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The Rat Pack was the epitome of old-school cool. But as effortlessly awesome as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop appeared to be, there was actually a lot of turmoil and sadness behind the scenes. This is their tragic history.

November 19, 1954 seemed like just another day in the life of Sammy Davis Jr., doing the exact kind of cool things he was known for doing. He was working on a movie soundtrack and driving his Cadillac down Route 66, the most iconic of all American roads. Unfortunately, a decidedly uncool and downright terrifying event interrupted his day, when an elderly lady backed out of her driveway directly into his path. Unable to avoid the crash, the 28-year-old Davis was sent face first into the steering wheel.

The impact fractured several bones in his face. The damage to his left eye was even worse, and the now-useless organ was left dangling from its socket. Davis had no option besides getting a prosthetic eye and learning to maneuver on the stage all over again. The incident sent him on a path of soul-searching and affected his eventual decision to convert to Judaism.

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Losing an eye | 0:15
Sammy and the mob | 1:11
Sammy's marriage troubles | 2:12
Peter Lawford's right hand | 3:04
Racism towards Sammy | 3:59
Draft-dodging Frank | 4:39
Long slide to reclusiveness | 5:34
The death of Dino Jr. | 6:25
Frank and the Feds | 7:18
Frank and Ava | 8:27
Sinatra almost ended it all | 9:24

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