Since that piece, we have lost two more members of The Andy Griffith Show cast, including the beloved actor Andy Griffith. Here is a tribute to all the wonderful character actors who -- through the magic of television -- lived, and have now died in our arms.
Q: Why were they called âThe Rat Packâ? A: Who hasnât heard of the Rat Pack? Everybody knows who they were: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford, best known for chasing women, filming âOceans Elevenâ in Las Vegas, and performing together in âthe Summit at the Sandsâ while filming early in 1960.
And one that keeps cropping up is Frank Sinatra, the good, the bad, and the murderous. The former teen idol had always been in awe of the uber-cool Sinatra, and when Anka got to Vegas in 1960, Olâ Blue Eyes still ruled the Rat Pack and the town.