Birthday
1915-12-12Place of Birth
Hoboken, New Jersey, USABiography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Sinatra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Free Trial Channels
All Movies List
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
2015
8
as Himself (archive footage)
2015The Frank Sinatra Collection: Portrait of an Album & Sinatra Sings
2011
8.4
as Self (archive footage)
2011The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
8.7
as Self (archive footage)
2002Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century
1998
6.8
as Self (archive footage)
1998Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990
8.6
as Self
1990Frank Sinatra: Concert for the Americas
1982
8.6
as Self - Host / Singer
1982Frank Sinatra: The Man and His Music
1981
8.3
as Self - Host / Singer
1981Frank Sinatra: Ol' Blue Eyes is Back
1973
8.1
as Host and singer
1973Frank Sinatra: In Concert at Royal Festival Hall
1971
7.9
as Self
1971Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
1967
7.9
as Host and singer
1967
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