The ink itself doesn't appear to have been of ; bicep-flaunting photos from later in his life show no sign of the image, though persistent rumors suggest that he did, in fact, have a tattoo of a small shamrock somewhere on his body, the location of which varies, depending on the source, from his shoulder, to his foot, to his famously shapely backside.
He continued to see Callas right up until he died, with friends noting that she had been the real love of his life, the book excerpt notes.