About Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra, or more popularly known as Frank Sinatra, was an American singer as well as an Academy Award winning actor. Born on December 12, 1915, Frank Sinatra was huge popular in the both the fields, in music as well as in acting. Started his career in music in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra became a hugely successful solo artist in the early to mid 1940s. Later on, he also started working in various films. Though his professional career experienced a set back in the early 1950s, he hit it back in 1954 after he won the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
Frank Sinatra signed with Capitol Records and released a number of musical albums including In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, Only the Lonely, Come Fly with Me, and Nice 'n' Easy etc. which became huge hit and were critically lauded. Frank Sinatra also worked with several other recording companies including Reprise Records to produce a number of other hits. Though a thoroughly successful professional throughout his career, Frank Sinatra was heavily addicted to alcohol which caused a huge problem in his professional career. He was known for his addiction to alcohol, which affected his career in a great extent.
The Early Days
Born in Hoboken, New Jersey in United States, Frank Sinatra did not go for too much of education in his earlier days. He even left his school without graduating. Instead, he started working for Jersey Observer newspaper. Later on he also worked as a riveter at Tietjan and Lang Shipyard. During the early 1930s, Frank Sinatra started singing in public. In 1935, his mother persuaded a local singing group, The Three flashes, and he got his first break. As Sinatra joined as the fourth member of the group, the group was renamed as the Hoboken Four. But after a few days, Frank Sinatra left Hoboken Four and returned back home in late 1935. His mother arranged for him a job at the Rustic Cabin in Englewood in New Jersey as a singing waiter.
The Career
Frank Sinatra recorded his first album in 1939. In the same year, Harry James hired Frank Sinatra to work with him on a one year contract. Later on, he also joined Tommy Dorsey in November, 1939. Frank Sinatra made his debut in film in the year 1940, in Las Vegas Nights. In 1942, Frank Sinatra opened Paramount Theater. During the 1940s, the career graph of Frank Sinatra started declining. Though revived again in the 1950s. Later on Frank Sinatra delivered a number of popular albums and films. He won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity in 1953.
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