A Salute To Frank Sinatra

Happy Birthday, ol' Blue Eyes, also known as Francis Albert Sinatra. Quora explains more about how he got the nickname. Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, making this week what would have been his 101st birthday, according to Wikipedia. For someone who never learned how to read music, Sinatra sure had a storied career. But it wasn't just limited to music.

His IMDb page reminds us that he was the star of such films as Guys and Dolls, Meet Me In Las Vegas, The Manchurian Candidate, and the original Ocean's 11, one of the many movies he starred in with the Rat Pack. Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop and Sinatra worked magic together. But to some, he was best known for his crooning. We play a lot of his Christmas tunes this time of year on KDAT.

Tell us your favorite Sinatra memory, song, or movie in the comments. He sadly passed away in 1998, but today reminds me that I need to expand my own Sinatra education, so I'll be off to the library after work to check out some of his best flicks.

[Via Quora, IMDb]