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Old 11-02-2009, 10:55 AM
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NOVEMBER 1, 1945:

...This kind of commitment to equality prompted the conservative press to continue its insinuations that Dad was a Communist.
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When I reread things like this I am so proud of him.
As a fellow American, I'm proud of him, too. I see there hasn't much progress in lame brained reactions of the conservative press.
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Old 11-03-2009, 02:10 AM
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November 3rd

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

NOVEMBER 3, 1988: "Legends in Our Time" convention, sponsored by Anheuser Busch, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Frank performed a few songs, accompanied by Sammy and Liza.

NOVEMBER 3, 1985: In Los Angeles he attended the Princess Grace Foundation gala at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

NOVEMBER 2-3, 1984: In Las Vegas at the Golden Nugget, he did four shows in two nights.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 3, 1953: Within a month after debuting in his Rocky Fortune show [See October 6th], FS took on still another radio program, Perfectly Frank, a breezy, twice-weekly, 15-minute series in which he performed as both soloist and DJ for hits from other stars. This one had an eight-month run.

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Old 11-03-2009, 11:10 PM
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Orange County, California
 
November 4th

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

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

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Old 11-04-2009, 10:54 PM
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Orange County, California
 
November 5th

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

NOVEMBER 5, 1993: Taped the video for "I've Got You Under My Skin" with Bono in Palm Springs.

OCTOBER 16–20 AND NOVEMBER 5, 1984: FS went to Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Hartford, Westchester, New York City, Washington, D.C., Sacramento and San Diego for Republican receptions and fundraisers for President Reagan.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 5, 1975: At the Century Plaza Hotel in L.A., Dad was master of ceremonies as the Scopus Award was presented to the great piano virtuoso Artur Rubinstein by the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Israel.

NOVEMBER 5, 1969: Dad starred—and performed solo—in another TV special simply entitled Sinatra. Also this year: Because he had established scholarships for young musicians, UCLA showed its gratitude by making him an Honorary Alumnus, and, once again, Playboy named him Top Male Vocalist in their Jazz Poll.

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

LATE 1955: A California state senate committee launched an investigation into Confidential's charges about the wrong-door raid, and Frank was called to testify. "I drove DiMaggio to the general area," he swore under oath. "I never knew the address. I parked at a curb and DiMaggio met Mr. [Barney] Ruditsky, a private investigator, and another man with a camera. I was not present. Someone later said they went into the wrong door." He also denied any involvement in the beating of detective Phillip Irwin. No indictments were issued, and that seemed to end the matter. But Dad hadn't heard the last of it. [See September 1955 and following]

NOVEMBER 5, 1954: At the request of his friend Joe DiMaggio, Frank drove him to a Hollywood address. According to Confidential magazine—the supermarket tabloid of its day, noted for its sensationalistic approach to journalism and its sometimes threatening tactics—DiMaggio, private investigators and several other men crashed into an apartment in which they believed Marilyn Monroe, then separated from DiMaggio, was having an illicit encounter. Marilyn wasn't there and the apartment belonged to Mrs. Florence K. Ross, a 39-year-old secretary who didn't even know Monroe. The detectives had pointed out the wrong door.

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Old 11-05-2009, 11:21 PM
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Orange County, California
 
November 6th

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

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 6, 1949: He performed on Guest Star, a radio show for the U.S. Treasury Department.

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Old 11-05-2009, 11:25 PM
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Old 11-05-2009, 11:49 PM
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Those 1961 live recordings were used in the Sinatra: Vegas box set for Disc 1. So, the album did eventually get released after all.
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Old 11-06-2009, 01:47 AM
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Still love this thread. I learn something new every time i check it
Thankyou Nancy, Bob and Allen for making it possible.
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:26 PM
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Life's A Trippy Thing
Orange County, California
 
November 7th

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

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 7, 1972: The Nixon-Agnew ticket swept 49 states, demolishing George McGovern and Sargent Shriver, a brother-in-law of John and Robert Kennedy's.

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 7, 1951: Dad married Ava at the suburban Philadelphia home of Lester Sacks, Manie's brother, with Axel Stordahl as his best man. It was Ava's third marriage; her first two were to actor Mickey Rooney and bandleader Artie Shaw.

Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner on their
wedding day. They were married in
Pennsylvania at a friend's house on
November 7, 1951.
NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from teenage America to high society with three weeks at the Paramount, followed by two more in the Wedgwood Room of the Waldorf-Astoria.

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Old 11-08-2009, 12:29 AM
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Orange County, California
 
November 8th

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

NOVEMBER 8, 1984: On Soundstage 15 at 20th Century Fox, FS performed in the Hollywood Park Horse Breeders Cup gala. John Forsythe and Cary Grant also participated in the program.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 8, 1959: Frank and fellow Friars roasted Dean Martin in Los Angeles.

NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

NOVEMBER 8, 1939: For Columbia, Frank recorded his last two songs with the James band: "Ciribiribin," a vocal version of James' theme song, and "Every Day of My Life."

A 1939 publicity shot of Frank and
performers Jack Palmer and Isabel
Miller, at the Panther Room in
Chicago's Hotel Sherman. Dad loved
the band and he loved James. When
Harry James died in 1983, Dad told
me, "He made it all possible for us."
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Old 11-08-2009, 11:09 AM
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"He made it all possible for us."
What a lovely thing to be able to say about anybody.
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  #1652  
Old 11-08-2009, 02:02 PM
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What an exciting time it must have been just prior to the escalation of WWII. Frank was truly grateful to Harry, and Harry was grateful to Frank in return. The mutual respect between their enterprises is a great model for good business.
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Old 11-09-2009, 02:42 PM
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Life's A Trippy Thing
Orange County, California
 
November 9th

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

NOVEMBER 9-16, 1986: Abdominal pains forced my father to curtail a performance at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. He flew home to Palm Springs and underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis at Eisenhower Medical Center. Rumors were rampant but untrue. Everything was benign, the margins clean.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 9, 1978: He performed at a tribute to boxing great Joe Louis at Caesars Palace.

My dad is lovingly giving his old friend,
boxer Joe Louis, a shot in the bread-
basket. They were helping out on the
Jerry Lewis telethon.
OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

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Old 11-09-2009, 11:27 PM
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Life's A Trippy Thing
Orange County, California
 
November 10th

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

NOVEMBER 9-16, 1986: Abdominal pains forced my father to curtail a performance at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. He flew home to Palm Springs and underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis at Eisenhower Medical Center. Rumors were rampant but untrue. Everything was benign, the margins clean.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 10–14, 1978: Dad was back at Caesars Palace for a six-day run, but exhaustion forced him to cancel the final night.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 10, 1958: FS started shooting Frank Capra's A Hole in the Head with Eleanor Parker, Edward G. Robinson and Carolyn Jones in Miami. It's a family drama about a widower trying to raise his 11-year-old son while managing a run down Miami Beach hotel. This is one of my favorite Sinatra movies. It makes me laugh and it makes me cry.


FRANK CAPRA ON WORKING WITH FRANK: He’s a great singer and he knows it. The excitement of moving and reaching the hearts of live audiences with his lyrical virtuosity makes his blood run hot. Sinatra is also a great actor, and he knows that, too. But he cannot bewitch an audience of dispassionate cameramen, soundmen, script girls, makeup people, deadpan electricians who have seen it all before. If directors keep him busy, he maintains an easy truce, for having started something, Sinatra’s next goal is to finish it—but fast. He bores easily; can’t sit still or be alone; must be where the action is.
NOVEMBER 10, 1957: The New York Times Magazine profiled FS, signaling his arrival as an Establishment icon. Estimating his income at about $4 million a year, Hollywood correspondent Thomas M. Pryor wrote that "Sinatra is perhaps the highest-paid performer in the history of show business."

NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

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Old 11-10-2009, 11:56 PM
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Life's A Trippy Thing
Orange County, California
 
November 11th

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

NOVEMBER 9-16, 1986: Abdominal pains forced my father to curtail a performance at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. He flew home to Palm Springs and underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis at Eisenhower Medical Center. Rumors were rampant but untrue. Everything was benign, the margins clean.

NOVEMBER 11, 1985: He emceed a Friars dinner honoring Gene Kelly at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 5–11, 1981: Back at Caesars Palace. He was forced to cancel the last three nights because of illness.

NOVEMBER 11, 1980: He did a benefit at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas for the University of Nevada.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 10–14, 1978: Dad was back at Caesars Palace for a six-day run, but exhaustion forced him to cancel the final night.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 11–14, 1968: Back in the studio, this time with Don Costa arranging, Dad recorded Cycles, an album of contemporary hits, including "Little Green Apples," Gentle on My Mind " and " By the Time I Get to Phoenix." The title song was rerecorded in New York and I had the great pleasure of "producing" it at my dad's request "so that Don can be in the room with me." What an honor. From the liner notes by Hal Halverstadt: "Like the great American buffalo, the Sinatra brand of recording is diminishing. What's special to the spectator is the speed, utter professionalism, finesse and general excitement of a Sinatra session." This same year, FS also released the collection Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits: "Strangers in the Night," "That's Life," "It Was a Very Good Year," "Somethin' Stupid," "Somewhere in Your Heart," "The World We Knew" and "Softly As I Leave You."

Frank with Patti and George Harrison,
one of the men who was changing the
look and texture of the record business.
NOVEMBER 11, 1967: Tony Rome premiered nationally.

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

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Old 11-12-2009, 05:32 AM
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Orange County, California
 
November 12th

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

NOVEMBER 9-16, 1986: Abdominal pains forced my father to cancel a performance at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. He flew home to Palm Springs and underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis at Eisenhower Medical Center. Rumors were rampant but untrue. Everything was benign, the margins clean.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 10–14, 1978: Dad was back at Caesars Palace for a six-day run, but exhaustion forced him to cancel the final night.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 12, 1976: "Evergreen" and "I Love My Wife" were recorded in Hollywood. The former was never released.

NOVEMBER 11–14, 1968: Back in the studio... [See November 11th]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

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Old 11-12-2009, 11:00 PM
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Orange County, California
 
November 13th

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

NOVEMBER 13, 1989: A television special celebrating Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th anniversary in show business was taped at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Proceeds from the ticket sales were donated to the United Negro College Fund.
A group shot from the 60th Anniversary tribute to Sammy. Clockwise from left: Ella Fitzgerald, Debbie Allen, Nell Carter, Bill Cosby, Gregory Peck, Jesse Jackson, Gregory Hines, Clint Eastwood, Tony Danza, Magic Johnson, Richard Pryor, Bob Hope. Middle row: Lola Falana, Diahann Carroll, Eddie Murphy, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Quincy Jones, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston. Front row: Mike Tyson, Frank Sinatra, Goldie Hawn, Sammy, Michael Jackson, Altovise Davis, Anita Baker, Stevie Wonder.
NOVEMBER 9-16, 1986: Abdominal pains forced my father to cancel a performance at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. He flew home to Palm Springs and underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis at Eisenhower Medical Center. Rumors were rampant but untrue. Everything was benign, the margins clean.

NOVEMBER 4–13, 1982: FS did his final stand of the year at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 10–14, 1978: Dad was back at Caesars Palace for a six-day run, but exhaustion forced him to cancel the final night.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 13–20, 1975: The London Palladium received 350,000 requests for 15,000 available seats for concerts featuring Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra.

NOVEMBER 11–14, 1968: Back in the studio... [See November 11th]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 13, 1960: Dad was the best man at the wedding of Sammy Davis Jr. and Swedish actress Mai Britt, which was held in Las Vegas. Sammy had always been part of our family. Sammy and I and Frankie and Tina and Dad went to Atlantic City together. A birthday in the Sinatra family, Sammy was there. A wedding, Sammy was there. A funeral, Sammy was there. He was a part of us. The color of his skin was never an issue. It was, though, with other people. And sometimes surprisingly so. Because Sammy was engaged to be married to Mai, Joe Kennedy put pressure on my father to persuade Sammy to postpone the wedding until after the election, which he did. Sammy loved JFK and would do anything for him, no matter how hurt he was.
SAMMY ON THE WEDDING: At my bachelor dinner, Frank cornered me and said, "Instead of paying you a straight salary for Sergeants 3, I'm going to give you $75,000 plus 7 percent of the action. It should be worth a quarter million to you. You'll have a wife and kids to think about." That's the kind of guy he is. Then, on the day of the wedding, people were leaning out of their windows all the way up the hill with telescopic lenses trained on my house. Reporters and newsreel men clustered in front of the door. Photographers perched in trees to get a free line of sight to the doorway. It's easy for others to say that it was only right for Frank to be there; "he's your friend." But it's not that simple. With all his independence, he still knows how quickly a career can go down the drain on the whim of the public. For him to state, "This is my friend, and you can stick it in your ear if you don't like it," means putting in jeopardy everything he's worked for, lost and regained, and must fight to hold on to. It was not a minor thing for Frank to be my best man.
NOVEMBER 13–DECEMBER 3, 1947: Dad played up to eight shows a day in a 17-day engagement at New York's Capitol Theater.
[ Repeated from May 1947... ]
SAMMY DAVIS JR. ON MEETING SINATRA: Our first rehearsal, in walks Frank with the coat over his shoulder. He said, "Good afternoon, everybody." And he walked over to me and said, "My name is Frank Sinatra." I said, "I know. I was the kid in the Army who used to go see you do your radio show." He said, "Wait a minute! Are you the one that I used to give tickets to in Hollywood? You had on an Army uniform. You used to come and catch The Old Gold Show?" I said, "Yessir, I am." So in the show, Frank himself does the opening. He comes out, sings a couple of songs, then he says, "Ladies and gentlemen, now I'm going to get the show started. Here's some cats that dance up a storm. Keep your eye on the little guy in the middle - personal friend of mine." Well, that's all! [See also Late September 1945]

How many friends like him does a man find in a lifetime? I not only idolized him, I carefully studied his style as a performer. It got to where I sounded so much like him that I had no real style of my own. Even with this, Frank proved a friend. He talked to me about it and helped me to develop my own style or I would never have made it as a singer. Of course he was right. A selfish star would have let me continue, knowing full well that imitations only benefit the original.
NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

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Old 11-12-2009, 11:05 PM
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"This is my friend, and you can stick it in your ear if you don't like it," means putting in jeopardy everything he's worked for, lost and regained, and must fight to hold on to. It was not a minor thing for Frank to be my best man.
Wonderful quote from Sam.
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Old 11-13-2009, 12:52 AM
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Dear Nancy...WHAT A GUY YOUR DAD WAS!! AND what a lady you are !!
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Old 11-13-2009, 10:52 PM
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November 14th

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

NOVEMBER 9-16, 1986: Abdominal pains forced my father to cancel a performance at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. He flew home to Palm Springs and underwent emergency surgery for diverticulitis at Eisenhower Medical Center. Rumors were rampant but untrue. Everything was benign, the margins clean.

NOVEMBER 14–18, 1984: Five nights at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.

NOVEMBER 14, 1980: Benefit in Las Vegas for the St. Jude's Ranch.

NOVEMBER 8–14, 1979: Another week at Caesars Palace.

NOVEMBER 10–14, 1978: Dad was back at Caesars Palace for a six-day run, but exhaustion forced him to cancel the final night.

NOVEMBER 14, 1977: He returned to Burbank to host the Tonight Show for one night.

OCTOBER 21–NOVEMBER 16, 1977: Another week at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe... [See October 21st]

NOVEMBER 14, 1976: Frank received the Scopus Award from the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Israel because of his work for that country. Prime Minister Menachem Begin: "My personal appreciation to you for all you have done to encourage peace in the land so dear to us all...Men of good will everywhere applaud your generosity. None more enthusiastically than I." He was appearing at the Copacabana in 1948, when he was given a package and told to take the third taxi, which he did. The driver took him to a deserted pier where he left the bag as instructed. He never knew that what he was carrying was money for arms for Israel, until 30 or so years later, when he was visiting that country and a tearful Menachem Begin walked around his desk, hugged Frank and said, "Thank you."

NOVEMBER 13–20, 1975: The London Palladium received 350,000 requests for 15,000 available seats for concerts featuring Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie and Frank Sinatra.

NOVEMBER 11–14, 1968: Back in the studio... [See November 11th]

NOVEMBER 1-14, 1961: Dad did his own two weeks at the Sands. Eight of the shows were taped for a live album to be released by Reprise, but the album was scrapped.

NOVEMBER 14, 1955: FS starred for MGM as the streetwise Nathan Detroit opposite Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson, Jean Simmons as Sister Sarah Brown and Vivian Blaine as Miss Adelaide in the film version of Frank Loesser's Broadway smash, Guys and Dolls. This is one of the finest scores ever written, with such great songs as "If I Were a Bell," "Sue Me" and "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat." Dad went into the project feeling that the picture would be a lot stronger if he, not Brando, had played Sky Masterson, the more vocal singing role; if singers, not movie stars, had played the other leads in the musical; and if more attention had been paid to the great score. Sinatra and Brando: one an instinctual actor who revved himself up to do his very best on the first take, the other a Method actor, searching for motivation and perfection in take after take. The movie was a critical and boxoffice success.

NOVEMBER 13–DECEMBER 3, 1947: Dad played up to eight shows a day in a 17-day engagement at New York's Capitol Theater.

NOVEMBER 7–DECEMBER 17, 1945: Back in New York, Dad ran the gamut of audiences from... [See November 7th]

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