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With his boyish charm and air of sophistication, British actor Peter Lawford (1923-1984) held court as one of MGM’s reigning heartthrobs in the 1940s. Lawford was best known for being a member of the Rat Pack, for his association with the Kennedy family by way of marriage to Patricia Kennedy, and for his tumultuous personal life.
Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy.
A dashing and handsome English-American actor, Peter Lawford enjoyed a brief stint as a matinee idol in the 1940s before becoming better known as an in-law of the Kennedys and a member of "The Rat Pack" during the 1960s. Lawford gained notice for appearances in such films as "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945) and "Son of Lassie" (1945).
