Jilly Rizzo

1917–1992 (age 75)

Biography

Jilly Rizzo built a reputation as Frank Sinatra's right-hand man and the owner of Jilly's, a Manhattan restaurant and nightclub where stars gathered for decades.

He later brought that warmth to Las Vegas hangouts, supported charitable drives, and remained a beloved figure in the crooner's circle until his sudden death in a car accident in 1992.

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