Frank Sinatra: Quick Facts
Facts
| Also Known As | Francis Albert Sinatra |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1915 • Hoboken • New Jersey |
| Died | May 14, 1998 (aged 82) • Los Angeles • California |
| Awards And Honors | Grammy Award (1995) • Kennedy Center Honors (1983) • Grammy Award (1966) • Grammy Award (1965) • Grammy Award (1959) • Grammy Award (1958) • Academy Award (1954) • Academy Award (1954): Actor in a Supporting Role • Special Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1946) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1971) • Golden Globe Award (1958): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy • Golden Globe Award (1954): Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (1946): Promoting International Understanding • Grammy Award (1996): Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance • Grammy Award (1995): Grammy Legend Award • Grammy Award (1967): Record of the Year • Grammy Award (1967): Album of the Year • Grammy Award (1967): Best Vocal Performance, Male • Grammy Award (1966): Lifetime Achievement Award • Grammy Award (1966): Album of the Year • Grammy Award (1966): Best Vocal Performance, Male • Grammy Award (1960): Album of the Year • Grammy Award (1960): Best Vocal Performance, Male • Grammy Award (1959): Best Album Cover • Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1971) |
| Notable Family Members | spouse Ava Gardner • spouse Mia Farrow • daughter Nancy Sinatra |
| Married To | Ava Gardner (1951–1957) • Mia Farrow (1966–1968) • Barbara Marx (married 1976) • Nancy Barbato Sinatra (1939–1951) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) | "Marriage on the Rocks" (1965) • "Pal Joey" (1957) • "Cannonball Run II" (1984) • "The List of Adrian Messenger" (1963) • "Ocean's Eleven" (1960) • "Von Ryan's Express" (1965) • "From Here to Eternity" (1953) • "Cast a Giant Shadow" (1966) • "Sergeants 3" (1962) • "The Pride and the Passion" (1957) • "It Happened in Brooklyn" (1947) • "Step Lively" (1944) • "Suddenly" (1954) • "Young at Heart" (1954) • "Producers' Showcase" (1955) • "The Detective" (1968) • "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1954) • "4 for Texas" (1963) • "On the Town" (1949) • "Magnum, P.I." (1987) • "High Society" (1956) • "Come Blow Your Horn" (1963) • "Who's the Boss?" (1989) • "None But the Brave" (1965) • "Can-Can" (1960) • "The Tender Trap" (1955) • "The Miracle of the Bells" (1948) • "The Naked Runner" (1967) • "Till the Clouds Roll By" (1946) • "Guys and Dolls" (1955) • "Dirty Dingus Magee" (1970) • "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962) • "Kings Go Forth" (1958) • "The Devil at 4 O'Clock" (1961) • "The First Deadly Sin" (1980) • "Pepe" (1960) • "Meet Danny Wilson" (1952) • "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" (1949) • "Johnny Concho" (1956) • "Some Came Running" (1958) • "Around the World in 80 Days" (1956) • "Double Dynamite" (1951) • "Lady in Cement" (1968) • "A Hole in the Head" (1959) • "The Man with the Golden Arm" (1955) • "Anchors Aweigh" (1945) • "Assault on a Queen" (1966) • "Laugh-In" (1977–1978) • "Tony Rome" (1967) • "The Joker Is Wild" (1957) • "The Kissing Bandit" (1948) • "Higher and Higher" (1943) • "Not as a Stranger" (1955) • "Never So Few" (1959) • "Robin and the 7 Hoods" (1964) • "Reveille with Beverly" (1943) |
| Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) | "None But the Brave" (1965) • "The Frank Sinatra Show" (1957) |
| Albums | "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" (1956) • "I Remember Tommy" (1963) • "Come Dance with Me!" (1959) • "Some Nice Things I've Missed" (1974) • "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back" (1973) • "Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color" (1956) • "High Society" (1956) • "L.A. Is My Lady" (1984) • "Come Swing with Me!" (1961) • "The Voice of Frank Sinatra" (1947) • "Sinatra '65" (1965) • "Songs for Young Lovers" (1954) • "Swing Easy!" (1954) • "In the Wee Small Hours" (1955) • "Only the Lonely" (1958) • "Nice 'n' Easy" (1960) • "Swing Along with Me" (1961) • "Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First" (1962) • "Strangers in the Night" (1966) • "She Shot Me Down" (1981) • "Come Fly with Me" (1958) • "Sinatra at the Sands" (1966) • "A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra" (1957) • "The Concert Sinatra" (1963) • "The Voice" (1955) • "Guys and Dolls" (1964) • "That's Life" (1966) • "Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners" (1964) • "Robin and the 7 Hoods" (1964) • "Close to You and More" (1957) • "Can-Can [Original Soundtrack]" (1960) • "The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas" (1968) • "No One Cares" (1959) • "My Kind of Broadway" (1965) • "My Way" (1969) • "Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain" (1962) • "A Man and His Music" (1986) • "Duets II" (1994) • "Requested by You" (1953) • "Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim" (1967) • "Sinatra & Company" (1971) • "The World We Knew" (1967) • "September of My Years" (1965) • "Duets" (1993) • "Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! And More" (1961) • "All Alone" (1962) • "Watertown" (1969) • "Trilogy: Past, Present & Future" (1979) • "Frank Sinatra Conducts Music from Pictures and Plays" (1961) • "Point of No Return" (1961) • "It Might as Well Be Swing" (1964) • "Swing and Dance with Frank Sinatra" (1950) • "Moonlight Sinatra" (1965) • "America, I Hear You Singing" (1964) • "Rat Pack Collection" (1998) • "Ring-a-Ding Ding!" (1961) • "Francis A. & Edward K." (1967) • "A Man Alone: The Words & Music of McKuen" (1969) • "Pal Joey [Original Soundtrack]" (1957) • "Sinatra & Strings" (1962) • "Where Are You?" (1957) • "Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris" (1962) • "Sinatra and Swingin' Brass" (1962) • "Sinatra's Sinatra: A Collection of Frank's Favorites" (1963) • "Cycles" (1968) • "The Main Event: Live" (1974) • "A Swingin' Affair!" (1957) • "Softly, As I Leave You" (1964) |
Top Questions
Is Frank Sinatra married?
Nancy Barbato Sinatra (1939–1951), Mia Farrow (1966–1968), Ava Gardner (1951–1957), Barbara Marx (married 1976)
When was Frank Sinatra born?
Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915.
Where was Frank Sinatra born?
Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States.
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