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Joey Bishop, 89, Last of the Rat Pack

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October 18, 2007 | 1:57 p.m
Joey Bishop<br /> (Getty Images)
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Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the Rat Pack, died at his home of multiple causes, according to his publicist.

CNN via AP:

The Rat Pack -- originally a social group surrounding Humphrey Bogart -- became a show business sensation in the early 1960s, appearing at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas in shows that combined music and comedy in a seemingly chaotic manner.

Reviewers often claimed that Bishop played a minor role, but Sinatra knew otherwise. He termed the comedian "the Hub of the Big Wheel," with Bishop coming up with some of the best one-liners and beginning many jokes with his favorite phrase, "Son of a gun!"

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