Posted on 07/15/2018 8:56:40 AM PDT by lowbridge
Nancy Sinatra Sr., the former wife of Frank Sinatra and mother of his three children, has died. She was 101.
According to a tweet posted by Sinatras daughter Nancy, she died Friday. My mother passed away peacefully tonight at the age of 101. She was a blessing and the light of my life. Godspeed, Momma. Thank you for everything, Nancy wrote. The cause and location of death was not released.
Sinatra, then Nancy Barbato, met Frank Sinatra in summer of 1934 in Long Branch, N.J. and they were married roughly five years later, on Feb. 4, 1939 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic church in Jersey City, N.J. Before Sinatras singing career took off, the couple lived in an apartment in Jersey City. Nancy Sr found work as a secretary while Frank worked as a singing waiter.
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“Even real talents like Dean Martin branched out into comedy roles, although he was very good.”
Ah Dino, one of my all time favorites. Reminds me of when America was still America. I love “Volare” especially when he switches into Italian. Great memories.
B.S. Frank Sr. would not have hesitated to perform at Trump’s inauguration. He was no Commie-loving leftist.
No kidding. He was a JFK guy...old school democrat...and Reagan.
If your “guessing” Sinatra’s appeal and think Elvis had more talent, then you have no clue who you’re talking about. BTW, Frank Jr.s career was sabotaged a couple of weeks after JFK was killed when Frankie was kidnapped. Sr. was offered help from Sam Giancana. Sr. knew he had no equal, only imatators...ask Bobby Darrin. Frank Jr. was a pretty good singer, but impossible to have gotten out of the old man shadow.
RIP.
Yuck. Heck of a question to be asked too. Pretty sure zero entertainers were asked that about Obama’s inauguration.
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