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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Growing Up in South Philly: Joseph Gottlieb’s Formative Years
Chapter 2 The Bishop Brothers: Joey Sticks His Toe in Show Business
Chapter 3 Mobbed Up: A Wise-Ass Meets the Wise Guys
Chapter 4 The Voice: Frank Sinatra and the Midas Touch
Chapter 5 Setting the Trap: The Start of the Rat Pack
Chapter 6 The Personals: Living the Suburban Life with Sylvia
Chapter 7 Keep Talking: Television Comes for Joey
Chapter 8 Joey Meets Jack Paar: The Art of Making an Impression
Chapter 9 Joey Gets Hot: Will Success Spoil Joey Bishop?
Chapter 10 Vegas, Baby!: A Brief History
Chapter 11 The Sands: Headquarters for the Rat Pack
Chapter 12 Do You Really Want to Know? Rat Pack Fantasy vs. Reality
Chapter 13 The Rat Pack Blueprint: Part One
Chapter 14 The Rat Pack Blueprint: Part Two
Chapter 15 Ocean’s 11: Pulling Off the Heist
Chapter 16 The Jack Pack: Washington Becomes Hollywood
Chapter 17 The Last Gasp of Misogyny: How a Bullet Changed Popular Culture
Chapter 18 Joey, the Actor: The Face That Couldn’t Light Up the Screen
Chapter 19 The Sitcom: Season One Debacle
Chapter 20 The Overhaul: Saving the Sitcom and Losing Frank’s Friendship
Chapter 21 It’s a Wrap: Joey Ponders His Future
Chapter 22 Back to the Clubs: Joey Returns to His Roots
Chapter 23 Joey vs. Comedy Writers: An Ad-lib Isn’t Worth the Paper It’s Written On
Chapter 24 Pal Joey: The Talk Show
Chapter 25 The Catastrophe of Success: Joey Hits Bottom
Chapter 26 Seltzer Down His Pants: Broadway Conquers Joey
Chapter 27 And Now the End is Near: The Final Days of the Rat Pack
Chapter 28 And Then There Was One: Joey Fights a Losing Battle Against Myth
Chapter 29 Imitation, the Sincerest Form of Thievery: Joey Takes on the Tribute Payers
Chapter 30 Post-Mortem: A Relationship Comes to Light
Endnotes
Acknowledgments
Sources
About the Author and Editor
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