SEPTEMBER 8, 1942: Dad left the band for good.

The actual date of Frank's final appearance with the Tommy Dorsey band was two days later—September 10, 1942, on an NBC radio broadcast of The Treasury War Bond Show from Minneapolis, MN. See these posts for complete details:

August 28, 1942 - FS leaving Tommy Dorsey announced
Significant FS Anniversary Dates – Post #5

Adding to the list of significant happenings on September 8th:

SEPTEMBER 8, 1958: Album Release: FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY

(Nancy's book deals with the album two months later, in November 1958.)

[Gail]

Originally Posted by Bob

Adding to the list of significant happenings on September 8th:

SEPTEMBER 8, 1958: Album Release: FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR ONLY THE LONELY

(Nancy's book deals with the album two months later, in November 1958.)

"This album remained at number one for an amazing 120 weeks and prompted the New York Post to name Frank Sinatra "Love Voice of the Century ." !!!!!
[from Nancy's book, see Bob's link above]

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 5–14, 1985: Dad played to sold-out audiences for his entire nine-show engagement at Carnegie Hall. Wrote one critic: "Through subtleties of gesture and of voice—a shift of tone, a way of rushing or delaying the beat—Mr. Sinatra brought to his songs a sense of hard-fought inner drama that made them character studies as well as musical gems."

SEPTEMBER 9, 1985: FS was interviewed at the Waldorf-Towers by Arlene Francis for her WOR radio show.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 3–9, 1979: More shows at Atlantic City's Resorts International.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

AUGUST 30–SEPTEMBER 9, 1967: He did two weeks at the Sands, missing three nights because of fatigue.

SEPTEMBER 9, 1957: It was reported in Time magazine that Frank Sinatra fired off a telegram to Florida Senator George Smathers of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, accusing Mitch Miller of confessing that he accepted payola in the form of "large sums of money" from songwriters whose songs Miller recorded at Columbia Records. Smathers introduced an amendment to the Federal Communications Act to prevent broadcasters from owning stock in publishing or record companies. It failed to become law.

SEPTEMBER 9, 1946: When Phil Silvers signed to star at the Copacabana in New York, he planned to appear with Rags Ragland, his buddy and best friend from their early days in burlesque. Sadly, Rags died two weeks before opening night, and Phil was about to go on alone, grieving and distraught, when there came a knock on his dressing room door an hour before curtain time. It was his friend Frank Sinatra, who had worked with him on Rags' routines while they were entertaining the troops in Europe. "Hi," he said, "what do we open with?"

[Photo: Edward Ozern]

PHIL SILVERS ON OPENING NIGHT AT THE COPA WITH SINATRA: Frank was in the middle of making a picture in Hollywood, but there he was standing in the doorway. I know Frank—you don't say, "Gee, you came." You play it cool. So I said, "Well, I'll do a few minutes first, and when I touch my tie you appear and we'll do our routines. You know them all." I can't tell you the reaction when he came out and I looked at him and said, "Scram, kid, I work alone." And then the standard jokes like, "I know there's a food shortage, but this is ridiculous," and "The blood bank is two blocks up the street," etc. We proceeded to do an hour and three quarters of material, and at our conclusion received an ovation. But gratitude embarrassed Frank. I looked for him to thank him for this expression of love and friendship, and he was gone—back to Hollywood, where he had caused a two-day delay because of this gesture. But that's Sinatra. You don't thank him. You just lean back and accept it.

[Photo: Air Transport Command Photos]

PHIL SILVERS ON THE ARMED FORCES TOUR (1945): At the height of his career, Frank was asked to go overseas to entertain our armed forces. I got a call from his manager. Would I go with him? I did, and taught him some comedy routines—Frank loves comedy. We were a smash. Talk about women reacting to Frank's singing—you should have heard the men.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 5–14, 1985: Dad played to sold-out audiences for his entire nine-show engagement at Carnegie Hall. Wrote one critic: "Through subtleties of gesture and of voice—a shift of tone, a way of rushing or delaying the beat—Mr. Sinatra brought to his songs a sense of hard-fought inner drama that made them character studies as well as musical gems."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1973: Dad was interviewed on ABCs Wide World of Sports at the Muhammad Ali-Ken Norton heavyweight title bout at the Forum in Inglewood, California.

SEPTEMBER 10, 1965: Dad appeared with Sammy in a predictable pie-throwing episode of The Soupy Sales Show taped earlier that summer in New York.

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father, this time raking up the 1938 morals charge of "seducing a woman of good repute," never mentioning that the woman was discredited and the charges dismissed. In addition, Pegler attempted unsuccessfully to link Frank to a rogues' gallery of gangsters that included not only Lucky Luciano but Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Longie Zwillman, Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky and Willie Moretti, reputed Mob chief of Bergen County, New Jersey.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

[David B.]

What a great story about Frank and Phil Silvers.

I have friends who, sadly, were so unfamiliar with Frank Sinatra's work beyond his later hit albums (I'm doing what I can to change that), they tended to see him only as the Chairman of the Board, an appropriately classy and dignified older gentleman.

Without disavowing them of that impression, I hope I've enlightened them that there was an equally classy and dignified version of Frank Sinatra that clowned around with the best clowns in the business. Among them Phil Silvers, Jackie Gleason, Abbott and Costello, Jimmy Durante, both Martin AND Lewis, Soupy Sales, The Three Stooges, Bob Hope and so many more.

I loved that side of Frank Sinatra.

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 5–14, 1985: Dad played to sold-out audiences for his entire nine-show engagement at Carnegie Hall. Wrote one critic: "Through subtleties of gesture and of voice—a shift of tone, a way of rushing or delaying the beat—Mr. Sinatra brought to his songs a sense of hard-fought inner drama that made them character studies as well as musical gems."

SEPTEMBER 11, 1982: A hospital benefit in Ottawa, Canada, with Rich Little.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 11–16, 1978: After a brief break, he was back on the road, this time in London for an engagement at the Royal Festival Hall.

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1960: I became Mrs. Tommy Sands. Frank Sinatra gave me away with tears in his eyes. Just before he walked with me down the aisle, he presented me with a pair of star-shaped diamond earrings, "to match the stars in your eyes."

When I married Tommy Sands, Dad didn't interfere or lecture on the hazards of getting married to a singer. We both, of course, realized the obvious parallels, but this was Hollywood, and I was definitely a Hollywood kid—my feet firmly rooted in celluloid, in glorious Technicolor.

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father... [See September 10th]

SEPTEMBER 11, 1945: Putting his convictions on the line, Dad played himself, preaching tolerance to a group of boys in The House I Live In, a 10-minute short for RKO—his last project with that studio—on the theme of racial tolerance: "Look, fellas, religion makes no difference except to a Nazi or somebody as stupid. Why, people all over the world worship God in different ways. This wonderful country is made up of a hundred different kinds of people, and a hundred different ways of talking, and a hundred different ways of going to church. But they're all American ways. My dad came from Italy, but I'm an American. Should I hate your father 'cause he came from Ireland or France or Russia? Wouldn't I be a first-class fathead?" The film was written by Albert Maltz, produced by Frank Ross and directed by Mervyn LeRoy, but it was Dad's baby from start to finish: It was his idea, he persuaded everyone involved to donate their time and, because he was the star, its message of tolerance was communicated to a lot of people who might not have been inclined to listen otherwise. The proceeds were donated to various charities, and the film won a special Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

A staged shot with the cast of the
film The House I Live In.

FRANK ON PREJUDICE: Prejudice is nothing new to me. In Hoboken, when I was a kid, I lived in a tough neighborhood. When somebody called me "a dirty little guinea," there was only one thing to do—break his head. When I got older, I realized you shouldn't do it that way. I realized you've got to do it through education—maybe with a few exceptions.

ORSON WELLES ON SINATRA'S PRINCIPLES: We drove to his uncle's house for calamari and on the way back we stopped for coffee. Our driver, as it happened, was a black man and the guy in the diner wouldn't serve him. Your dad reached across the counter and grabbed this nine-foot giant by the front of his shirt and said, "You're serving coffee for three." After a beat, the man said, "Yes." No sporting event here. It was a mosquito vs. a gorilla. Frank made the score with sheer force of character.

Gathering in the Oscar for The House I Live In, FS shares the stage with the actor (later senator) who presented it, George Murphy, and the young actress Peggy Ann Garner. He could not have known how long it would be before he'd hold another Oscar or how important the next one would be to his life, career and spirits.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

SEPTEMBER 11, 1945: Putting his convictions on the line, Dad played himself, preaching tolerance to a group of boys in The House I Live In

Quite an appropriate anniversary for this particular date. In addition to the Frank's Films thread, these are some other links worth pursuing today:

The Voice of Tolerance (The Story of The House I Live In)
“The House I Live In (That’s America To Me)”
House I Live In

[Added:] If you would like to view the film itself (which is in the public domain), it's available in a few places on the web, including this site with an introduction by the SFF's own Brian Noe (Noebie):

The Frank Truth's Videos, Edition #3

(See also Brian's post, One Of My Favorite Sinatra Things, for additional website links.)

[Nancy]

Very nice. Thanks, Bob.

It wasn't so long ago when I watched "The House I Live In" for the first time, thanks to the web.

Thanks to the web and this wonderful site I learn new things about Frank...daily.

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 5–14, 1985: Dad played to sold-out audiences for his entire nine-show engagement at Carnegie Hall. Wrote one critic: "Through subtleties of gesture and of voice—a shift of tone, a way of rushing or delaying the beat—Mr. Sinatra brought to his songs a sense of hard-fought inner drama that made them character studies as well as musical gems."

SEPTEMBER 12, 1982: At the Hilton in New York, Frank Sinatra was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 11–16, 1978: After a brief break, he was back on the road, this time in London for an engagement at the Royal Festival Hall.

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1963: Frank Jr., who was all of 19, made his New York professional singing debut at the Americana Hotel. The audience was packed with Sinatra friends and supporters, including Jackie Gleason, Toots Shor, Joe E. Lewis and Jack E. Leonard. "There isn't one of us that doesn't wish him good luck and perhaps a climb to stardom," wrote critic Louis Sobel in the New York Journal American. "A tribute to his mother," wrote columnist Earl Wilson. Dad, who had his hands full in Nevada and California, missed opening night but finally caught a midweek performance. His glowing review: "The kid sings better than I did at that age."

Jilly Rizzo, Frank Sr., Frank Jr. and
friend Frankie Shaw after one of
Frankie's shows.

"I've studied with Frank Sinatra," says Frank Jr., "although he doesn't know I've studied with him. I've been following him around all my life." Asked what kind of advice he would give his son about the press, FS answered, "The press? This will get laughs, but I mean it. Be honest and courteous and hope the press reciprocates. I don't mean the entertainer should be subservient, but he should be frank and square. He'll need members of the press all his life. All of us do. In spite of my so-called problems, I've had a damned good press. Frankie should trust individual members until he finds that he can't."

SEPTEMBER 12, 1963: While in New York, Dad sang "Ol' Man River" at another Carnegie Hall benefit for Martin Luther King's Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Frank Jr., who was sitting in the balcony, recalled, "Here was the greatest black leader in history watching this white man sing a song about slavery, and there were tears on his cheeks."

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father... [See September 10th]

SEPTEMBER 12, 1945: The Frank Sinatra Show was revived on CBS radio, this time as a half-hour program with guest stars sponsored by Old Gold cigarettes. It would remain on the air for almost two years.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1943: Primed and ready to embark on a movie career, Dad signed a seven-year deal with RKO. "If you're a singer and you want to go into the acting business," he recalled years later, "you begin by learning to use the lyric of a song as a script."

RKO cast Dad in his first important role—playing himself—in the 1943 musical Higher and Higher, which generated not only big box office but also magazine covers and the sales of sheet music for the hottest new singing star in show business.

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 13, 1988: Interviewed by USA Today.

SEPTEMBER 5–14, 1985: Dad played to sold-out audiences for his entire nine-show engagement at Carnegie Hall. Wrote one critic: "Through subtleties of gesture and of voice—a shift of tone, a way of rushing or delaying the beat—Mr. Sinatra brought to his songs a sense of hard-fought inner drama that made them character studies as well as musical gems."

SEPTEMBER 13, 1985: After the show at Carnegie Hall, FS received the Italo-American Coalition Entertainer of the Year Award at the Waldorf-Astoria.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1984: FS was master of ceremonies at a Friars Club tribute to Dean Martin.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1982: With Buddy Rich and Charlie Callas at a Carnegie Hall benefit for the World Mercy Fund.

SEPTEMBER 13–23, 1982: At a Carnegie Hall concert, a young woman who was an admitted fan of rock music was quoted by the New York Times as saying, "Frank Sinatra is one thing I can agree with my parents about. They've been playing his records since I was born, and I don't ordinarily like that kind of music much, but he's a great singer."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 11–16, 1978: After a brief break, he was back on the road, this time in London for an engagement at the Royal Festival Hall.

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 13, 1962: Shooting began on Paramount's screen adaptation of Neil Simon's hit play Come Blow Your Horn. Dad played a devil-may-care lothario—and sang the title song.

Frank with Barbara Rush in a scene
from Come Blow Your Horn.

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father... [See September 10th]

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

[Karyn]

Originally Posted by Tina

It wasn't so long ago when I watched "The House I Live In" for the first time, thanks to the web.

Tina, how did you manage it? I haven't seen this yet and would love to.

It breaks my heart to see mention of the September 1980 concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Hall, this would have been my chance to see Frank, a friend asked me to go with her and I desperately wanted to but couldn't afford it as I had only just got married. I never got another chance.

Karyn I think I found it accidentally not so long ago BUT...

Here's The Link

(Just had to show I can do it now..)

Karyn: It's just above, but here's the link once again:

The Frank Truth's Videos, Edition #3 – "The House I Live In"

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 5–14, 1985: Dad played to sold-out audiences for his entire nine-show engagement at Carnegie Hall. [See September 5th]

SEPTEMBER 13–23, 1982: At a Carnegie Hall concert, a young woman who was an admitted fan of rock music was quoted by the New York Times as saying, "Frank Sinatra is one thing I can agree with my parents about. They've been playing his records since I was born, and I don't ordinarily like that kind of music much, but he's a great singer."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 11–16, 1978: After a brief break, he was back on the road, this time in London for an engagement at the Royal Festival Hall.

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 14, 1956: FS was Edward R. Murrow's guest on his television interview show, Person to Person, filmed at Dad's new Coldwater Canyon home.

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father... [See September 10th]

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 15, 1988: Press question-and-answer session with Frank, Liza and Sammy.

Dad has known Liza since she was born.
She calls him Uncle Frank. They tease
each other about the song "New York,
New York." Liza constantly reminds Dad,
"It was written for me."

SEPTEMBER 15, 1986: Frank attended a memorial service for DJ William B. Williams at the Palace Theater in New York City.

SEPTEMBER 15, 1985: FS was honored in New York City at the Players Club Pipe Night.

SEPTEMBER 13–23, 1982: At a Carnegie Hall concert... [See September 13th]

SEPTEMBER 15, 1982: Princess Grace of Monaco died in an automobile accident. Dad was unable to attend the funeral but he sent the following words of comfort to her family: "...I feel as though the sword of suffering pierced my heart...God is a jealous lover and wanted Grace now. Indeed our hearts are restless until they rest in Him."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 15, 1981: He taped a Chrysler commercial and on the same day appeared on Arlene Francis's WOR radio show.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 11–16, 1978: After a brief break, he was back on the road, this time in London for an engagement at the Royal Festival Hall.

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 15–18, 1962: Frank and Dean Martin did four days at the Sands Hotel.

SEPTEMBER 15, 1954: He did a comedy turn on radio's long-running series, Amos and Andy, which starred his friends Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll. No one, with the exception of Jack Benny, made him laugh as hard.

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father... [See September 10th]

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.

[SinatraIsLove]

SEPTEMBER 15, 1982: Princess Grace of Monaco died in an automobile accident. Dad was unable to attend the funeral but he sent the following words of comfort to her family: "...I feel as though the sword of suffering pierced my heart...God is a jealous lover and wanted Grace now. Indeed our hearts are restless until they rest in Him."

Wow.

Frank sure had a way with words

[Dan]

That's a fabulous picture of Frank and Liza. I always liked that one.

(From the Guestbook page and the online book Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra )

SEPTEMBER 16, 1984: In London, U.S. Ambassador and Mrs. Price held a dinner party honoring Frank and Barbara.

SEPTEMBER 13–23, 1982: At a Carnegie Hall concert... [See September 13th]

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1981: He played a two-week engagement with George Shearing at Carnegie Hall. George, who was blind, called Frank "Old Blue Eyes" and himself "Old No Eyes."

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1980: Frank returned to London for memorable concerts at the Royal Festival and Royal Albert Halls. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 11–16, 1978: After a brief break, he was back on the road, this time in London for an engagement at the Royal Festival Hall.

SEPTEMBER 10–16, 1976: Back to Lake Tahoe with John Denver at Harrah's.

SEPTEMBER 8–20, 1975: FS, Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald co-headlined for two hugely successful weeks at New York's Uris Theater, grossing more than $1 million. [See September 8th]

SEPTEMBER 4–18, 1974: Dad and Frankie and I played Harrah's in Lake Tahoe and then headed a bill at Caesars in Vegas. It was a family affair, with my mother, Hugh and A.J. along as well.

SEPTEMBER 16, 1965: Dad appeared as a guest star on the premiere of The Dean Martin Show, a new NBC variety program. Dean was in rare form that night, addressing my father by his new title, "Chairman of the Board." Dad, who had been called a lot of things in his life, was clearly tickled. The title stuck.

SEPTEMBER 15–18, 1962: Frank and Dean Martin did four days at the Sands Hotel.

SEPTEMBER 10–30, 1947: Hearst columnist Westbrook Pegler, fueled by Lee Mortimer and the FBI, resumed his attacks on my father... [See September 10th]

AUGUST 27–SEPTEMBER 16, 1941: After a Midwestern swing, Dorsey returned East for a third sold-out run at the Paramount in New York. By now Dad was the band's big draw, and he was beginning to think about going solo.