the rat pack included frank sinatra dean martin sammy davis jr peter lawford and joey bishop the original rat pack members included humphrey bogart and a slew of visiting members including errol flynn robert mitchum nat king cole and tony curtis but it was the NUMBER_TOKENs rat pack members that we remember today sadly they've since passed away but they leave behind incredible legacies let's take a look back at their incredible lives and careers frank sinatra francis albert sinatra was born in hoboken new jersey december NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN. he was the son of two italian immigrants and grew up in relatively humble surroundings at a young age he developed an interest in music he was particularly fond of big band jazz music and loved bob eberly bing crosby gene austin and russ columbo when he turned NUMBER_TOKEN frank received a ukulele from his uncle domenico he began playing it and singing at family gatherings and soon became a huge hit he became a self-taught musician and singer and began performing in the NUMBER_TOKENs with a variety of bands by the NUMBER_TOKENs frank was one of america's most popular singers by the NUMBER_TOKENs his film career had begun and it wasn't long until he became a huge movie star he had a suave persona which made him a perfect fit to join a group of other hollywood men who exemplified style and class frank sinatra died on may NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN in los angeles after suffering two heart attacks his music and acting career spanned six decades before we tell you more about how each of the rat pack members died be sure to give this video a like and subscribe to facts first for more dean martin in his day dean martin was dubbed the king of cool and was also a singer and actor just like sinatra he was born june NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN in steubenville ohio as a young man he worked various odd jobs including bootlegging steel mill work being a croupier and even sparring as a welterweight boxer he soon turned his sights on singing before long he had become a popular singer performing with bands as a solo artist in the NUMBER_TOKENs he met comedian jerry lewis and the two soon began performing together on stage before long dean became a regular in film and television by the NUMBER_TOKENs he was one of america's biggest film and tv stars even being the host of his own show the dean martin show it was also during this time that he met frank sinatra and they became friends dean martin was sadly diagnosed with lung cancer in NUMBER_TOKEN. two years later he retired from public life and died christmas day at age NUMBER_TOKEN. he died from acute respiratory failure resulting from emphysema sammy davis jr the word trailblazer could have been invented for sammy davis jr he was born december NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN in new york city he began his show business career at
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