Everything You Didn't Know About the Rat Pack

The Blackjack Dealer

Not only was Dean Martin a fantastic musician, actor, and talkshow host, but he liked to spend his time dealing blackjack. In fact, he commonly dealt blackjack hands at the casinos that he performed at!

Dean Martin's Death

Dean Martin was diagnosed with lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in September of 1993. He rejected the surgery that would prolong his life and retired. He died of acute respiratory failure at his Beverly Hills Home on Christmas Day in 1995. He was 78-years-old. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.