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Biography
Born on 12 December 1915 in Hoboken, Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. Frank Sinatra died on 14 May 1998 at the age of 82. The recorded cause of death is myocardial infarction. He performed as part of Harry James and His Orchestra.
Early life
His parents were Anthony Martin Sinatra and Dolly Sinatra. Schooling on record includes Hoboken High School.
Career
The records list further membership in Rat Pack. Released between 1939 and 2016, 161 albums and 53 singles carry his name. From the Bottom of My Heart / Melancholy Mood (1939) is the oldest release listed, Sinatra: World On a String (2016) the newest. He worked mainly in vocal jazz and big band music. He is listed as playing ukulele and triangle. He has released music through Reprise Records.
Bing Crosby appears in seven of his listed titles, including High Society (1956) and Pepe (1960). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Shirley MacLaine (five titles) and Gene Kelly (three titles). There are 71 screen credits listed as well, such as High Society (1956) and The Pride and the Passion (1957).
Recognition
Among his honours is the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, won in 1954 for From Here to Eternity. Other wins include the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1971) and two Grammy Awards (1959). Among his nominations is the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1956 for The Man with the Golden Arm. In all, Frank Sinatra won 21 awards and received 2 nominations.
Personal life
Marriages on record are to Nancy Barbato (1939 to 1951, divorced), Ava Gardner (1951 to 1957, divorced), Mia Farrow (1966 to 1968, divorced) and Barbara Sinatra (1976 to 1998, widowed). He was the father of Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra and Frank Sinatra Jr.
Groups and bands
- Harry James and His Orchestra
- Rat Pack
Discography
214 releases| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sinatra: World On a String | Album |
| 2015 | Ultimate Sinatra | Album |
| 2014 | Sinatra, with Love | Album |
| 2014 | Sinatra: London | Album |
| 2013 | Best of Duets | Album |
| 2013 | Duets: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition | Album |
| 2011 | Best of the Best | Album |
| 2011 | Best of Vegas | Album |
| 2010 | 36 Greatest Hits! | Album |
| 2010 | Come Fly Away | Album |
| 2010 | Frank Sinatra: The Reprise Years | Album |
| 2010 | Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings | Album |
| 2010 | The Complete Reprise Recordings | Album |
| 2009 | Christmas with Sinatra & Friends | Album |
| 2009 | Classic Sinatra II | Album |
Show all 214 releases
| Year | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Live at the Meadowlands | Album |
| 2009 | Seduction | Album |
| 2009 | Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love | Album |
| 2009 | Sinatra: New York | Album |
| 2008 | Frank Sinatra: The Greatest Concerts | Album |
| 2008 | Nothing but the Best | Album |
| 2008 | Sinatra at the Movies | Album |
| 2008 | Sinatra Sings Cole Porter | Album |
| 2007 | Romance: Songs from the Heart | Album |
| 2006 | Sinatra: Vegas | Album |
| 2005 | Duets/Duets II: 90th Birthday Limited Collector's Edition | Album |
| 2005 | Live from Las Vegas | Album |
| 2004 | Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection | Album |
| 2003 | Members Edition: Frank Sinatra | Album |
| 2003 | The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs | Album |
| 2003 | The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection: Live & Swingin' | Album |
| 2002 | Christmas with the Rat Pack | Album |
| 2002 | Classic Duets | Album |
| 2002 | Frank Sinatra in Hollywood 1940–1964 | Album |
| 2002 | Greatest Love Songs | Album |
| 2002 | Romance | Album |
| 2001 | Eee-O-11: The Best of The Rat Pack | Album |
| 2001 | Love Songs | Album |
| 2000 | Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953–1960 | Album |
| 2000 | Super Hits | Album |
| 1999 | Frank Sinatra Sings Sy Oliver Arrangements | Album |
| 1999 | Sinatra '57 in Concert | Album |
| 1998 | Frank Sinatra & the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Album |
| 1998 | Lucky Numbers | Album |
| 1998 | Portrait of Sinatra: Columbia Classics | Album |
| 1998 | The Capitol Years | Album |
| 1997 | Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet: Live in Australia, 1959 | Album |
| 1997 | My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra | Album |
| 1997 | The Very Best of Frank Sinatra | Album |
| 1996 | Everything Happens to Me | Album |
| 1996 | Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter | Album |
| 1996 | Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Sammy Cahn | Album |
| 1996 | The Complete Capitol Singles Collection | Album |
| 1995 | Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Johnny Mercer | Album |
| 1995 | Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart | Album |
| 1995 | Sinatra 80th: All the Best | Album |
| 1995 | Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert | Album |
| 1995 | The Best of the Columbia Years: 1943–1952 | Album |
| 1995 | The Collection | Album |
| 1995 | The Complete Recordings Nineteen Thirty-Nine | Album |
| 1995 | The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings | Album |
| 1994 | Duets II | Album |
| 1994 | Gold Collection | Album |
| 1994 | Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris | Album |
| 1994 | Sinatra: Duets | Album |
| 1994 | The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The V-Discs | Album |
| 1994 | The Sinatra Saga | Album |
| 1994 | The Sinatra Saga - Volume 2 | Album |
| 1994 | The Song Is You | Album |
| 1993 | Duets | Album |
| 1993 | The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings | Album |
| 1992 | Concepts | Album |
| 1992 | Sinatra: Soundtrack To The CBS Mini-Series | Album |
| 1992 | The Best of the Capitol Years | Album |
| 1991 | Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years | Album |
| 1991 | Sinatra Sings the Songs of Van Heusen & Cahn | Album |
| 1990 | The Capitol Years | Album |
| 1990 | The Reprise Collection | Album |
| 1989 | Capitol Collectors Series | Album |
| 1989 | Screen Sinatra | Album |
| 1986 | The Voice: Frank Sinatra, the Columbia Years | Album |
| 1984 | L.A. Is My Lady | Album |
| 1982 | Tears on the Telephone / That's What God Looks Like to Me | Single |
| 1981 | She Shot Me Down | Album |
| 1980 | Trilogy: Past Present Future | Album |
| 1979 | Sinatra–Jobim Sessions | Album |
| 1977 | Portrait of Sinatra – Forty Songs from the Life of a Man | Album |
| 1974 | Some Nice Things I've Missed | Album |
| 1974 | The Main Event – Live | Album |
| 1973 | Let Me Try Again | Single |
| 1973 | Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back | Album |
| 1972 | Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | Album |
| 1971 | Sinatra & Company | Album |
| 1970 | Watertown | Album |
| 1969 | A Man Alone | Album |
| 1969 | My Way | Album |
| 1969 | My Way / Blue Lace | Single |
| 1968 | Cycles | Album |
| 1968 | Francis A. & Edward K. | Album |
| 1968 | Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits | Album |
| 1968 | The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas | Album |
| 1967 | Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim | Album |
| 1967 | Somethin' Stupid / I Will Wait for You | Single |
| 1967 | The World We Knew | Album |
| 1967 | The World We Knew (Over and Over) / You Are There | Single |
| 1966 | Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits – The Early Years | Album |
| 1966 | Moonlight Sinatra | Album |
| 1966 | Sinatra at the Sands | Album |
| 1966 | Strangers in the Night | Album |
| 1966 | That's Life | Album |
| 1966 | The Summit | Album |
| 1965 | A Man and His Music | Album |
| 1965 | Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music | Album |
| 1965 | My Kind of Broadway | Album |
| 1965 | September of My Years | Album |
| 1965 | Sinatra '65 | Album |
| 1965 | Somewhere in Your Heart | Single |
| 1964 | 12 Songs of Christmas | Album |
| 1964 | America, I Hear You Singing | Album |
| 1964 | It Might as Well Be Swing | Album |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods – Original Score From The Motion Picture Musical Comedy | Album |
| 1964 | Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River and Other Academy Award Winners | Album |
| 1964 | Softly, as I Leave You | Album |
| 1963 | Sinatra's Sinatra | Album |
| 1963 | The Concert Sinatra | Album |
| 1962 | All Alone | Album |
| 1962 | Frank Sinatra Conducts Music from Pictures and Plays | Album |
| 1962 | I Love Paris / Hidden Persuasion | Single |
| 1962 | Point of No Return | Album |
| 1962 | Sinatra and Strings | Album |
| 1962 | Sinatra and Swingin' Brass | Album |
| 1962 | Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain | Album |
| 1962 | Sinatra Sings… of Love and Things | Album |
| 1962 | Sinatra–Basie – An Historic Musical First | Album |
| 1961 | All the Way | Album |
| 1961 | Come Swing with Me! | Album |
| 1961 | I Remember Tommy | Album |
| 1961 | My Blue Heaven / Sentimental Baby | Single |
| 1961 | Ring-a-Ding-Ding! | Album |
| 1961 | Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! | Album |
| 1961 | Swing Along with Me | Album |
| 1961 | The Moon Was Yellow / I've Heard That Song Before | Single |
| 1960 | Nice 'n' Easy | Album |
| 1960 | Nice 'n' Easy / This Was My Love | Single |
| 1960 | Ol' Mac Donald / You'll Always Be the One I Love | Single |
| 1960 | River, Stay 'way from My Door / It's Over, It's Over, It's Over | Single |
| 1959 | Come Dance with Me! | Album |
| 1959 | High Hopes / All My Tomorrows | Single |
| 1959 | Look to Your Heart | Album |
| 1959 | No One Cares | Album |
| 1959 | Talk to Me / They Came to Cordura | Single |
| 1959 | Time After Time / French Foreign Legion | Single |
| 1958 | Come Fly with Me | Album |
| 1958 | Mr. Success / Sleep Warm | Single |
| 1958 | Sings for Only the Lonely | Album |
| 1958 | Song from "Some Came Running" (To Love and Be Loved) / No One Ever Tells You | Single |
| 1958 | The Same Old Song and Dance / The Song From "Kings Go Forth" | Single |
| 1958 | This Is Sinatra – Volume Two | Album |
| 1957 | A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra | Album |
| 1957 | A Swingin' Affair! | Album |
| 1957 | All the Way / Chicago | Single |
| 1957 | Close to You | Album |
| 1957 | Crazy Love / So Long, My Love | Single |
| 1957 | Where Are You? | Album |
| 1957 | Witchcraft / Tell Her You Love Her | Single |
| 1957 | You're Cheatin' Yourself (If You're Cheatin' On Me) / Something Wonderful Happens In Summer | Single |
| 1956 | (How Little It Matters) How Little We Know / Five Hundred Guys | Single |
| 1956 | Hey! Jealous Lover / You Forgot All the Words | Single |
| 1956 | High Society – Motion Picture Soundtrack | Album |
| 1956 | Johnny Concho Theme (Wait for Me) / You're Sensational | Single |
| 1956 | Love and Marriage / Look to Your Heart | Single |
| 1956 | Our Town | Album |
| 1956 | Songs for Swingin' Lovers! | Album |
| 1956 | This Is Sinatra! | Album |
| 1956 | Tone Poems of Color | Album |
| 1955 | (Love Is) The Tender Trap / Weep They Will | Single |
| 1955 | How Could You Do a Thing Like That to Me / Not as a Stranger | Single |
| 1955 | In the Wee Small Hours | Album |
| 1955 | Learnin’ the Blues / If I Had Three Wishes | Single |
| 1955 | Love and Marriage / The Impatient Years | Single |
| 1955 | Same Old Saturday Night / Fairy Tale | Single |
| 1955 | Someone to Watch Over Me / The Gal That Got Away | Single |
| 1955 | Songs for Young Lovers / Swing Easy! | Album |
| 1954 | Don't Worry About Me / I Could Have Told You | Single |
| 1954 | Half as Lovely (Twice as True) / The Gal That Got Away | Single |
| 1954 | It Worries Me / When I Stop Loving You | Single |
| 1954 | Melody of Love / I'm Gonna Live Till I Die | Single |
| 1954 | Someone to Watch Over Me / You My Love | Single |
| 1954 | Songs for Young Lovers | Album |
| 1954 | Swing Easy! | Album |
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain / Rain (Falling from the Skies) | Single |
| 1954 | White Christmas / The Christmas Waltz | Single |
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Album |
| 1954 | Young-at-Heart / Take a Chance | Single |
| 1953 | Anytime - Anywhere / From Here to Eternity | Single |
| 1953 | I've Got the World on a String / My One and Only Love | Single |
| 1953 | South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) / I Love You | Single |
| 1951 | Mama Will Bark / I'm a Fool to Want You | Single |
| 1950 | Dedicated to You | Album |
| 1950 | Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra | Album |
| 1949 | Frankly Sentimental | Album |
| 1949 | The Huckle Buck / It Happens Every Spring | Single |
| 1948 | Christmas Songs by Sinatra | Album |
| 1948 | It Only Happens When I Dance with You | Single |
| 1947 | I Believe / Time After Time | Single |
| 1947 | Songs by Sinatra – Volume 1 | Album |
| 1946 | Frank Sinatra Conducts Music of Alec Wilder | Album |
| 1946 | Jingle Bells / White Christmas | Single |
| 1946 | Silent Night, Holy Night / Adeste Fideles | Single |
| 1946 | The Voice of Frank Sinatra | Album |
| 1944 | I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night / A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening | Single |
| 1943 | You'll Never Know / Close to You | Single |
| 1942 | The Night We Called It a Day / Night and Day | Single |
| 1939 | From the Bottom of My Heart / Melancholy Mood | Single |
Awards and nominations
21 won, 2 nominated| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New Jersey Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 1994 | Grammy Legend Award | Won | |
| 1985 | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Won | |
| 1980 | Johnny Mercer Award | Won | |
| 1979 | Grammy Trustees Award | Won | |
| 1971 | Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award | Won | |
| 1971 | Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award | Won | |
| 1967 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | Strangers in the Night | Won |
| 1965 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 1959 | Grammy Award for Album of the Year | Come Dance with Me! | Won |
| 1959 | Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Come Dance with Me! | Won |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | From Here to Eternity | Won |
| Austrian Decoration for Science and Art | Won | ||
| Congressional Gold Medal | Won | ||
| Emmy Award | Won |
Show all 23 entries
| Year | Award | For | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming Hall of Fame | Won | ||
| Golden Globes | Won | ||
| Kennedy Center Honors | Won | ||
| Peabody Awards | Won | ||
| SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award | Won | ||
| star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Won | ||
| 1956 | Academy Award for Best Actor | The Man with the Golden Arm | Nominated |
| 1954 | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | From Here to Eternity | Nominated |
Filmography
72 credits| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The music according to Antonio Carlos Jobim | Film | |
| 1992 | Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio | Film | |
| 1990 | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | Film | |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Film | |
| 1981 | This Is Elvis | Film | |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin | Film | |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Film | |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | Film | |
| 1970 | Dirty Dingus Magee | Film | |
| 1968– | Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing | TV series | |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement | Film | |
| 1968 | The Detective | Film | |
| 1967– | A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim | TV series | |
| 1967 | The Naked Runner | Film | |
| 1967 | Tony Rome | Film |
Show all 72 credits
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Assault on a Queen | Film | |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Vince Talmadge | Film |
| 1965 | Marriage on the Rocks | Film | |
| 1965 | None But the Brave | Director | Film |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express | Film | |
| 1964 | Paris When It Sizzles | Film | |
| 1964 | Robin and the 7 Hoods | Film | |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Film | |
| 1963 | Come Blow Your Horn | Film | |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger | Film | |
| 1962 | Advise & Consent | Film | |
| 1962 | Sergeants 3 | Film | |
| 1962 | The Manchurian Candidate | Film | |
| 1962 | The Road to Hong Kong | Film | |
| 1961 | The Devil at 4 O'Clock | Film | |
| 1961–1963 | The Dick Powell Show | TV series | |
| 1960 | Can-Can | Film | |
| 1960 | Ocean's 11 | Danny Ocean | Film |
| 1960 | Pepe | Film | |
| 1959 | A Hole in the Head | Film | |
| 1959 | Glück und Liebe in Monaco | Film | |
| 1959 | Never So Few | Film | |
| 1958 | Kings Go Forth | Film | |
| 1958 | Some Came Running | Film | |
| 1957 | Pal Joey | Film | |
| 1957– | The Edsel Show | TV series | |
| 1957 | The Joker Is Wild | Film | |
| 1957 | The Pride and the Passion | Miguel | Film |
| 1956 | Around the World in 80 Days | Film | |
| 1956 | High Society | Film | |
| 1956 | Johnny Concho | Film | |
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Film | |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger | Film | |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | Frankie Machine | Film |
| 1955 | The Tender Trap | Film | |
| 1954 | Suddenly | Film | |
| 1954 | Young at Heart | Film | |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Film | |
| 1952 | Meet Danny Wilson | Film | |
| 1951 | Double Dynamite | Film | |
| 1950 | Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership | Film | |
| 1950 | Take Me Out to the Ball Game | Film | |
| 1950– | The Frank Sinatra Show | TV series | |
| 1949 | On the Town | Film | |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit | Film | |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Film | |
| 1947 | It Happened in Brooklyn | Film | |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | self | Film |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Film | |
| 1945 | The House I Live In | Film | |
| 1944 | Road to Victory | Film | |
| 1944 | Step Lively | Film | |
| 1943 | Higher and Higher | Film | |
| 1943 | Reveille with Beverly | Film | |
| 1943 | Show Business at War | Film | |
| 1943 | Upbeat in Music | Film | |
| 1942 | Ship Ahoy | Film |
Frequently asked questions
How old was Frank Sinatra at the time of death?
Frank Sinatra died on 14 May 1998 at the age of 82. He was born on 12 December 1915.
What was Frank Sinatra’s cause of death?
According to Wikidata, Frank Sinatra died on 14 May 1998; the recorded cause of death is myocardial infarction.
What is Frank Sinatra known for?
Frank Sinatra was known as a former member of Harry James and His Orchestra.
What is Frank Sinatra’s nationality?
Frank Sinatra was American, born in Hoboken.
How tall was Frank Sinatra?
Frank Sinatra was 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall.
Who was Frank Sinatra married to?
Frank Sinatra’s marriages on record are to Barbara Sinatra (1976 to 1998), Mia Farrow (1966 to 1968), Ava Gardner (1951 to 1957) and Nancy Barbato (1939 to 1951).
Sources
- Wikidata (Q40912), accessed October 2026
- YouTube: video titles and publish dates
- Photo: Publisher-Macfadden Publications, New York · Public domain
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