Word: sinatras
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Will someone please tell Mr. Sinatra, and his ring-a-ding-a-ding-a-ding, ding ding middle-aged cheatniks to keep their pizza-pickin' paws out of the White House? If American prestige is as low as Mr. Kennedy claims, Mr. Sinatra and his friends will certainly not improve the situation at home or abroad...
...York night life has none of the exoticism of the Far East, or even the Western lavishness of Las Vegas, where moderately priced sirloins and an hour of Frank Sinatra serve as loss leaders for gaming tables and one-armed bandits. New York has to make its profit in inflated prices and deflated drinks-the minimum at the higher-priced places, such as the Blue Angel and the Latin Quarter, is $7; a highball averages about $1.25. New York has less convention-tickling cheapness than Chicago and more variety than Los Angeles, but a lack of the good-time-Charleyism...
...toughest times, Jack Kennedy has plenty of ring-tailed problems. But before he is through, some of his biggest headaches may well come from an ardently pro-Kennedy Hollywood clique that is known variously as The Rat Pack or The Clan and peopled by such as Actor-Singer Frank Sinatra and Kennedy's own brother-in-law, British-born Peter ("Pee-tah") Lawford...
...producers of the 1961 extravaganza will be Sinatra and Lawford. The idea for the big show came from Philadelphia Contractor Matt McCloskey, the Democratic Party's national treasurer. "Frankie's an old friend of mine," explained McCloskey. "He told me, 'Matt, if you want me to do this thing, I'll get you all the talent you want.' " Frankie was as good as his word, thereupon unreeled a cast of characters that would stretch from Mocambo to Vegas. It includes Clansmen and Clans-women Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Curtis, Shirley...
Citizen Kane Feeling. Clansman Dean Martin began to put out word that President-elect Kennedy was going to appoint him "Secretary of Liquor." Sammy Davis Jr., a convert to Judaism, had other ambitions: "Sinatra will be Ambassador to Italy," he said. "I'm hoping for Jerusalem, but I'll be lucky if I get Kenya." Some of Hollywood's other post-mortems last week were turning into post toasties as many echoed the comment of Democratic Writer-Producer-Director Dore Schary: "I don't know who can stave off this rush of professional showmen into politics...