Happy Birthday Frank Sinatra!

This post is two day's late! Frank Sinatra's birthday was actually on the twelfth, but happy birthday to him just the same! :)

He was born Francis Albert Sinatra!

His birthdate is December 12th 1915!

These are his nickname's

The Voice
Chairman of the Board (of Show Business)
Ol' Blue Eyes
Swoonatra
The Sultan of Swoon
La Voz

Higher and Higher was Sinatra's first real part in a movie.

His character's name in this movie is Frank Sinatra! :)

RKO purchased the rights to the play for $15,000, specifically to star Frank Sinatra, and the four songs he sings by Jimmy McHugh and Harold Adamson were written to accommodate his singing style. He was billed third because the contracts with Michèle Morgan's and Jack Haley's prevented higher billing.

Frank Sinatra with Jules Munshin and Gene Kelly in On the Town.

The crew tried to keep the location filming in New York City as low-key as possible. Many of the scenes were filmed from the back of a station wagon. At the end of "New York, New York", as the camera tilts up at Rockefeller Plaza, you can see the skating rink lined with spectators watching Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly.

Frank Sinatra, who was very thin, had to wear prosthetic padding to fill out the seat of his uniform.

The third and final pairing of three movies of musical stars Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra.

Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson and Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh.

Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin and Gene Kelly again, this time in Take Me Out To The Ball Game!

Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett, Esther Williams and Gene Kelly

Frank Sinatra did not want to make this movie, feeling that he was not right for the part. The studio, anxious to build him up as a leading man, forced him to be in it. He stated later that he never watched the film since he was embarrassed by the whole thing. Kathryn Grayson likewise disliked the film saying that it was her least favorite of all her films.

The song "Well, Did You Evah?" (from High Society) was added at the last minute when it was realized that there wasn't a song for Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra to sing together.

 

 

It is believed that Frank Sinatra's brand new car, a 1956 Continental Mark II (now a very rare item as only 4,000 were ever made and sold) was used in some brief shots in the film released July, 1956. Actor Louis Calhern is seen exiting the car while being greeted by Grace Kelly. Records show the car being delivered to Sinatra December, 1955 so it seems a good bet that it is indeed the one in the film.

Frank Sinatra with Doris Day in Young At Heart

Ethel Barrymore was very old and feeble during the filming and spent most of her time between takes in a wheelchair. She was not crippled but was getting frail and had to conserve her energy for her onscreen performance. Frank Sinatra threw a surprise birthday party for her on the set, a gesture that clearly moved and touched her.



Frank Sinatra and his 3 children!



Date of Death

14 May 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA (heart & kidney disease; bladder cancer)