People named Frank Sinatra

Born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Died May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA Birth Name Francis Albert Sinatra Nicknames The Voice Chairman of the Board Ol' Blue Eyes Swoonatra The Sultan of Swoon La Voz Frankie Height 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants Natalina Della (Garaventa), from Northern Italy, and Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra, a Sicilian boxer, fireman, and bar owner. Growing up on the gritty streets of Hoboken made Sinatra determined to work hard to get ahead. Starting out as a saloon singer in musty little dives (he carried his own P.A. system), he eventually got work as a band singer, first with The Hoboken Four, then with Harry James and then Tommy Dorsey. With the help of George Evans (Sinatra's genius press agent), his image was shaped into that of a street thug and punk who was saved by his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. In 1942 he started his solo career, instantly finding fame as the king of the bobbysoxers--the young women and girls who were his fans--and becoming the most popular singer of the era among teenage music fans. About that time his film career was also starting in earnest, and after appearances in a few small films, he struck box-office gold with a lead role in Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Gene Kelly, a Best Picture nominee at the 1946 Academy Awards. Sinatra was awarded a special Oscar for his part in a short film that spoke out against intolerance, The House I Live In (1945). His career on a high, Sinatra went from strength to strength on record, stage and screen, peaking in 1949, once again with Gene Kelly, in the MGM musical On the Town (1949) and Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949). A controversial public affair with screen siren Ava Gardner broke up his marriage to Nancy Barbato Sinatra and did his career little good, and his record sales dwindled. He continued to act, although in lesser films such as Meet Danny Wilson (1952), and a vocal cord hemorrhage all but ended his career. He fought back, though, finally securing a role he desperately wanted--Maggio in From Here to Eternity (1953). He won an Oscar for best supporting actor and followed this with a scintillating performance as a cold-blooded assassin hired to kill the US President in Suddenly (1954). Arguably a career-best performance--garnering him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor--was his role as a pathetic heroin addict in the powerful drama The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Known as "One-Take Charlie" for his approach to acting that strove for spontaneity and energy, rather than perfection, Sinatra was an instinctive actor who was best at playing parts that mirrored his own personality. He continued to give strong and memorable performances in such films as Guys and Dolls (1955), The Joker Is Wild (1957) and Some Came Running (1958). In the late 1950s and 1960s Sinatra became somewhat prolific as a producer, turning out such films as A Hole in the Head (1959), Sergeants 3 (1962) and the very successful Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964). Lighter roles alongside "Rat Pack" buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. were lucrative, especially the famed Ocean's 11 (1960). On the other hand, he alternated such projects with much more serious offerings, such as The Manchurian Candidate (1962), regarded by many critics as Sinatra's finest picture. He made his directorial debut with the World War II picture None But the Brave (1965), which was the first Japanese/American co-production. That same year Von Ryan's Express (1965) was a box office sensation. In 1967 Sinatra returned to familiar territory in Sidney J. Furie's The Naked Runner (1967), once again playing as assassin in his only film to be shot in the U.K. and Germany. That same year he starred as a private investigator in Tony Rome (1967), a role he reprised in the sequel, Lady in Cement (1968). He also starred with Lee Remick in The Detective (1968), a film daring for its time with its theme of murders involving rich and powerful homosexual men, and it was a major box-office success. After appearing in the poorly received comic western Dirty Dingus Magee (1970), Sinatra didn't act again for seven years, returning with a made-for-TV cops-and-mob-guys thriller Contract on Cherry Street (1977), which he also produced. Based on the novel by William Rosenberg, this fable of fed-up cops turning vigilante against the mob boasted a stellar cast and was a ratings success. Sinatra returned to the big screen in The First Deadly Sin (1980), once again playing a New York detective, in a moving and understated performance that was a fitting coda to his career as a leading man. He made one more appearance on the big screen with a cameo in Cannonball Run II (1984) and a final acting performance in Magnum, P.I. (1980) in 1987 as a retired detective seeking vengeance on the killers of his granddaughter in an episode entitled "Laura". - IMDb Mini Biography By: David Montgomery (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous) Spouse (4) Barbara Marx (11 July 1976 - 14 May 1998) ( his death) Mia Farrow (19 July 1966 - 16 August 1968) ( divorced) Ava Gardner (7 November 1951 - 5 July 1957) ( divorced) Nancy Barbato Sinatra (4 February 1939 - 29 October 1951) ( divorced) ( 3 children) Trade Marks: Crooning voice. Black fedora. Blue eyes. Sports coat. Always wore a three piece suit or tuxedo. Use of 1950's slang. Frequently worked with fellow Rat Pack members Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford.

Frank Sinatra II was born on January 10, 1944 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey United States to Nancy Barbato Sinatra and Frank Albert Sinatra, and had siblings Nancy Sandra Sinatra and Tina Sinatra. He married Christina Tate on January 10, 1994 in McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas and they later divorced on December 13, 1997 in McAllen. He was the parent of Michael Francis Sinatra. Frank Sinatra died at age 72 years old on March 16, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Sinatra II.

Frank Sinatra Jr. was born on January 10, 1944 in Jersey City, New Jersey United States, and died at age 72 years old on March 16, 2016 in Daytona Beach, FL. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Sinatra Jr..

Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey United States, and died at age 82 years old on May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Frank Sinatra was buried at Desert Memorial Park 31-705 Da Vall Dr, in Cathedral City, Riverside County.

Frank J Sinatra of Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County, California was born on September 2, 1922, and died at age 64 years old in August 1987.

Frank S Sinatra of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on March 4, 1918, and died at age 82 years old on August 27, 2000.

Frank C Sinatra of Clifton, Passaic County, NJ was born on November 21, 1918, and died at age 86 years old on August 28, 2005.

Frank J Sinatra of Yonkers, Westchester County, NY was born on November 3, 1903, and died at age 93 years old on December 17, 1996.

Frank Sinatra of Reno, Washoe County, NV was born on March 13, 1920, and died at age 79 years old on January 9, 2000. Frank Sinatra was buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section N Site 51 1900 Buchanan Blvd., in Boulder City.

Frank Sinatra of Sun Valley, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 7, 1912, and died at age 66 years old in August 1979.

Frank Sinatra of La Crescenta, Los Angeles County, CA was born on March 20, 1915, and died at age 85 years old on January 29, 2001.

Frank Sinatra of California was born on March 3, 1912, and died at age 74 years old in May 1986.

Frank Sinatra was born on July 17, 1912, and died at age 64 years old in April 1977. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra of McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, PA was born on April 13, 1903, and died at age 92 years old on April 18, 1995.

Frank Sinatra was born on April 25, 1905, and died at age 61 years old in July 1966. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Sinatra.

Frank J Sinatra of Columbia, Howard County, MD was born on November 25, 1907, and died at age 88 years old on February 8, 1996.

Frank P Sinatra was born on January 25, 1947, and died at age 61 years old on October 7, 2008. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank P Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on August 28, 1908, and died at age 77 years old in May 1986.

Frank Sinatra of Clayton, Contra Costa County, CA was born on June 25, 1915, and died at age 93 years old on October 8, 2008.

Frank Sinatra was born on July 29, 1921, and died at age 69 years old on January 29, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on April 8, 1915, and died at age 79 years old on January 29, 1995.

Frank Sinatra of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY was born on August 11, 1894, and died at age 73 years old in April 1968.

Frank Sinatra of Bronx, Bronx County, NY was born on September 9, 1895, and died at age 96 years old in July 1992.