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Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.
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Aug 15, 2010
- by MNeulander
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I love me some Sinatra, listening to him all the time. I had the great pleasure of seeing him in concert in Seattle.
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Francis Albert Sinatra sure packed an awful lot of living into his 83 years on this earth. During the course of his remarkable career Sinatra would evolve from the handsome young singing idol of swooning bobby-soxers in the1940's to an Academy Award winning actor and ultimately into superstardom on the glittering Las Vegas Strip. All the while Frank Sinatra was one of the most successful and prolific recording artists of the 20th Century. Throughout his 60 … more
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I just saw a great review about Frank Sinatra's album "Songs for Swingin' Lovers" which prompted me to mention a few reasons why "the chairman of the Board" will never get fired as long as I am around!!! I am a huge Sinatra fan!!! I am listening to him at least once a week. "Songs for Swingin' Lovers" is a great album. Nelson Riddle really knew how to get the best out of his crooners. I loved what he did with Linda Ronstadt on "Lush … more
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Michael has written a great review about Frank Sinatra's album "Songs for Swingin' Lovers" which prompted me to mention a few reasons why "the chairman of the Board" will never get fired as long as I am around!!! I am a huge Sinatra fan!!! I am listening to him at least once a week. "Songs for Swingin' Lovers" is a great album. Nelson Riddle really knew how to get the best out of his crooners. I loved what he did with Linda Ronstadt … more
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Frank Sinatra Biography
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Born: Dec. 12, 1915, in Hoboken, N.J. He wasn't breathing when born. Grandmother held him underwater until he gasped. Was the son of a firefighter.
Died: May 14, 1998, at 10:50 p.m. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; died of heart attack.
Full name: Francis Albert Sinatra.
Wives: Last wife was Barbara Marx; formerly married to childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato, actresses Ava Gardner & Mia Farrow.
Children: Frank Jr. and Nancy Sinatra, who sang hit 1970s song "These Boots Were Made for Walking."
Names: Also known as Chairman of the Board, Ol' Blue Eyes and The Voice. Other names included Lean Lark, Croon Prince of Swing, Moonlight Sinatra, Groovey Galahad, and Svengali of Swing.
- Born December 12, 1915 an only child whose parents dreamed of his studying to be a Civil Engineer.
- Attended Demarest High School (Hoboken, NJ) and participated in all sports.
- Sinatra's favorite passion is prizefighting. Was a "close friend" of Tami Mauriello, a heavyweight contender in 1943.
- Hated mathematics!
- Worked for the circulation manager of the Jersey Observer newspaper. He first started out riding news trucks, and later was promoted to copy boy.
- He wanted to be a reporter. When told by the editor that copy boys "don't know enough to be reporters," Frank went to a secretarial school and enrolled in a Journalism class, studying English, typing, and shorthand. Finally, the editor relented and made Frank a ...
Filmography:
Strange Fruit,
Till the Clouds Roll By,
The Manchurian Candidate,
That's Entertainment!,
Meet Danny Wilson,
Pal Joey,
Anchors Aweigh,
On the Town,
Tony Rome,
Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
The House I Live In,
It Happened in Brooklyn,
Reveille with Beverly,
The Tender Trap,
Guys and Dolls,
The Pride and the Passion,
Lady in Cement
Solo Albums:
Duets by Frank Sinatra,
Frank Sinatra: Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs,
Frank Sinatra Gold: New York New York,
Frank Sinatra: Songs For Swingin' Lovers
Instruments:
Vocals
Country:
USA
Birth Date:
December 12, 1915
Birth Place:
Hoboken, New Jersey
Gender:
Male
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