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- Full Name: Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen
- Born: September 7, 1923
- Place of Birth: London, England
- Film debut at age eight in the British film Poor Old Bill (1931)
- Arm injury kept him out of World War II
- Reputation as a jet-setting playboy and heavy drinker
- First actor to kiss Elizabeth Taylor on camera, and the last to speak to Marilyn Monroe before she died
- Organized the 1962 birthday party for John F. Kennedy in Madison Square Garden where Monroe sang "Happy Birthday" to the President
- Spouse(s)
- Children: Chris, Sydney, Victoria, and Robin with first wife, Patricia Kennedy
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British-born actor Peter Lawford was the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, a contract player for MGM studios and a member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," a group of entertainers that included Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop. He performed with the group in Las Vegas and films, including Ocean's Eleven and Sergeants Three. Lawford had a disagreement in 1961 with Frank Sinatra over Robert Kennedy's objections to Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections. The two men never spoke again. Lawford had surgery to remove a pancreatic tumor in 1972 and was in general ill health as a result of long-time alcoholism. Lawford died of cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve, 1984 of cardiac arrest complicated by kidney and liver failure, at the age of 61.
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Peter Lawford Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1945: The Picture of Dorian Gray
- 1947: Good News
- 1948: Easter Parade
- 1949: Little Women
- 1951: Royal Wedding
- 1954: It Should Happen to You
- 1954: Dear Phoebe (TV series)
- 1957: The Thin Man (TV series)
- 1960: Ocean's Eleven
- 1962: Advise and Consent
- 1965: Sylvia
- 1965: Harlow
- 1968: Skidoo
- 1969: Hook, Line and Sinker
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@PeachesBobbyU Peter lawford, Remind's me of myself Quite Ah bit!... in that Movie Lol one of my fav's,
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@julietteDee Yeah, Peter Lawford was one handsome fella-- with an umbrella! haha. My friend actually preferred him to Fred for Judy in it.
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@judygenefan No prob-- and yeah, they work well together, though I'm wild about Peter Lawford as well.
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@NAC0826 lol! :D The Rat Pack. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Lawrence :p Woooh! :D
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Marilyn Monroe & Peter Lawford in the summer of 62 http://tweetphoto.com/10628082
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