The Joker is Wild, starring Frank Sinatra and Jeanne Crain, is a 1957 movie which tells the story of Joe E. Lewis, a singer and comedian who was popular from the 1920s to the 1950s. Old Blue Eyes belts one out. ... Jeanne Crain Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 - December 14, 2003) was an American actress. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This movie won the Academy Award for Best Music. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
JokersWild is the third volume in the Wild Cards shared universe series edited by George R. Martin.
Unlike the previous two volumes in the series (Wild Cards and Aces High), this volume uses the format of a mosaic novel, where several writers write individual storylines which were then edited together into one novel length story.
Within the Wild Cards universe, there is also a performance club called Jokers' Wild (which exists in a portable pocket universe), known for the dangerous and cruel nature of its acts, and sometimes for involuntary audience participation.