Frank Sinatra Biography

- Was a gifted amateur painter.

- Is alleged to have kept a picture of Ava Gardner on his mirror long after their break-up.

- Was named Entertainer of The Century in the year 2000.

- Was best friends with Dean Martin.

- Was the first choice to play the lead in “Dirty Harry”, but broke his finger before filming began, and had to pull out of the production.

- The Beatles song “Something” was one of his favourite songs.

- He and the other members of the Rat Pack were banned from Marilyn Monroe’s funeral by Monroe’s husgand, Joe di Maggio.

- In 1963, his son Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped, and he was told to call the kidnappers from payphones. During one call, he ran out of coins, and was afraid that this had cost him his son’s life. He paid the $250,000 ransom, his son was returned, and the kidnappers were eventually caught. But Sinatra always carried a roll of dimes with him from that day forward; he was even buried with a roll of dimes!

- Is one of only five performers to have achieved both a Number One single and an Oscar for Best Actor or Actress: the others are Cher, Barbra Streisand, Bing Crosby and Jamie Foxx.

- Campaigned for Ronald Reagan during the 1980 and 1984 Presidential Elections.

- Is the godfather of Judy Garland’s daughter, Lorna Luft.

- According to Mia Farrow’s biography, he offered to have Woody Allen’s legs broken when it was discovered that he was having an affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn.

- To mark his 80th birthday in 1995, the Empire State Building glowed blue.

- The inscription on his tombstone reads, “The best is yet to come”.