14×11 Print of Rat Pack in “Ocean’s Eleven” 1960 (Photo by Sid Avery)

The (original) and iconic Rat Pack in “Ocean’s Eleven” 1960. Photo by Sid Avery. 14×11 print.

Cast pictured (left to right): Richard Conte, Buddy Lester, Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Akim Tamiroff, Richard Benedict, Henry Silva, Norman Fell, Clem Harvey.

14×11 unframed silver gelatin print stamped and signed by the executor of Sid Avery’s estate, Ron Avery. Limited edition print out of 100.

What photographer Sid Avery said about taking photos of the Rat Pack on “Ocean’s Eleven” set:
“This was a film that I worked on where I was shooting Sammy Davis Jr. I came in and shot a lot of pictures of these guys horsing around the way they did on the set–throwing cherry bombs (firecrackers) in each other’s dressing rooms, fast draw games, etc. They would stage these fight scenes for me and I shot a lot of those.
This particular photo of the cast around the pool table has become more of an icon than anything else that I’ve shot. I asked the director Lewis Milestone if I could take this photo after they were shooting a scene of the gang planning the robbery. The director said, “I’ll give a couple minutes.” So, I got set up and put my camera on the tripod and made two exposures, and then the director says, “That’s it!” Both exposures were pretty good–this one was a little bit better and it’s the one I’ve always used.”

Sid Avery would later shoot the 2001 cast of the remake of “Ocean’s 11” starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. It would be his last photograph.