Frank Sinatra
Acting
Born 1915-12-12
Died 1998-05-14
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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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.
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Acting
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Married... with Children
Magnum, P.I.
Great Performances
Sacrée soirée
What's My Line?
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
The Oscars
The Bob Hope Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Jack Benny Program
Epic Rap Battles of History
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Startime
V.I.P. Schaukel
Around the World in 80 Days
Entertainment Tonight
Ocean's Eleven
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Manchurian Candidate
High Society
From Here to Eternity
Paris When It Sizzles
Cadet Rousselle
Cannonball Run II
The Oscar
The Magic Voices of Pop
The Emmy Awards
Guys and Dolls
Never So Few
The Jimmy Durante Show
On the Town
Von Ryan's Express
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Anchors Aweigh
Breakdown: 1975
The Man with the Golden Arm
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Double Dynamite
Some Came Running
The Detective
4 for Texas
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! III
Frank Sinatra Show
Suddenly
That's Entertainment, Part II
La Classe américaine
Tony Rome
The Pride and the Passion
Happiness and Love in Monaco
The List of Adrian Messenger
Rat Pack
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
That's Dancing!
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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