He was known for his mercurial personality, as all those who were close to him knew, he could be as sweet as a person could be one minute and equally as nasty and violent in the next moment. Some theorized that he was bipolar.
He had a good sense of humor and loved to laugh, but was not good at telling jokes or witty retorts, so he surrounded himself with naturally funny friends like Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jerry Lewis. In fact, many of his seemingly improvised punchlines at "Rat Pack" shows were made up by other Rat Pack members before the shows, especially Martin.
Turned down the role of Paul Kersey in Death Wish (1974). It was eventually given to Charles Bronson, and was the role that made him an international superstar.
Buried in Cathedral City's "Desert Memorial Park" in Palm Springs, California, USA. [20 May 1998]
Some three decades late, the Hungarian-born actress Eva Bartok claimed that her daughter, Deana, born in 1957 during Bartok's marriage to the actor Curd Jürgens, was actually fathered by Sinatra, during a brief affair that he and Bartok had had following his breakup in 1956 with the sultry Ava Gardner. Sinatra never acknowledged paternity.
Thought by many to be the finest American popular singer of our time.
Father of Nancy Sinatra, Tina Sinatra, and Frank Sinatra Jr..
Inspired the Johnny Fontaine character in The Godfather (1972).
Winner of special Academy Award for The House I Live In (1945) and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1971)
Member (leader) of the "Rat Pack" - Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. All appeared in Ocean's Eleven (1960) and Sergeants 3 (1962).
In 1997, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award.
Interred at Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, USA. Specific Interment Location: B-8, #151.
According to Mia Farrow's biography, 'What Falls Away', he offered to have Woody Allen's legs broken when he was found to be having an affair with her adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn.
Reportedly kept a picture of Ava Gardner on his mirror long after their break up.
Former father-in-law of Tommy Sands. Nancy Sinatra and Sands were married on 11 September 1960 and divorced in 1965.
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