FRANK SINATRA

Jessica Hodge, PRC 1998.

New York, New York, My Way, Strangers in the Night, Young at Heart. These are just a few of the classic songs that twentieth century, thanks to Ol’ Blue eyes – Frank Sinatra. The Chairman of the Board’s devoted legion of fans remember him as the dreamy lead singer of the Tommy Dorsey Band in the 1940s, who went on to become one of the first American singers to hit the big time as a soloist in the 1950s.

That decade, he had thirteen Top Five albums in only seven years. His popularity is still unequalled in the entertainment world. Today, pop stars such as Bono of U2 line up to perform with Sinatra (who died, the year of this book’s publication), and tickets for a Frank Sinatra concert sell out in hours. As cinematic as he is talented, Sinatra continues to thrill audiences, and has become a legend in his own lifetime.

But Sinatra’s credits run far beyond the world of music. An acclaimed actor, he won an Oscar for his performance as Private Angelo Maggio in From Here to Eternity (1953). His other screen credits include Anchors Aweigh and On the Town, with Gene Kelly: High Society with Bing Crosby: The Man with the Golden Arm, for which he was nominated for an Oscar: and Von Ryan’s Express.

Loaded with full-colour and black-and-white photographs spanning Sinatra’s career, this tribute to the star captures him on screen, in concert, and behind the scenes. His often public private life is also portrayed, which, along with a detailed and informative text, rounds out a view of Frank Sinatra as a singer, actor, father, Romeo and twentieth century icon that will be treasured by music buffs and adoring fans alike.

Both the book and the dust jacket are in very good condition