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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop stand in suits outside The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, with a marquee listing their names behind them. Sammy Davis, Jr. smiling and waving with a cigarette between his fingers, wearing a leather jacket with a shearling collar. Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop in tuxedos perform together on stage as part of the Rat Pack, with audience members visible in the foreground. The Rat Pack Black-and-white publicity still from Ocean's Eleven (1960) showing Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra seated in suits, looking at each other. Sammy Davis Junior and Tony Bennett sit on stools holding microphones and singing together on a television studio stage, with stage lights and a curtain behind them.
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What Made Sammy Davis, Jr., the World's Greatest Entertainer?
Davis recorded more than 50 albums and starred in three Broadway shows.
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American singer, dancer, actor, and entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr.
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The Rat Pack in Las Vegas
Members of the Rat Pack, (from left) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr.,...
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Members of the Rat Pack
(From left) Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey...
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The Rat Pack
Core members of the Rat Pack, (from left) Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis,...
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Ocean's Eleven (1960)
Publicity still of the stars of Ocean's Eleven (1960), including (from right...
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Sammy Davis, Jr. (left), and Tony Bennett performing on a television show, c. 1960.
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