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And Then There Was One

When Dean Martin went gentle into that good nightclub, the Rat Pack lost its smoothest member. But the Leader is still knocking 'em back, and at last he shares the secrets of their swaggering ways. A primer of cool for everyone who ever wanted to be a pallie.

March 1 1996 BILL ZEHME
Features
And Then There Was One

When Dean Martin went gentle into that good nightclub, the Rat Pack lost its smoothest member. But the Leader is still knocking 'em back, and at last he shares the secrets of their swaggering ways. A primer of cool for everyone who ever wanted to be a pallie.

March 1 1996 BILL ZEHME


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