Sinatra was by far the Swing Era's best-known vocalist. Most important to him throughout his career would be his insistence on his own style and arrangements for whatever music he sang, thus producing his own unique phrasing of lyrics and melody lines. Though Sinatra was exempted from military service in World War II because of a damaged eardrum, he helped the war effort with his appearances in movies and benefits for soldiers.
He was also an outspoken supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt — and liberal viewpoints, including racial and religious tolerance. He made many appearances to support charities. Sinatra's wide-shouldered suits and his bow ties were imitated by many men, but his most ardent followers were teenaged girls, nicknamed "bobby-soxers" for the ankle-high socks they wore. His widespread appeal was further fueled by America's explosive mass media growth in newspapers, magazines, films, record players, and radio stations.
Sinatra was the first singer to attract the kind of near hysteria that would later accompany live appearances by Elvis Presley — and the Beatles. This type of excitement reached its peak in the Columbus Day riot of October 12, Thousands of his fans mostly female were denied entry into the already-packed Paramount Theater in New York City. They stormed the streets and vented their frustration by smashing nearby shop windows.
There were rumors that Sinatra was connected to the Mafia organized crime. These stories arose mostly from his socializing with alleged Mafia kingpins chiefs. He also received bad publicity about his noted bar-room brawls fights with customers and reporters. The allegations of underworld activity were never proven, and no criminal charges were ever made. In Sinatra appeared in the critically acclaimed film From Here to Eternity The role won him an Academy Award for best supporting actor.
Sinatra was back on the record charts as well with "Young at Heart. In fact, Sinatra stayed on the charts steadily through , in spite of rock and roll. Sinatra did not just record singles.
He recorded albums around a central theme with a large collection of songs or ballads. From through he had twenty-seven Top Ten albums without producing one Top Ten single. Sinatra's bobby-soxer fans were now adults and Sinatra had shifted smoothly to the role of the aging romantic bachelor.
This was signified by the image of him leaning alone against a lamppost with a raincoat slung over one shoulder. He reached the top of the singles charts in a duet, "Somethin' Stupid," with his daughter Nancy in Sinatra continued to act in several movies in the s, including Ocean's 11 , The Manchurian Candidate , Robin and the Seven Hoods , and Tony Rome Many critics felt several of these films had declined in artistic merit.
Sinatra became known as part of a group of friends called the "Rat Pack. After Sinatra's famous recording of "My Way" , he made an ill-fated attempt to sing some of the lighter tunes of modern rock composers. He was funny, bawdy, and talented and was the life, and often the instigator, of those famous parties. Everybody loved Jimmy, and Jimmy loved a lot of those bodies back.
You can listen to some of those hit songs in the playlist below. In the first incarnation of his singing career, he was a master of the romantic ballads popular during World War II. After his appeal began to wane in the late s, Sinatra reinvented himself as a suave swinger with a rougher, world-weary singing style, and began a spectacular comeback in the s.
In addition to his great musical success, Sinatra appeared in 58 films; one of his earliest was Anchors Aweigh His film career flourished after that, as he starred as Nathan Detroit in the movie musical Guys and Dolls and played a heroin addict in The Man With the Golden Arm , for which he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor.
He also starred in the musicals High Society and Pal Joey and turned in a memorable performance as an Army investigator in the acclaimed film The Manchurian Candidate By the late s, Sinatra had become the epitome of show-business success and glamorous, rough-edged masculinity.
The group had originally formed around Humphrey Bogart, who died in Sinatra worked steadily in film throughout the s, though many of his performances seemed almost perfunctory. A famous heartthrob, Sinatra married four times, divorcing his longtime sweetheart Nancy Barbato after a decade and three children Nancy, Frank Jr.
Their marriage lasted less than two years, and in Sinatra married the year-old actress Mia Farrow, 30 years his junior; they were divorced in In , he married Barbara Blakely Marx the former wife of Zeppo Marx , and they remained together until his death. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! In the distance, the rumble of guns could be heard from fighting that broke out
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