On May 14th, 1990, Sammy Davis Jr. lay dying in his hospital bed, his body ravaged by throat cancer. For weeks, Hollywood's biggest stars, including Frank Sinatra Elizabeth Taylor, and Liza Minnelli. hac isited him. but there was one person Sammy desperately wanted to see-his old friend. Dean Martin Dean had alwavs been different from the est of the Rat Pack. He hated hospitals and avoided emotional farewells. But despite this, Sammy had held on to the hope that Dean would come. As the davs passed Sammy's hope began to fade, and he was left wondering if he would ever see his friend again
Then, on that fateful afternoon, Dean quietly walked into Sammy's room. Sammy's fragile voice barely whispered his friend's rickname, "Dino.' Dean,looking more fragile imself, sat bu Sammy's side. For a long moment, they simply looked at each other memories of decades spent together flooding their minds Dean handed Sammy a photograph from 1960, showing the Rat Pack in their prime. "We were everything," Sammy whispered and Dean responded, "The best there ever was. S
The two men. who had shared more than just fame-bonds of friendship, respect and oyalty--finally spoke of what had been left unsaid for so long. Dean admitted his shortcomings, telling Sammy how much he had admired him and how Sammy had taught him what true class was. Sammy had always fought discrimination with grace, a quality Dean had never fully appreciateauntil now As Dean choked up, he told Sammy, "You saved my life once, not literally, but you moment, they simply looked at each other memories of decades spent together flooding their minds Dean handed Sammy a photograph from 1960, showing the Rat Pack in their prime. "We were everything," Sammy whispered and Dean responded, "The
best there ever was. S The two men. who had shared more than just fame-bonds of friendship, respect, and oyalty--finally spoke of what had been left unsaid for so long. Dean admitted his shortcomings, telling Sammy how much he had admired
