Frank Sinatra

Known for ActingBorn 1915-12-12Died 1998-05-14Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sinatra: His Way

Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road

Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace

Christmas in Hollywood

The Rat Pack

Young at Heart

Showbiz Goes to War

The Jimmy Durante Show

The Costume Designer

The Frank Sinatra Show

Quincy Jones, Music Man

Rat Pack

The Judy Garland Show

A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli

Vintage Sinatra

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II

Kraft Salutes the George Burns 90th Birthday Special

Sinatra

Frank Sinatra Spectacular

The Edsel Show

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

MGM Parade

Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special

Judy Garland: By Myself

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You

All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Grammys

Iconic Couples of Hollywood

Frank Sinatra: Around the World

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim

Sinatra: The Classic Duets

Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas

Frank Sinatra: The Swinging Years

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America

Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia

Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part I

Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration

Live and Swingin': The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Cinderella at the Palace

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Blade Runner 2049

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

Frank Sinatra - Primetime

Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century