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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Join MemoriesMary Carr Frank Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915.
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.
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.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato on the beach in Long Branch, New Jersey.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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.
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.
Mary Carr Eleanor Roosevelt and Frank Sinatra at Girl's Town Ball in Florida.
Mary Carr Frank's daughter, Christina was born. She went onto to become a businesswoman, film producer, Hollywood agent and memoirist.
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.
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.
Mary Carr Frank in Las Vegas performing, he began headlining at Caesars Palace and spent the next decade in Vegas singing throughout the city.
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.
Mary Carr Frank signed with Capitol Records.
Mary Carr Sinatra met Marilyn Monroe in 1954, the two started an affair soon after meeting and broke off their relationship in 1961.
Mary Carr Frank performing, the song "All of Me" was featured in his 1954 album, Swing Easy!.
Mary Carr Franks wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "From Here To Eternity".
Mary Carr Family portrait with his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and their three children.
Mary Carr New album released, "Song for young loves" was Frank's seventh studio album and his first on Capitol Records.
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.
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.
Mary Carr Frank release his Christmas Album, the first full-length Christmas album to date for Frank.
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.
Mary Carr Frank wins 3 grammy's for his album; "Come Dance With Me".
Mary Carr Frank performing with Bing Crosby and Dean Martin - Together, Wherever We Go (The Timex Show 1959).
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.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra with President Ronald Reagan, a personal friend who he tirelessly supported.
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.
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.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy at the latter's 1961 inaugural gala.
Mary Carr Frank performing in front of a live audience.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy at Kennedy's inaugural ball at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C, in January 1961.
Mary Carr Frank releases his album "September of my years", this album won 3 Grammys.
Mary Carr Sinatra married actress Mia Farrow on July 19, 1966, when she was 21 and he was 50.
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.
Mary Carr Frank meeting Princess Margaret in 1972.
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.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra in 1974.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra singing at Madison Square Garden, an iconic and memorable event.
Mary Carr July 11, 1976, Sinatra married Barbara Blakeley Marx, she remained his wife until his death.
Mary Carr Frank Sinatra at the Oscars.
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.