Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Writers: Jack Haley Jr.,
Cast: Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, James Stewart, Liza Minnelli, Mickey Rooney, Peter Lawford,
Director: Mark Robson
Writers: Joseph Landon,
Cast: Brad Dexter, Edward Mulhare, Frank Sinatra, James Brolin, John Leyton, John van Dreelen, Raffaella Carrà, Sergio Fantoni, Trevor Howard, Wolfgang Preiss,
Director: Gordon Douglas
Writers: David R. Schwartz,
Cast: Barbara Rush, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra, Hank Henry, Peter Falk, Robert Foulk, Sammy Davis Jr., Victor Buono,
Director: Robert Aldrich
Writers: W.R. Burnett,
Cast: Anita Ekberg, Barbara Payton, Charles Bronson, Dean Martin, Edric Connor, Frank Sinatra, Nick Dennis, Richard Jaeckel, Ursula Andress, Victor Buono,
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: George Axelrod,
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Frank Sinatra, Henry Silva, James Edwards, James Gregory, Janet Leigh, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, Laurence Harvey, Leslie Parrish,
Director: Lewis Milestone
Writers: Charles Lederer,
Cast: Akim Tamiroff, Angie Dickinson, Cesar Romero, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, Patrice Wymore, Peter Lawford, Richard Conte, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Writers: Arthur Sheekman,
Cast: Arthur Kennedy, Betty Lou Keim, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Larry Gates, Leora Dana, Martha Hyer, Nancy Gates, Shirley MacLaine, Steve Peck,
Director: Charles Vidor
Writers: Oscar Saul,
Cast: Barry Kelley, Beverly Garland, Eddie Albert, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Coogan, Jeanne Crain, Leonard Graves, Mitzi Gaynor, Ted de Corsia, Valerie Allen,
Director: Charles Walters
Writers: John Patrick,
Cast: Bing Crosby, Celeste Holm, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, John Lund, Louis Armstrong, Louis Calhern, Lydia Reed, Margalo Gillmore, Sidney Blackmer,
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Lewis Meltzer,
Cast: Arnold Stang, Darren McGavin, Doro Merande, Eleanor Parker, Frank Sinatra, George E. Stone, George Mathews, John Conte, Kim Novak, Robert Strauss,
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writers: Joseph L. Mankiewicz,
Cast: B.S. Pully, Danny Dayton, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, Johnny Silver, Marlon Brando, Robert Keith, Sheldon Leonard, Stubby Kaye, Vivian Blaine,
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writers: Daniel Taradash,
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Harry Bellaver, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Montgomery Clift, Philip Ober,
Director: Stanley Donen
Writers: Adolph Green,
Cast: Alice Pearce, Ann Miller, Betty Garrett, Florence Bates, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, George Meader, Jules Munshin, Murray Alper, Vera-Ellen,
Director: George Sidney
Writers: Isobel Lennart,
Cast: Billy Gilbert, Carlos Ramírez, Dean Stockwell, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Henry O'Neill, José Iturbi, Kathryn Grayson, Pamela Britton, Rags Ragland,