Frank Sinatra and his daughter Nancy Sinatra, 1966

Nancy Sinatra, Goldie Hawn, and Ruth Buzzi performing "Bye Bye 60s", 1969

Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley duet, 1960

Sometime in the late 40’s, before either man was famous, Frank Sinatra appeared in a theater in New York. After his show he went to Harlem to see the Will Maston Trio led by a young Sammy Davis Jr. Frank is blown away by Sammy’s talent and after the show he asks Sammy to come see his show. A week goes by. No Sammy. Sinatra goes back to Harlem to see the Will Maston Trio again and asks Sammy why he didn’t show. Sammy said he was there but they wouldn’t let him in. Frank stormed back to the theater, tore up his contract in front of them, and never performed there again. That would be a common theme during the course of their friendship and careers. When Sammy wasn’t allowed to play at the Copacabana, Frank wouldn’t play there either. When Sammy was refused a Las Vegas hotel room, Frank said, “Give him my room!” After Sammy’s car accident where he lost his eye, it was Sinatra who paid all his medical bills. After 5 decades and 40 years of performing together, a reporter once asked Frank why he was always so charitable to Sammy. Frank responded in three words, “He’s my brother.” May be a black-and-white image of 2 people.

One of my favorite BadAss songs from the ‘60’s. Nancy Sinatra . . . These Boots are Made for Walkin’

Frank Sinatra was so thin!

Seriously Frank Sinatra AI #ai singing Gangsters Paradise is extremely/scaringly good. Taking away the moral and ethical implications, this is the future. Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, etc. singing any song, any genre . . . image the possibilities.

Frank Sinatra and Elvis duet

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin can't stop laughing in these 1965 bloopers

On July 19, 1966, Frank Sinatra married Mia Farrow at the Las Vegas home of Jack Entratter. Farrow was 21 years old, and Sinatra was 50. Sinatra wanted Farrow to give up her acting career, which she initially agreed to do. Farrow accompanied Sinatra while he was shooting several films, but she soon tired of doing nothing and signed on to star in Rosemary's Baby. Filming of Rosemary's Baby ran over its initial schedule, which angered Sinatra. He had cast Farrow in a role in his film The Detective (1968). However, after Farrow failed to report for filming, Sinatra cast actress Jacqueline Bisset in Farrow's role. In November 1967, while Farrow was filming Rosemary's Baby, Sinatra's lawyer served her with divorce papers. Their divorce was finalized in August 1968. Farrow later blamed the demise of the marriage on their age difference and said she was an "impossibly immature teenager" when she married Sinatra. Despite this, the two remained friends until Sinatra's death. Here are some photos showing moments of Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra on their wedding day at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and their daughters Nancy Sinatra, Barbara Gail Martin (and on the next slide) with their sons Frank Sinatra Jr., Dino Martin performing together on "The Dean Martin Christmas Special" - December, 1967.