Frank Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century. He was a singer, actor, and producer who had a successful career in both film and music. He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1915, and he died in 1998.
Table of Contents:
1. Early life
2. Career
3. Personal life
4. Legacy
5. Top Frank Sinatra Quotes
Early life:
Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra on December 12, 1915, in Hoboken, New Jersey. His father, Marty, was a professional boxer and fireman, and his mother, Dolly, was an amateur singer. Sinatra was the only child of his parents’ marriage, and he had two older half-siblings from his mother’s previous marriage. He was raised Catholic and grew up in a working-class neighborhood.
Sinatra began singing in public at an early age, and he started taking piano lessons when he was 10. He dropped out of high school in his junior year, and he began working as a professional musician in the 1930s.
Career:
Sinatra’s professional career began in the 1930s, when he started singing with a local band. He soon moved to New York City, where he sang with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands. He signed a contract with Columbia Records in 1943, and he released his first album, “The Voice of Frank Sinatra,” in 1945.
Sinatra’s career took off in the 1940s and 1950s, when he became one of the most popular entertainers in the world. He appeared in a number of films, including “From Here to Eternity” (1953) and “The Man with the Golden Arm” (1955). He also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “From Here to Eternity.”
In the 1960s, Sinatra established his own record label, Reprise Records, and he continued to release successful albums and appear in films. He also started performing at a number of Las Vegas casinos.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Sinatra’s career slowed down somewhat, but he continued to perform and release albums. He appeared in his last film, “The Man with the Golden Arm,” in 1988.
Sinatra retired from performing in 1995, but he continued to make occasional appearances until his death in 1998.
Personal life:
Sinatra was married four times. His first wife was Nancy Barbato, whom he married in 1939. They had three children together: Nancy, Frank Jr., and Tina. Sinatra and Barbato divorced in 1945.
Sinatra’s second wife was actress Ava Gardner, whom he married in 1951. They divorced in 1957.
Sinatra’s third wife was Mia Farrow, whom he married in 1966. They divorced in 1968.
Sinatra’s fourth and final wife was Barbara Marx, whom he married in 1976.
Sinatra had a number of well-publicized relationships with other women, including actresses Lauren Bacall and Marilyn Monroe.
Sinatra was also known for his involvement with the Mafia. He had close relationships with a number of Mafia bosses, and he was alleged to have ties to organized crime.
Legacy:
Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century. He was a successful singer, actor, and producer. He won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He was also nominated for a number of other awards.
Sinatra’s career spanned five decades, and he released more than 60 albums. He sold more than 150 million records worldwide.
Sinatra was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Sinatra was also a member of the Rat Pack, a group of entertainers that included Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, and Peter Lawford.
Sinatra’s influence on popular music is still felt today. He is considered to be one of the greatest entertainers of all time.
Top Frank Sinatra Quotes:
“Take a deep breath, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.”— Frank Sinatra
“The best revenge is massive success.”— Frank Sinatra
“Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.”— Frank Sinatra
“If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere; it’s up to you, New York, New York.”— Frank Sinatra
“I’m gonna live till I die.”— Frank Sinatra
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”— Frank Sinatra
“You only go around once, but if you play your cards right, once is enough.”— Frank Sinatra
“And now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain.”— Frank Sinatra
“A simple “I love you” means more than money.”— Frank Sinatra
“You may be a puzzle, but I like the way the parts fit.”— Frank Sinatra
“Regrets, I’ve had a few but then again too few to mention. And more, much more than this, I did it my way.”— Frank Sinatra
“Don’t hide your scars. They make you who you are.”— Frank Sinatra
“I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who had good friends, fine family – and I don’t think I could ask for anything more than that, actually.”— Frank Sinatra
“The best is yet to come and won’t that be fine.”— Frank Sinatra
“For what is a man, what has he got. If not himself, then he has naught.”— Frank Sinatra
“Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.”— Frank Sinatra
“Fear is the enemy of logic.”— Frank Sinatra
“The record shows, I took the blows. And did it my way.”— Frank Sinatra
“Don’t get even, get mad.”— Frank Sinatra
“Stay alive, stay active, and get as much practice as you can.”— Frank Sinatra
“A man doesn’t know what happiness is until he’s married. By then it’s too late.”— Frank Sinatra
“You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody.”— Frank Sinatra
“Las Vegas is the only place I know where money really talks – it says, Goodbye.”— Frank Sinatra
“Don’t respond to negativity with more negativity. Just put your head down and prove your critics wrong.”— Frank Sinatra
“Fear is the enemy of logic. There is no more debilitating, crushing, self-defeating, sickening thing in the world – to an individual or to a nation.”— Frank Sinatra
“I think my greatest ambition in life is to pass on to others what I know.”— Frank Sinatra
“If you don’t know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he’s just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It’s one world, pal. We’re all neighbors.”— Frank Sinatra
“You better get busy living, because dying’s a pain in the ass.”— Frank Sinatra
“Orange is the happiest color.”— Frank Sinatra
“Dare to wear the foolish clown face.”— Frank Sinatra
“All day long, they lie in the sun, and when the sun goes down, they lie some more.”— Frank Sinatra
“There are moments when it’s too quiet. Particularly late at night or early in the mornings. That’s when you know there’s something lacking in your life. You just know.”— Frank Sinatra
“To do is to be. -Descartes To be is to do. – Voltaire Do be do be do.”— Frank Sinatra
“Love and marriage, love and marriage, go together like a horse and carriage. This I tell ya, brother, you can’t have one without the other.”— Frank Sinatra
“What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can.”— Frank Sinatra
“A friend to me has no race, no class and belongs to no minority. My friendships were formed out of affection, mutual respect and a feeling of having something strong in common. These are eternal values that cannot be racially classified. This is the way I look at race.”— Frank Sinatra
“I’m for whatever gets you through the night.”— Frank Sinatra
“I believe that God knows what each of us wants and needs. It’s not necessary for us to make it to church on Sunday to reach Him. You can find Him anyplace.”— Frank Sinatra
“I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps.”— Frank Sinatra
“May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.”— Frank Sinatra
“Critics don’t bother me because if I do badly, I know I’m bad before they even write it. And if I’m good, I know I’m good. I know best about myself, so a critic doesn’t anger me.”— Frank Sinatra
“People often remark that I’m pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you’ve got to have talent and know how to use it.”— Frank Sinatra
“The cigarettes you light one after another won’t help you forget her.”— Frank Sinatra
“You are the promised kiss of springtime that makes the lonely winter seem long. You are the breathless hush of evening that trembles on the brink of a lovely song.”— Frank Sinatra
“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe31. The best revenge is massive success.”— Frank Sinatra
“Cock your hat – angles are attitudes.”— Frank Sinatra
“Bad reviews I’ve gotten never diminished the number of people in my audience; good reviews have never added to the number of people in my audience; be your own critic.”— Frank Sinatra
“You only live once…”— Frank Sinatra
“People who make a living off other people’s fortunes or misfortunes are parasites.”— Frank Sinatra
“Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent.”— Frank Sinatra
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