"I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life.... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes."
Frank Sinatra in 1947 at the Liederkrantz Hall in New York.
Francis Albert 鈥淔rank鈥 Sinatra was born on Dec. 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of parents Natalie Della and Antonino Martino Sinatra. Sinatra鈥檚 music and film career lasted 60 years. His first break came in 1935 when he joined a local music group, The Three Flashes, which became the Hoboken Four after Sinatra joined. In the swing era, he sang with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, and moved to a solo career in 1943. He went on to produce albums for Columbia Records, Capitol Records, and for his own company, Reprise Records. Some of his greatest hits include 鈥淐ome Fly with Me,鈥 鈥淢y Way,鈥 and 鈥(Theme from) New York New York.鈥 Sinatra won 11 Grammy awards throughout his career. Besides being musically talented, Sinatra was an exceptional actor, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for 鈥From Here to Eternity鈥 and a nomination for Best Actor for 鈥淭he Man with the Golden Arm.鈥 He also performed in musicals such as 鈥淧al Joey鈥 and 鈥Guys and Dolls.鈥 In 1985 he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Ronald Reagan.
"I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life.... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes."
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