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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…
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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.
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2026
Marilyn and the Mob
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2026
Elvis: A Life in Music
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2025
Breakdown: 1975
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2025
Midnight Run
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2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man
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2025
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
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2025
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
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2024
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
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2024
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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2024
New Year, It's Not You
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2023
Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia
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2023
Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
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2023
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story
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2022
Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische Prinzessin
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2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
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2022
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
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2022
Rat Pack
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2021
Dark Eyes
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2021
Sinatra: His Way
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2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
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2020
Amy Winehouse: The Price of Fame
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2019
Sid & Judy
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2019
Frank Sinatra: One More for the Road
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2019
Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra
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2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
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2017
Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
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2017
Becoming Cary Grant
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2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
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2017
Sinatra in the Movies: The Man and His Motion Pictures
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2015
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of America
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2015
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
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2015
Frank Sinatra: The Retirement Concert
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2015
Iconic Couples of Hollywood
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2015
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All
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2014
Frank Sinatra: Live at Caesar's Palace
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2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
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2014
Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark
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2013
Six by Sondheim
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2012
The Rat Pack - The Greatest Hits
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