Everything You Didn't Know About the Rat Pack

Peter Lawford's Death

Peter Lawford died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA. He went into cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve in 1984 at the age of 61. Sadly, his death can be attributed to substance abuse issues. His kidney and liver was also in failure. 

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 The rat pack regularly played at the sands. The Sands hotel was opened in 1952 and was ultimately imploded in 1996. The Venetian was built on the original site of the Sands and there is a rat pack memorial right out front. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.