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The Frank Sinatra Student Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem was dedicated in his name in 1978. [317] From his youth, Sinatra displayed sympathy for black Americans and worked both publicly and privately all his life to help the struggle for equal rights. He blamed racial prejudice on the parents of children. [565]
Some Came Running is a 1958 American drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by James Jones.
The Devil at 4 O'Clock is a 1961 American adventure film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Spencer Tracy and Frank Sinatra.Based on a 1958 novel with the same title by British writer Max Catto, the film was a precursor to Krakatoa, East of Java and the disaster films of the 1970s such as The Poseidon Adventure, Earthquake and The Towering Inferno.
It was the last song Sinatra sang in public, [2] on February 25, 1995, and the words "The Best is Yet to Come" were etched on Sinatra's original tombstone [3] until it was replaced in 2020 (for reasons never officially explained by the Sinatra family) with a new stone that reads "Sleep Warm, Poppa". [4]
Nancy Sinatra was a last minute replacement for Mia Farrow. [2] The new title proved apt as during the filming Nancy Sinatra broke up with her husband Tommy Sands. The Mexican Government was offended by the film's depiction of Mexico [3] and banned the film and other Sinatra films for what they regarded as a derogatory depiction of the nation. [4]
I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it.' It was for Frank, no one else." [8] On December 30, 1968, Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song in one take, featuring session drummer Buddy Saltzman among the band. "My Way" was released in early 1969 on the My Way LP and as a single.
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Bart Howard estimated that by the time Frank Sinatra covered the song in 1964, more than 100 other versions had been recorded. [5] Bobby Womack recorded a version that was released in 1968 on Minit Records, from his album Fly Me to the Moon. His rendition reached No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 16 on the R&B chart. [38]