Black bow tie worn by Joey Bishop
notes: label: Description
content: Black bow tie worn by Joey Bishop; part of tuxedo tailored by Carmen Lamola. An extender buckle is in the middle with dark black metal. There is a tag sewn in that reads " Carroll and Company" in golden yellow thread. Fabric has slight horizontal line on both sides of the tie.
label: Description
content: Based on the handwritten makers label in the inside of the Carmen Lamola tuxedo, this ensemble was made specifically for Bishop in 1975. It is unclear exactly when he wore it first, but it is likely he wore this ensemble when appearing on television appearances on < i > The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson < /i >.
label: Description
content: Joey Bishop was born in the Bronx in 1918. Before his comedy career took off, Bishop was drafted to the army during World War II. Years after the war, Bishop became a member of the Rat Pack after Frank Sinatra saw him perform at the Latin Quarter in Manhattan. Bishop started opening for Sinatra and became known as “Sinatra’s comic.” Sinatra requested Bishop to serve as the Master of Ceremonies at John F. Kennedy’s inaugural gala. As a member of the famed “Rat Pack” alongside Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Peter Lawford, Bishop appeared in < i >Ocean’s Eleven < /i >(1960) and < i > Sergeants 3 < /i > (1962). Independently, Joey Bishop was an influential comedian and entertainer known for his affable yet deadpan and dry sense of humor. Bishop's comedy included ad libs and his catch phrase, "Son of a gun!" Alongside contemporaries like Mort Sahl and Shelley Berman, Bishop inspired a new generation of observational comics and helped to transform Las Vegas into a major entertainment destination. He appeared with the rest of the Rat Pack during their Las Vegas residency in the early 1960s, which helped bring national attention to the then-fledgling entertainment culture in the city. Bishop starred in an eponymous television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1961-1964 and hosted his own late-night talk show from 1967-1969. Throughout the 1970s, he frequently appeared as a guest star on television and guest host on < i > The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson < /i > (at least 175 times). Bishop was a fixture in American entertainment from the 1960s until the 1980s. Bishop died in 2007 and was the last living member of the Rat Pack.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0291.02.04
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0291.02.04
label: accession number
content: 2019.0291
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tie
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 37 1/2 in x 4 in x 1/2 in; 95.25 cm x 10.16 cm x 1.27 cm