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$B Fp a eek ee ee eee Frank Sinatra wants out from under that “clan” ‘teg used as ‘a description, mostly by columnists, in referring to professional’ and private associations of such cronies as Peter Lawford, Sammy Duvis. Jr., Dean Martin, efc., ete. Singer-actor made move to bury the tag yesterday in a statement which said: Se, “As far as I know, the various guilds that are part of my profes. : sional life are the only organized groups to which | belong. “The clan: is a figment of someone's imagination. Naturally, people in Hollywood , socialize with friends as they do in any community, but we do not. gather together in childish fraternities as some people would like to think. Life magazine coined the phrase, ‘The Clan, in an article, and it stuck with everyone except the people who are supposed to belong to it. There is no such entity as ‘the clan’ and there never has been, I am fortunate to have many friends and many circles of friendg, but there are no membership cards.” Sr es Term “clan,” by Webster's definitions, is: .. uo Pertains to: “1. A race; a family; a tribe; an associatifn of sons der a chieftain. Among the Highlanders of Scotland, a clan conijsted oq the common descendants of the same progenitor, : [‘2. (Still with Webster}: A clique, sect, society, or body of perfpns elqsely united by some common interest or pursuit; in this sense uBed contemptuously.” ed SVOOGSP ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED REIM 1a rene HE 1 ‘ me ne eis UNCLASSIFI PAYS Lia Bl BY SOK A of A - 134 SEARCHED ___ INDE ac . SERIALIZED Co] M eye’ & SEP 2.0 1960 Foi-tu oe eh "Daily Variety’ AUG 25 1960 Chg F cok 244