FRANK SINATRA DEAD AT AGE 82
Los Angeles (JFK+50) On May 14, 1998, singer-actor-Hollywood icon Francis Albert Sinatra* died here in Los Angeles at the age of 82. Frank Sinatra, a superstar of popular music, died of a heart attack.
Stephen Holden described Mr. Sinatra as..."the first modern popular superstar (who) transformed pop singing by infusing lyrics with an intimate point of view that conveyed a steady current of eroticism."
Sinatra was a major supporter of Senator John F. Kennedy's presidential candidacy in 1960. Ol' Blue Eyes, as he was nicknamed, recorded a campaign record for JFK based on his big hit "High Hopes." The record is titled "High Hopes with Jack Kennedy."
Sinatra also starred in a performance for JFK's INAUGURAL GALA in Washington, D.C. Another Kennedy connection came from the fact that Sinatra's "Rat Pack" included JFK's brother-in-law Peter Lawford.
*Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) was born in Hoboken, NJ. He was expelled from high school as a freshman, and later joined the Hoboken Four. In 1939 he released his 1st single, "From the Bottom of My Heart."
Sinatra joined the Tommy Dorsey Band and had more than 40 songs in one year. By 1941, he was a star particularly among the "bobby soxers" or teenage girls of the 40s.
Los Angeles (JFK+50) On May 14, 1998, singer-actor-Hollywood icon Francis Albert Sinatra* died here in Los Angeles at the age of 82. Frank Sinatra, a superstar of popular music, died of a heart attack.
Stephen Holden described Mr. Sinatra as..."the first modern popular superstar (who) transformed pop singing by infusing lyrics with an intimate point of view that conveyed a steady current of eroticism."
Sinatra was a major supporter of Senator John F. Kennedy's presidential candidacy in 1960. Ol' Blue Eyes, as he was nicknamed, recorded a campaign record for JFK based on his big hit "High Hopes." The record is titled "High Hopes with Jack Kennedy."
Sinatra also starred in a performance for JFK's INAUGURAL GALA in Washington, D.C. Another Kennedy connection came from the fact that Sinatra's "Rat Pack" included JFK's brother-in-law Peter Lawford.
*Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) was born in Hoboken, NJ. He was expelled from high school as a freshman, and later joined the Hoboken Four. In 1939 he released his 1st single, "From the Bottom of My Heart."
Sinatra joined the Tommy Dorsey Band and had more than 40 songs in one year. By 1941, he was a star particularly among the "bobby soxers" or teenage girls of the 40s.
Frank Sinatra
at the Girl's Town Ball
Florida, May 12, 1960
NARA Photo