How accurate is his Mafia support (and his whining) in the Godfather?
Wasn’t he reported to be a spouse abuser, aka, wife beater?
Sinatra remains the greatest American singer of modern times.
The TV special last week showed how bad and pathetic today’s singers are compared to the Chairman.
In particular. Lady GagGag’s voice was beyond horrible on “New York, New York”...and she sould get on her knees every day and thank “AutoTune” for her financial success.
I'm no expert on the matter. But from what I know, Sinatra was a decent guy, with a big heart. He quietly supported a lot of his colleagues who had fallen on hard times, Lee J. Cobb being one of those.
But Sinatra was also an unsophisticated man. He had an admiration for the Mafia, much as an unsophisticated German might have had an admiration for the Nazis.
The horse’s head was an urban myth.
Frank got his big break in “From Here To Eternity” because Ava agreed to do a picture for the studio in return.
He definitely had a fascination with the mob, though. But then, so did a lot of show business types.
Sinatra was a good friend of the mobster, Sam Giancana and perhaps others, but he tried to downplay his Mafia connections, saying he golfed with Giancana and socialized perhaps with some others, but he wasn't involved in their illegal activities. I do know he was investigated by Bobby Kennedy and those alleged Mafia connections were used as an excuse to cancel the Inauguration bash for John Kennedy which Sinatra was to have hosted in his home.