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In the mid 1980s, Kaplan worked for several years as a screenwriter for Warner Brothers. Since the late 1980s, he has been a writer of magazine profiles for Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and The New Yorker, among others. He is the author of the following books, amongst other works: [3]
When Sinatra's mother, Natalina, was a child, her pretty face earned her the nickname "Dolly". As an adult, she stood less than 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and weighed approximately 90 pounds (41 kg). Sinatra biographer James Kaplan describes her as having a "politician's temperament—restless, energetic, unreflective". [17]
Sinatra: A Life Remembered. Courage Books. ISBN 978-0-7624-0397-4. Kaplan, James (2010) Frank: The Voice. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-51804-8; Kaplan, James (2015) Sinatra: The Chairman. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-53539-7; Kelley, Kitty (1986) His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra. Bantam Press. ISBN 0-553-26515-6; Lahr, John (1987 ...
Auctioneers say Frank Sinatra's book is not only filled with information regarding hundreds of friends, family members, musicians, politicians and athletes Frank Sinatra's address book sells for ...
Sinatra was always adamant that such a book would be written on his terms, and he himself would "set the record straight" in details of his life. [330] According to Kelley, the family detested her and the book, which took its toll on Sinatra's health. Kelley says that Tina Sinatra blamed her for her father's colon surgery in 1986. [331]
The book reveals that one night, Gardner had a huge argument with Sinatra -- in front of a packed house, mind you -- at the famous Copacabana nightclub. She stormed off to phone her ex-husband ...
Although Sinatra's relationship with Gardner ended badly, author James Kaplan suggests this song set the album's mood of "capitulation, not retaliation". [19] "I See Your Face Before Me" was Nelson Riddle's favorite and was the first song he arranged: he created a setting for it while at Ridgefield High School. [27]
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990 [1]) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television, and theater , and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song . [ 2 ]