Editing Rat Pack (section)

==1960s==
[[File:Sammy Davis Jr tijdens optreden in theater Carre, Bestanddeelnr 916-2013.jpg|right|upright|thumb|[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] (1961)]]

The film ''[[Ocean's 11]]'', made between January and March of 1960, shows several members of the Rat Pack group as they were in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This was the second incarnation of the Rat Pack under the leadership of Frank Sinatra.

The early 1960s version of the group included [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Dean Martin]], [[Sammy Davis Jr.]], [[Peter Lawford]], and [[Joey Bishop]]. This group was originally known as the "Clan",<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jordan |first1=Stephen C. |title=Hollywood's Original Rat Pack: The Bards of Bundy Drive |date=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |location=Lanham, Md. |isbn=9780810860322 |page=10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7AQEn0sJJX4C&dq=%22rat+pack%22+clan&pg=PA10 |access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref> but that name fell out of favor because it was reminiscent of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zoglin |first1=Richard |title=Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show |date=2019 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |location=New York |isbn=9781501151194 |page=73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nA-fDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22rat+pack%22+clan&pg=PA264 |access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mirengoff |first1=Paul |title=Remembering the Great Civil Rights March of 1963 |url=https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/08/remembering-the-great-civil-rights-march-of-1963.php |website=[[Power Line]] |access-date=2021-02-08 |date=August 28, 2013}}</ref>

[[Marilyn Monroe]], [[Angie Dickinson]], [[Juliet Prowse]], [[Buddy Greco]], and [[Shirley MacLaine]] were often referred to as the "Rat Pack Mascots". 

Comedian [[Don Rickles]] wrote that "I never received an official membership card but Frank made me feel part of the fun."<ref>Rickles, Don and David Ritz (2007). Rickles' Book: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster. p. 91 {{ISBN|978-0-7432-9305-1}}.</ref>

[[Peter Lawford]] was a brother-in-law of President [[John F. Kennedy]] (dubbed "Brother-in-Lawford" by Sinatra),<ref>Spada, p. 207</ref> and Kennedy spent time with Sinatra and the others when he visited Las Vegas, during which members sometimes referred to the group as "the Jack Pack". Rat Pack members played a role in campaigning for Kennedy and the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], appearing at the July 1960 [[Democratic National Convention]] in Los Angeles.<ref>Spada, p. 228</ref> Lawford asked Sinatra if he would have Kennedy as a guest at his [[Palm Springs, California|Palm Springs]] house in March 1962 and Sinatra went to great lengths to accommodate the President, including the construction of a helipad.<ref>Spada, pp. 292–293</ref> Attorney General [[Robert F. Kennedy]] advised his brother-in-law to sever ties to Sinatra because of his association with Mafia figures such as [[Sam Giancana]] and he canceled the visit.<ref>Spada, p. 293</ref> Kennedy instead stayed at [[Bing Crosby]]'s estate, which further infuriated Sinatra.<ref name="Spada1">Spada, p. 294</ref> Lawford was blamed for this and Sinatra "never again had a good word" for him.<ref>Spada, p. 295</ref> Lawford's role was written out of the upcoming ''[[4 for Texas]]'', and his part in ''[[Robin and the 7 Hoods]]'' was given to Bing Crosby.<ref name="Spada1"/>

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File:Frank Sinatra (1957 studio portrait close-up).jpg|[[Frank Sinatra]] (1957)
File:Dean Martin - publicity.JPG|[[Dean Martin]] (1960)
File:Sammy Davis Jr tijdens optreden in theater Carre, Bestanddeelnr 916-2015 (cropped).jpg|[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] (1964)
File:Peter Lawford 1955.jpg|[[Peter Lawford]] (1955)
File:Joey Bishop 1967.JPG|[[Joey Bishop]] (1967)
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