Dec 3, 2016 frank sinatra daughter tina rare wedding photo original 35mm transparency slide silverscreen stay safe and healthy. Frank sinatras daughter julie reveals her life story. Frank sinatra had vasectomy and ronan farrow not his son. Christinas parents divorced when she was just a three year old girl. An extremely personal and honest portrayal of frank sinatra as told by his daughter, this book provides an insightful look into a singer that has become a legend. Tina writes candidly about the wedge his manipulative fourth wife, barbara marx, drove between father and daughter. Tina sinatra was the executive producer of sinatra, an awardwinning miniseries based on her fathers life that aired in 1992 on cbs. In the summer of 1977 i had the privilege of touring with frank sinatra and dean martin. Thanks to our tipster junebug, your mama has learned that frank sinatras youngest daughter tina, the one whose boots were. My fathers daughter book by tina sinatra, jeff coplon.
Tina sinatra franks youngest daughter brings the reader back in time to her fathers past as he attempted to gain recognition as a singer. Sinatra fathered three children with nancy barbato, the girl he met when he was a 19yearold singing hopeful, nancy jr. Tina sinatra is the youngest child of the american singer and actor frank sinatra and his first wife, nancy barbato sinatra. Christina sinatra born june 20, 1948 is an american former singer, actress, film producer, and memoirist. Nancy sandra sinatra born june 8, 1940 is an american singer and actress. Frank sinatra with his daughter tina sinatra with images. Frank was one of the most unusual men i have ever met, he was in a class. Hollywood was hustling to pay tribute to frank at his beverly hills funeral when the legendary singer died on may 14, 1998. Frank sinatra told his daughter tina that he was involved with the mafia in helping john f kennedy win the crucial west virginia primary election in 1960, she claims in her autobiography. Its a very personal story, so even though it covers events you can read about in other sinatra books, tinas reporting of events are from her own point of view.
He is the coauthor a dozen memoirs, notably with tina sinatra, sarah ferguson. Sinatra s greatest fans were indeed his children and especially this book s author. He had a birthday this week and it got me thinking about him. Sources reported that franks grieving widow, however, shocked the sinatra clan by suddenly leaving. Besides inside family stuff, tina knows about frank s life from having produced the cbs miniseries about him. A the same time sad, im sure of the bad judgment of marrying wife number 4 and the impact it had on his family. Besides inside family stuff, tina knows about franks life from having produced the cbs miniseries about him. This is a really open and honest account of sinatras private life by his youngest daughter.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. How to make it as a hollywood assistant by jeff coplon and tina sinatra 2001, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. The frank sinatra legacy continues to sing within our hearts and clearly mr. There is no doubt that frank sinatra has millions of fans outside of his own inner circle, but after reading this candidly written, sometimes heart breaking, often funny and very entertaining memoir. Released in 2015, the 100th anniversary of the birth of frank sinatra, this sensitively written yet honest and raw portrayal of the life of the great entertainer is a real page turner for sinatra fans. Im not criticizing other authors works, merely pointing out that this is the real thing. This book, written by frank sinatras youngest child, is a fascinating insight into the man behind the music. Frank sinatras daughters not expected at barbaras services. Sinatras links to mafia and cia revealed in new book by. Ive read and own many books on sinatra and this is the most revealing because it is written by tina sinatra and not by a third party.
She founded the frank sinatra foundation and is an active principal manager of frank sinatra enterprises, which owns and administers the artists intellectual property rights. Tina sinatra says, people wonder how honest a daughter can be. My fathers daughter by tina sinatra overdrive rakuten. At the same time, it is a deeply affectionate portrait written with love and warmth, a celebration of a daughters. Having just finished his third wife, barbaras book, lady blue eyes, i reached the conclusion that perhaps tinas book provided me with a better understanding of him as a person, and realized that the public. The momentous centennial celebration brought many of those who knew sinatra best back to las vegas, his home away from home, including his youngest daughter, tina sinatra, and granddaughter. Frank sinatra had a vasectomy and ronan farrow is not his son, claims singers daughter tina sinatra tina sinatra, 66, laughed when he asked if mia farrows son ronan, 27, was her brother. This book is well worth picking up if youre a sinatra fan. She is the youngest child and second daughter of frank sinatra and his first wife, nancy barbato. The singers connection with the mob has long been suspected, but fbi files show that j edgar hoover, the bureau chief, was never able to find evidence. Frank sinatras youngest child has written a memoir, my fathers daughter, and in between the tenderness, the funny.
Frank sinatra daughter tina rare wedding photo original. Tina sinatra has done it her way, and a lot of people are not going to like it. How to make it as a hollywood assistant by tina sinatra 2000, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Meet frank sinatras secret daughter, who is living in australia. In the first half, tina describes life as a young child, with a loving but often absent father frank having left tinas mother nancy for ava gardner, while tina was a baby.
She takes off the dark glasses she has been wearing while watching the avafrank scene unfold. I can imagine it wasnt easy for her growing up as the youngest child in the family. Actor frank sinatra, center, poses with his family during an awards presentation, from left, daughter nancy sinatra, son frank sinatra jr. Jeff coplons writing has appeared in the new yorker, new york magazine, the new york times magazine, and rolling stone, among other publications. Tina sinatra offers flip side of her fathers fame sun.
A book about the one and only frank sinatra written by his youngest daughter, tina. My fathers daughter, with its unflinching account of sinatras flaws and foibles, will shock many of his fans. He is the coauthor a dozen memoirs, notably with tina sinatra, sarah. The sinatra family gather for a photo in november 1976 from left, daughter nancy, son frank jr. At the same time, it is a deeply affectionate portrait written with love and warmth, a celebration of a daughter. Kennedy and ronald reagan but his bipartisan ways ended with barbara sinatra and nancy reagan feuding over his dead body.