Kaye Stevens Dead: Singer, Actress and Rat Pack Artist Dies at 79

Sad news from Hollywood to begin 2012: Kaye Stevens, an actress and singer most widely known on her connection to the Rat Pack, died on Wednesday following complications because of cancer of the breast. She was 79. Stevens, born Catherine Louise Stephens in Pittsburgh, started her career like a singer and dummer. She married band leader Tommy Amato and carried out with him through the U.S. throughout an end in Nj, she is discovered by Erectile dysfunction McMahon, which brought to looks on 'The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.' Stevens's bigger break came later: throughout a performance in Vegas, she completed to have an ill Darlene Reynolds and grew to become an instantaneous sensation. Stevens frequently carried out with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Junior. and also the relaxation from the Rat Pack. Onscreen she made an appearance in 'The Interns' and 'Jaws 3.' She would be a frequent guest on 'Hollywood Squares,' 'The Joey Bishop Show' and 'The Tonight Show.' Stevens also carried out with Bob Hope throughout his USO tours. Kaye Stevens died at Towns Hospital in Florida. [via Variety, LAT] [Photo: AP] Celebs Who Died this year <a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/anne-francis/1476075/primary">Anne Francis</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/pete-postlethwaite/1321379/primary">Pete Postlewaite</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/peter-yates/1876592/primary">Peter Yates</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/susannah-you are able to/1841071/primary">Susannah You are able to</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/john-craig/1035539/primary">John Craig</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/maria-schneider/1035944/primary">Maria Schneider</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/tura-satana/1828027/primary">Tura Satana</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/betty-garrett/1795309/primary">Betty Garrett</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/len-lesser/1809409/primary">Len Lesser</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/gary-winick/1876126/primary">Gary Winick</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/jane-russell/1410206/primary">Jane Russell</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/michael-gough/1797042/primary">Michael Gough</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/elizabeth-taylor/1383330/primary">Elizabeth Taylor</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/sidney-lumet/1861159/primary">Sidney Lumet</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/tim-hetherington/2169318/primary">Tim Hetherington</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/jackie-cooper/1019976/primary">Jackie Cooper</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/shaun-conaway/1142961/primary">Jeff Conaway</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/laura-ziskin/1876980/primary">Laura Ziskin</a><A href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/ryan-dunn/2080241/primary">Ryan Dunn</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/peter-falk/1436462/primary">Peter Falk</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/bubba-cruz/823812/primary">Bubba Cruz</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/high cliff-robertson/1868514/primary">Cliff Robertson</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/frances-bay/1776519/primary">Frances Bay</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/charles-napier/1818094/primary">Chales Napier</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/david-hess/1855633/primary">David Hess</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/leonard-stone/1832732/primary">Leonard Stone</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/heavy-d/1800144/primary">Heavy D</a>Karl Slover<a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/ken-russell/1134415/primary">Ken Russell </a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/patrice-oneal/2122956/primary">Patrice O'Neal</a><a href="http://world wide web.moviefone.com/celebrity/harry-morgan/1087715/primary">Harry Morgan</a> See All Moviefone Art galleries » Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook