Sep 15th, 2008 · Sammy Davis, Jr. made $50 million singing, dancing and cavorting with the Rat Pack but died impoverished and in debt to the IRS. Matt Birjeck, author of the biography Deconstructing Sammy, discusses the entertainer's legacy.
Oct 18th, 2007 · The stone-faced comedian found success in nightclubs, television and movies, but he became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, along with Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin.
Nov 22nd, 2006 · A performer of boundless energy, Sammy Davis Jr. was known for plowing over audiences with flim-flam and razzle-dazzle. But in the studio, the diminutive don of the Rat Pack was, at times anyway, a serious singer. Here, he performs in a desolate cocktail bar, with only a guitarist for support.
Sep 27th, 2005 · Symptoms of Withdrawal, a new memoir by Christopher Kennedy Lawford, sheds further light on the private lives of one of America's premier political dynasties. Lawford, the nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of "Rat Pack" actor Peter Lawford, discusses his family's struggles with fame and tragedy with Madeleine Brand.