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    Celebrating the life of

    Frank Sinatra

    12 Dec 1915 - 14 May 1998

    Francis Sinatra was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. Spending his time with A-listers such as JFK and President Truman etc, whilst earning 3 oscars and 10 grammy's. We have collated a Timeline of the good, the bad and the ugly of the celebrities unique life.

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    12 Dec 1915

    Mary Carr Frank Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915.

    1917

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra met Nancy Rose Barbato (March 25, 1917 – July 13, 2018) when he was nineteen, and they were married on February 4, 1939, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Barbato's home town.

    1934

    Mary Carr Frank spending the summer at his aunt Josie's house in Long Branch on the Jersey Shore, my father met my mother, Nancy Rose Barbato, 17, who was vacationing across the road in a big house with her father, Mike (a plastering contractor), his brother Ralph, his sister Kate and their families.

    1934

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato on the beach in Long Branch, New Jersey.

    1934

    Mary Carr Frank had many nicknames that he went by such as Frank Sinatra, The Voice, Chairman of the Board, Ol’ Blue Eyes, Swoonatra, The Sultan of Swoon, La Voz, Frankie.

    1935

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra's first big break came when he and a local trio who called themselves, the Three Flashes auditioned separately for an appearance on Major Bowes and his Original Amateur Hour. They put them all together and called them the Hoboken Four.

    1938

    Mary Carr Most people don’t know that Frank Sinatra has an arrest record and a mugshot to match. In 1938, Frank was officially arrested and booked for Seduction.

    1939

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra cut his first record with Harry James (trumpeter), "From The Bottom of My Heart" (backed with "Melancholy Mood") on the Brunswick label. Recorded at 78 rpm, neither song hit the charts.

    1940

    Mary Carr Nancy Sandra Sinatra was born on June 8th 1940 She went onto to become a singer and actress. She is widely known for her 1965 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin".

    1944

    Mary Carr Frank signing autographs for fans, he rose to fame singing big band numbers. In the 1940s, he had a dazzling array of hit songs and albums and went on to appear in dozens of films, winning a supporting actor Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity.

    1944

    Mary Carr Sinatra attempted to pursue an acting career in Hollywood in the early 1940s. While films appealed to him, being exceptionally self-confident, he was rarely enthusiastic about his own acting, once remarking that "pictures stink". Sinatra made his film debut performing in an uncredited sequence in Las Vegas Nights (1941), singing "I'll Never Smile Again" with Tommy Dorsey's Pied Pipers.

    1944

    Mary Carr Francis Wayne Sinatra was born January 10, 1944, in Jersey City, New Jersey, into the household of one of the most popular singers in the world, Frank Sinatra.

    1947

    Mary Carr Eleanor Roosevelt and Frank Sinatra at Girl's Town Ball in Florida.

    1948

    Mary Carr Frank's daughter, Christina was born. She went onto to become a businesswoman, film producer, Hollywood agent and memoirist.

    1948

    Mary Carr In the 1948 presidential election, Sinatra actively campaigned for President Harry S. Truman. In 1952 and 1956, he also campaigned for Adlai Stevenson.

    1950

    Mary Carr Sinatra separated from Nancy on Valentine's Day 1950, after he confessed to his passionate affair with Gardner, and she subsequently locked him out of the house and hired a lawyer.

    1951

    Mary Carr Frank in Las Vegas performing, he began headlining at Caesars Palace and spent the next decade in Vegas singing throughout the city.

    1951

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra with Ava Gardner, 1951. During the years between their first meeting and the beginning of their affair, Ava had become a star in her own right.

    1953

    Mary Carr Frank signed with Capitol Records.

    1954

    Mary Carr Sinatra met Marilyn Monroe in 1954, the two started an affair soon after meeting and broke off their relationship in 1961.

    1954

    Mary Carr Frank performing, the song "All of Me" was featured in his 1954 album, Swing Easy!.

    1954

    Mary Carr Franks wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "From Here To Eternity".

    1954

    Mary Carr Family portrait with his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and their three children.

    1955

    Mary Carr New album released, "Song for young loves" was Frank's seventh studio album and his first on Capitol Records.

    1956

    Mary Carr On set of the film Suddenly; an American noir crime film directed by Lewis Allen with a screenplay written by Richard Sale. The drama stars Frank Sinatra and Sterling Hayden.

    1956

    Mary Carr Tone Colours album launched, consisting of short tone poems by eight notable mid-20th century Hollywood composers. The album was conducted by Sinatra and marked the first musical collaboration between Sinatra and Gordon Jenkins.

    1957

    Mary Carr Frank release his Christmas Album, the first full-length Christmas album to date for Frank.

    1959

    Mary Carr Frank in 1959, Some Came Running Movie is a 1958 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by James Jones.

    1959

    Mary Carr Frank wins 3 grammy's for his album; "Come Dance With Me".

    1959

    Mary Carr Frank performing with Bing Crosby and Dean Martin - Together, Wherever We Go (The Timex Show 1959).

    1960

    Mary Carr Welcome Home Elvis was a 1960 television special on the ABC Television Network starring Frank Sinatra and featuring Elvis Presley in his first televised appearance following his military service in West Germany.

    1960

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra with President Ronald Reagan, a personal friend who he tirelessly supported.

    1961

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra escorting Jackie Kennedy to her box at a gala, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington DC, the night before the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy in January 1961.

    1961

    Mary Carr Come Swing with Me! is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1961. The album is Sinatra's final swing session with Capitol Records.

    1961

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy at the latter's 1961 inaugural gala.

    1961

    Mary Carr Frank performing in front of a live audience.

    1961

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy at Kennedy's inaugural ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C, in January 1961.

    1966

    Mary Carr Frank releases his album "September of my years", this album won 3 Grammys.

    1966

    Mary Carr Sinatra married actress Mia Farrow on July 19, 1966, when she was 21 and he was 50.

    1968

    Mary Carr Frank debuts his album "My Way", a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song "Comme d'habitude" composed and written by French songwriters Claude François and Jacques Revaux.

    1972

    Mary Carr Frank meeting Princess Margaret in 1972.

    1974

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra receiving the Thomas Jefferson Award from James Waterman Wise, director of the Council Against Intolerance in America, New York City, 1947.

    1974

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra in 1974.

    1974

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra singing at Madison Square Garden, an iconic and memorable event.

    1976

    Mary Carr July 11, 1976, Sinatra married Barbara Blakeley Marx, she remained his wife until his death.

    1997

    Mary Carr Frank Sinatra at the Oscars.

    14 May 1998

    Mary Carr On May 14, 1998, the legendary singer, actor and show-business icon Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack in Los Angeles, at the age of 82.