Frank Sinatra Informative Speech

There is a thirteen pound seven ounce baby that grew up to be a fantastic singer and actor. His name was Frank Sinatra. He had left behind iconic songs like Love and Marriage, Strangers in the Night, My Way,and lastly ,New York, New York. He was nicknamed The Voice, Sultan of Swoon, Ol’ Blue Eyes, and The Chairman of the Board. Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 12, 1915. He was born thirteen pounds and seven ounces in breech position. The doctor had to use forceps to get him out of his mother. By doing that, the doctor damaged his neck, cheek, and punctured his eardrum. His punctured eardrum is the reason that he was not drafted for the war when he grows up. His parents were Marty and Dolly Sinatra. On April 2, 1916 …show more content…
Sinatra beat Crosby, his inspiration, in a poll for Top Band Vocalist. After creating four solo pieces, on January of 1942, he was ready to leave Dorsey’s band. Dorsey and Sinatra were very close friends. Dorsey was even the godfather of Frank Sinatra’s daughter. Sadly, the friendship ended when Frank left. By December of the same year, he made $1250 a week with the Benny Goodman band. He was then in the movie Higher and Higher. MGM signed him a five year contract for $260,000 a year in 1946. The movies had caused his music career to hault. His records were 49 of the top 50 list. By 1949, Sinatra’s movies were not doing as well as he expected and his marriage was shaky. Frank Sinatra had 3 kids with Nancy. The first one was Nancy, then Frank Sinatra Jr., and lastly Tina. Frank was married four times and divorced three times. He divorced Nancy in 1941 and married Ava Gardner. The two were separated 5 years later. Within the time they were together, she revived his acting career. In the late 1950s, his music was back on top. After Gardner, he was with many entertainment beauties such as Liz Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Juliet Prowse, and Judy Garland. His films continued as he appeared in over 60