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Goodbye to three stars

We said goodbye to three stars this week.
Joey Bishop, the last of the Rat Pack, died at age 89.
Debroah Kerr, remembered mostly for her kissing scene with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," is gone at age 86.
Teresa Brewer, one of the most famous female singers of the 1950's, died at 79.

Bishop was the biggest name of the three, just because of his association with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Peter Lawford in the famed Rat Pack.
The original Ocean's 11 was a really good movie with a clever ending.

Joey Bishop tried to be Johnny Carson but failed.
What the late-night "Joey Bishop Show" on ABC did was discover an even bigger name.
Regis Philbin was to Bishop in 1969 what Ed McMahon was to Johnny Carson.

I can remember only one song that Teresa Brewer sang, but I could recognize her voice anywhere.
That song was a dud.
"I Love Mickey" was written by her about Mickey Mantle.
And it went like this.
"If I don't make a hit with him,
my heart will break in two.
I wish that I could catch him
and pitch a little woo."
Enough of that. You get the point.

Kerr was a great actress who won a Golden Globe for "The King and I" with Yul Bryner; won a Tony Award; was nominated for six Academy Awards and nominated for one Emmy.

So long, friends, you made this world a better place while you were here.

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