Saturday, December 12, 2015

Frank Sinatra 100 -- December 12, 2015

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Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on 12-December-1915.  His father was Sicilian and his mother was Genovese.  An old Italian would tell you that this explains a lot.

I appreciated his movies before I appreciated his music.  MGM put him in several musicals.  My favorite is On the Town.


"The House I Live In" is a one reeler which makes a statement against prejudice in general and antisemitism in particular.   

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Sinatra did not star in 1953's From Here to Eternity, but it helped to bring him back from a low point in his career.

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In 1954, Sinatra played an assassin in Suddenly.  He was convincing.

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In 1962, Sinatra tried to stop an assassin in The Manchurian Candidate, which he also produced.  It was a wonderful movie which wasn't shown for a long time. 

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