"These two guys were at the very top of the entertainment food chain," Huver told Fox News Digital. "They couldn't have been more popular; they couldn't have been more well paid and more iconic in 1966 when the incident happened."
"For something like this to throw a monkey wrench into their lives... something as simple as a couple of cross words and racial epithets thrown around in a bar [led] to fisticuffs that ultimately threatened their careers should things take a really dark turn," said Huver.
"It's a very little explored facet of both men's careers. It hinges on one night in both of their lives that should have been a celebration for Dean's 49th birthday."
Sitting next to them at a booth was Frederick Rand Weisman, a prominent art collector and the former president of Hunt's Food, who was accompanied by businessman Franklin H. Fox.
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