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Rat Pack Confidential : Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party by Shawn Levy (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-100385495765
ISBN-139780385495769
eBay Product ID (ePID)187328
Product Key Features
Book TitleRat Pack Confidential : Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRich & Famous, Composers & Musicians, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Historical
Publication Year1999
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorShawn Levy
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight11.4 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-036760
ReviewsAcclaim for Shawn Levy's King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis: "Superb....Levy's ambitious (and entirely successful) biography is a model of what a celebrity bio ought to be--smart, knowing, insightful, often funny, full of fascinating insiders' stories, always respectful but never worshipful." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Among the finest, most show business-savvy screen biographies ever written." --Boston Phoenix "One of the great, clear-eyed showbiz biographies of our time--a book worthy of comparison to the genre masterpiece, John Lahr's Notes on a Cowardly Lion." --Boxoffice From the Hardcover edition., Acclaim for Shawn Levy's King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis: "Superb....Levy's ambitious (and entirely successful) biography is a model of what a celebrity bio ought to be--smart, knowing, insightful, often funny, full of fascinating insiders' stories, always respectful but never worshipful." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Among the finest, most show business-savvy screen biographies ever written." --Boston Phoenix "One of the great, clear-eyed showbiz biographies of our time--a book worthy of comparison to the genre masterpiece, John Lahr's Notes on a Cowardly Lion. " --Boxoffice, Acclaim for Shawn Levy's King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis: "Superb....Levy's ambitious (and entirely successful) biography is a model of what a celebrity bio ought to be--smart, knowing, insightful, often funny, full of fascinating insiders' stories, always respectful but never worshipful." --Los Angeles Times Book Review "Among the finest, most show business-savvy screen biographies ever written." --Boston Phoenix "One of the great, clear-eyed showbiz biographies of our time--a book worthy of comparison to the genre masterpiece, John Lahr's Notes on a Cowardly Lion. " --Boxoffice From the Hardcover edition.
SynopsisFor the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas January 1960. Las Vegas is at its smooth, cool peak. The Strip is a jet-age theme park, and the greatest singer in the history of American popular music summons a group of friends there to make a movie. One is an insouciant singer of Italian songs, ex-partner to the most popular film comedian of the day. One is a short, black, Jewish, one-eyed, singing, dancing wonder. One is an upper-crust British pretty boy turned degenerate B-movie star actor, brother-in-law to an ascendant politician. And one is a stiff-shouldered comic with the quintessential Borscht Belt emcee's knack for needling one-liners. The architectonically sleek marquee of the Sands Hotel announces their presence simply by listing their names: FRANK SINATRA. DEAN MARTIN. SAMMY DAVIS, JR. PETER LAWFORD. JOEY BISHOP. Around them an entire cast gathers: actors, comics, singers, songwriters, gangsters, politicians, and women, as well as thousands of starstruck everyday folks who fork over pocketfuls of money for the privilege of basking in their presence. They call themselves The Clan. But to an awed world, they are known as The Rat Pack. They had it all. Fame. Gorgeous women. A fabulouse playground of a city and all the money in the world. The backing of fearsome crime lords and the blessing of the President of the United States. But the dark side-over the thin line between pleasure and debauchery, between swinging self-confidence and brutal arrogance-took its toll. In four years, their great ride was over, and showbiz was never the same. Acclaimed Jerry Lewis biographer Shawn Levy has written a dazzling portrait of a time when neon brightness cast sordid shadows. It was Frank's World, and we just lived in it., For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas January 1960. Las Vegas is at its smooth, cool peak. The Strip is a jet-age theme park, and the greatest singer in the history of American popular music summons a group of friends there to make a movie. One is an insouciant singer of Italian songs, ex-partner to the most popular film comedian of the day. One is a short, black, Jewish, one-eyed, singing, dancing wonder. One is an upper-crust British pretty boy turned degenerate B-movie star actor, brother-in-law to an ascendant politician. And one is a stiff-shouldered comic with the quintessential Borscht Belt emcee's knack for needling one-liners. The architectonically sleek marquee of the Sands Hotel announces their presence simply by listing their names: FRANK SINATRA. DEAN MARTIN. SAMMY DAVIS, JR. PETER LAWFORD. JOEY BISHOP. Around them an entire cast gathers: actors, comics, singers, songwriters, gangsters, politicians, and women, as well as thousands of starstruck everyday folks who fork over pocketfuls of money for the privilege of basking in their presence. They call themselves The Clan. But to an awed world, they are known as The Rat Pack. They had it all. Fame. Gorgeous women. A fabulouse playground of a city and all the money in the world. The backing of fearsome crime lords and the blessing of the President of the United States. But the dark sideover the thin line between pleasure and debauchery, between swinging self-confidence and brutal arrogancetook its toll. In four years, their great ride was over, and showbiz was never the same. Acclaimed Jerry Lewis biographer Shawn Levy has written a dazzling portrait of a time when neon brightness cast sordid shadows. It was Frank's World, and we just lived in it.
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- Aug 21, 2019
Rat Pack Secrets
This book gives the reader an intimate and fascinating look at the rat pack, early Vegas, Casino corruption, Mafia dealings and show biz.We're let in on the interaction between the rat packers and all their excesses, fights, triumphs and crushing defeats. We're taken along for the ride as Sinatra and the boys make the Sands the hub of show biz glory. We learn how Sammy is terribly discriminated against, even as he becomes a huge star. Dean as always is super cool. Lawford and Bishop go along for the ride and ride the wave, and in Lawfords case, crashes and burns eventually. We're given a fly on the wall view of John Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe's intimacies, as well as Sam Giancanas lurid dealings with the Kennedy's, Sinatra, snd Vegas. If you enjoy the subject, you will definitely enjoy this book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 19, 2024
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This book is in very good shape. It looks to be very interesting. I will read it all. Many thanks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 31, 2022
Describes the material precisely.
Good reading - lots of big words - overall, very entertaining and informative. Learned a lot of new information regarding the Rat Pack.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 08, 2021
Such fun!
Great book! Such insight into this fun group of friends. Fascinating and and honest.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 05, 2022
Great memories
AwesomeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
