Frank Sinatra
A Legend of Our Time




Frank Sinatra was an American icon who focused on music and became known as a legendary voice.

Born December 12, 1915 in New Jersey, Sinatra grew up a Bing Crosbey fan, who influenced him highly in achieving his inner voice.
His parents had hopes of him becoming an engineer, but Sinatra had other plans.








Sinatra completed various roles in film and music, becoming a Grammy and Oscar winner.

His film roles were as listed:
``The Man with the Golden Arm'' (1956), ``The Manchurian Candidate'' (1962)
``Guys and Dolls'' (1956), ``High Society'' (1956) and ``Pal Joey'' (1957).

He recorded numerous hits for Columbia Records between 1943 and 1952
  Some of his biggest hit songs included ``Chicago'' (1957),
``It Was a Very Good Year'' (1965), ``Strangers in the Night'' (1966) and ``My Way'' (1969).
``Witchcraft,'' ``I Get a Kick out of You,'' ``The Lady is a Tramp'' and ``New York, New York.''


Frank Sinatra also became a leader of "The Rat Pack" which was formed in the late 1960's.


Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford



After an 80th birthday performance in 1995, he retired from music.
Sinatra died of a heart attack at age 82 on May 14, 1998.