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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Rat Pack

Rat Pack stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

15 Great Film Careers That Ended With Flops

Talented actors whose final roles weren't quite up to snuff

Jun 22, 09 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - One well-placed stinker can mar an otherwise sterling legacy in film. The Onion AV Club gathers some of the saddest swan songs:       1.-2. Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin, Cannonball Run II (1984). The Rat Pack starred in some mediocre movies, but nothing holds a... More »

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film • Rat Pack • Bruce Lee • actor • Frank Sinatra • Dean Martin • Bela Lugosi • Groucho Marx • Otto Preminger

Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

Warner deal brings back digitized Sinatra as ad pitchman

May 11, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ol' Blue Eyes is still doing it his way—or his heirs' way, to be more precise. Frank Sinatra's family has inked a deal with Warner Music Group to ensure the singer's return on the 10th anniversary of his death: A postage stamp and new CD and DVD collections are... More »

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music • death • Rat Pack • Warner Music • branding • stamps • resurrection • Frank Sinatra

Last Rat Packer Joey Bishop Dies

Comic and actor was the last living member of Sinatra's group

Oct 18, 07 5:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A comedian, actor, talk show host, and last living member of the Rat Pack, Joey Bishop died last night of multiple causes at age 89, CNN reports. Though many critics minimized Bishop's role, Sinatra termed him "the Hub of the Big Wheel." Bishop hosted Johnny Carson's "Tonight... More »

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obituary • comedy • Rat Pack

'Music and Passion' Yield to Subway

Historic Copacabana awaits transit-expansion wrecking ball

Jul 1, 07 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - After nearly seven decades, three locations, and an unforgettable hit song, the Copacabana nightclub closed its doors early this morning to make way for the extension of a subway line. In its latest incarnation, the onetime hangout of the Rat Pack and the Mickey Mantle-led New York Yankees bowed out... More »

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New York City • John Juliano • Copacabana • Rat Pack • nightclub • baseball

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