Who else was in the “Rat Pack” besides Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin?
Frank, Sammy, and Dean were the core of the late ’50s/early ’60s confederation of showbiz friends known as the Rat Pack, but they weren’t alone. Yahoo!’s Rat Pack category shows that Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford rounded out the Pack. The Rat Pack had its roots in a group of Humphrey Bogart’s friends, including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and other Hollywood entertainers. After Bogie, Frank, and a couple of cronies returned home from a late night of carousing, Bogart’s wife, actress Lauren Bacall, jokingly said: “You look like a god-damned rat pack!” But the swingin’, ring-a-ding Rat Pack that most people know was a creation of Frank Sinatra. He started the group with fellow singer-turned-actor Dean Martin, who Sinatra first performed with in the movie Some Come Runn
