Frank Sinatra
- Acting
- December 12, 1915 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
- May 14, 1998
Biography
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers". His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for his performance in From Here to Eternity). He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy. Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and in 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a successful career as a film actor, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity, a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town. Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Known for
Filmography
- My Life As Roger Moore · Self
- Marilyn and the Mob · archive footage
- Breakdown: 1975 · Self
- Midnight Run · Musician
- Quincy Jones, Music Man · Self
- Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light · Self
- Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood · Self
- Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley · Self
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story · Self
- New Year, It's Not You · Musician
- Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia · Self
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You · Self
- Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story · Self
- Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin · Self
- George Michael: Freedom Uncut · Self
- Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's · Self
- Rat Pack · Self
- Dark Eyes · Self
- Sinatra: His Way · Self
- Dean Martin: King of Cool · Self
- Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame · Self
- Sid & Judy · Self
- Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road · Self
- Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra · Self
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher · Self
- Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies · Self
- Becoming Cary Grant · Self
- JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala · Self
- Sinatra in the Movies: The Man and His Motion Pictures · Self
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America · Self
- To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 · Self
- Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert · Self
- Iconic Couples of Hollywood · Self
- Sinatra: All or Nothing at All · Self
- Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace · Self
- Bing Crosby: Rediscovered · Self
- Soul Boys of the Western World
- Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark · Self
- Six by Sondheim · Self
- The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits · Self
- The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings · Self
- Frank Sinatra: Around the World · Self
- Frank Sinatra: TV Performances · Self
- The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best · Self
- Frank Sinatra - Nothing but the Best
- The Wrecking Crew · Self
- Elvis Through the Years · Self
- Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess · Self
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · Self
- Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer · Self
- The Ratpack · Self
- Legendary Christmas Entertainers · Self
- Frank Sinatra: A Reflection · Self
- Judy Garland Duets · Self
- Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova · Self
- Judy Garland: By Myself · Self
- The Rat Pack · Self
- A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli · Self
- Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth
- Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection · Self
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love · Self
- Christmas from Hollywood · Self
- Frank Sinatra glömde aldrig Finspång · Self
- Vintage Sinatra · Self
- Sinatra: The Classic Duets · Self
- Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special · Self
- Året var 1953 · Self
- Edith Head: The Paramount Years · Self
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer · Self
- The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years · Self
- The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years · Self
- The Ocean's 11 Story · Self
- All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video · Self
- Hollywood Musicals of the 40's · Self
- Frank Sinatra Memorial · Self
- The Rat Pack · (archive footage)
- Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century · Self
- The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle · Self
- Frank Sinatra: The Hollywood Years · Self