On 12 December, would one of the most legendary entertainer ever to celebrate its 100th birthday.: Frank Sinatra (1915-1998, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”). For his life is shrouded in numerous legends, but the facts seem almost as incredible. Some of the most important figures of his exceptional career
birth weight. 6.1 kg
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With a weight of 6.1 kg Frank Sinatra was at his birth on December 12, 1915 extremely difficult. The size of the baby caused complications, the doctor had to resort to forceps. Sinatra suffered while a tympanic membrane tear and injuries to the face that drew him throughout his life. On top of that the doctor already held the blue tarnished baby dead and left it on the kitchen table while he took care of the mother. Luckily for Sinatra and the music world gave his grandmother the baby is not as fast, held it under the cold water and drew him as the first cry.
Size: 1.72 meters
Sinatra was plagued throughout his life by feelings of inferiority because of its physical properties. In addition to the damage caused by his forceps and a bad acne scars was also its size of 1.72 meters. Sinatra therefore often wore high heels, makeup on his scars and was reluctant to shoot from the left side. The ladies he conquered with his blue eyes and his exceptional voice still in the storm
Rioting Fans in Times Square:. 40,000
After Sinatra had his spurs as a big band singer, launched he heruntergekrempelt by and immediately struck a chord with “Bobby Soxers”, a generation of young female pop fans, whose name stemmed from the fashion, the stockings to the ankles to wear early 40s as a solo artist. Reached a climax the “Sinatramania” on Columbus Day (October 12) 1944 Sinatra was on this evening two concerts at the Paramount Theatre in New York’s Times Square. Approximately 40,000 “Bobby Soxers” then flooded the square. As visitors to the first show refused to leave the hall, there were riots. About 600 police officers were required to obtain the rampaging teenagers under control, the riots went as “Columbus Day Riots” in history. Justin Bieber’s “Beliebers” (so called fans) are not mind …
albums sold: 150 million
In his extensive career Sinatra sat seven decades worldwide more than 150 million albums from and thus remains one of the most successful musicians. At his death in 1998, Sinatra’s fortune was estimated at $ 200 million. In 1958, the Grammys were awarded for the first time, Sinatra had two career highlights behind. . Nevertheless, he dusted off a total of eleven trophies
Songs titled “New York, New York”: 2
“New York, New York” everyone knows – or? In fact, Sinatra had throughout his career two songs with this title in his repertoire. The older of the two dates back to Bernstein’s musical “On the Town”, in whose film version starred Sinatra 1949th The significantly better-known number is actually called “Theme from New York, New York” and was in the Scorsese-music film “New York, New York” sung in 1977 by Liza Minelli. The strip flopped, Sinatra made for the theme song to a world hit
Oscars:. 1
1944 Sinatra was the first time in the musical adaptation of “Higher and Higher” to see on the big screen, In total, he played in over 50 films. Recently he borrowed in 1988 in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” the singing sword his voice. 1953 won Sinatra for the war film “From Here to Eternity” 
One night verzocktes money. : $ 500,000
Sinatras debauchery in Las Vegas, where he regularly appeared since the 50s, were legendary. In 1967 he is said to have amassed about in a party night in Casino Hotel Sands $ 500,000 in gambling debts. He then demolished with a golf cart to the entrance of the hotel and tried to put some curtains on fire
FBI files:. 2,403 pages
The FBI had Sinatra for decades in their sights, first of all because of his alleged Mafia connections, later – apparently similar suspect – because of his support for John F. Kennedy. Further material for 2,403 pages of files that accumulated the authorities about Sinatra, gave the suspect the singer had pressed during World War II by bribery from military service. And like many other entertainers he was suspected in the McCarthy era communist activities
Wives:. 4
In addition to his countless affairs Sinatra was married four times. In 1939, he married his childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato. From this marriage three children Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina, who all also made careers in show business come. 1951 Sinatra was divorced from his first wife, in the same year he married Hollywood star Ava Gardner. Your turbulent marriage brought the two again in the headlines. Already in 1953 they parted again, the divorce could be completed until 1957. Despite everything Sinatra and Gardner remained friends. The third marriage to Mia Farrow lasted only two years (1966-1968). A fixed port then took Sinatra Barbara Marx, with whom he was married from 1976 until his death
suicide attempts. 4
Sinatra described herself as a manic-depressive and tried four time, to take his own life. Bad a career-low hit him early 50s. As he watched a horde of girls one day before a concert of the former teen stars Eddie Fisher, Sinatra went home and tried to kill himself with his gas stove. His manager still found him in time and saved the singer’s life. Three other suicide attempts undertook Sinatra during his stormy marriage to Ava Gardner
Sex Tapes:. 1
He was young and needed the money: 1935 to the then 19-year-old Sinatra for 100 dollars have played a part in a porn-movies called “The Masked Bandit”. Although he is – of course – was wearing a mask, the singer is said to have taken care of after his breakthrough about his Mafia contacts that the strip never came to light again
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