Frank Sinatra

• Born in Hoboken New Jersey to Italian immigrants Natalina Della and Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra

• Started off as a Saloon Singer• Found work singing in a group called The

Three Flashes• 1935: won a talent contest and went on a

national tour• Became a singing waiter at The Rustic

Cabin• Began joint recording with band

leader/trumpet player, Harry James, in 1939

• Later offered job with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Singing Career

The Way You Look Tonight

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ZGKALMMuc

• First Hit: “I’ll Never Smile Again”• 29 singles with Tommy

Dorsey during 1941• Male Vocalist of the Year

by Billboard Magazine

• 1943: Signed with Columbia Records• Became the second most

popular male singer• Bing Crosby was first

• Louis B. Mayer bought his contract and signed him to MGM under a $1.5 million contract.• Retired in the early 1970s• Made a come-back in 1973• Sang in Las Vegas and the

Far East

• Had a heart attack and stroke in 1996• Had a heart attack in

1997• Died of a heart attack in

1998

Famous Films

• “Anchors Aweigh”• “Take Me Out to the Ball Game”• “On the Town”• “From Here to Eternity”• “The Manchurian Candidate”• “Ocean’s Eleven”• “The Detective”

Resources

• http://www.doctormacro.com/movie%20star%20pages/Sinatra,%20Frank-Annex.htm • http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000069/bio • http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-frank-sinatra • http://parade.condenast.com/228537/erinhill/frank-sinatras-duets-ce

lebrates-20-years-frank-sinatra-jr-reveals-his-fathers-most-identifiable-song-2/