sinatra sing—he led us all in singing, “Happy Birthday.”

[Redcitizen]

“ One of the great unanswered questions of the 20th Century: what was Joey Bishop doing in the Rat Pack?“

Some one had to be the hanger on.

[NFHale]

From a time of class...
to now... a time of crass.

Those guys were always dressed to the max. Pure style.
Now... thugs, sluts, hoods, and butts.

I miss old America. Truly.

[decal]

“(W)hat was Joey Bishop doing in the Rat Pack?”

Or Peter Lawford? Or Rowan and Martin?

[Bonemaker]

Same here mate...when America was still America.

[Inyo-Mono]

I hated it when Joey Bishop filled in for Johnny Carson back in the ‘60s & ‘70s. He was terrible.

[Bonemaker]

You got a historic once in a lifetime twofer out of that!

[golux]

That is cool. My personal memory from all this is that I spent a little bit of time with Shirley Maclaine about fifteen years ago. She was very sweet and very “out there.” I mentioned that my mother had done her hair on a few occasions, and she kindly pretended to remember.