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| 'Rat Pack' member Bishop dies, 89 | 'Rat Pack' member Bishop dies, 89 |
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| Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack", has died at the age of 89. | Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack", has died at the age of 89. |
| Bishop died of multiple causes at his home in California late on Wednesday, according to his friend and publicist, Warren Cowan. | |
| The Rat Pack took off in the early 1960s, performing at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. | The Rat Pack took off in the early 1960s, performing at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. |
| Besides Bishop and Sinatra the group included Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr, and Dean Martin. |