Big Frank. by Zuzana Valkova

When you think about one of the biggest singers ever, who would it be? Elvis? Ok, he was great. Who else? Bono? Yea, he is great too. Next one. Frank Sinatra? This could be right. Why Frank? Because he was first, he was on the stage before all the other people, who are well known these days. He was the first big singer and actor, who was loved by millions of people, but also hated by the rest. Although he was handicapped, he had ruptured eardrum, he became musical and movie star. He started to sing in small music clubs and local radio stations. After few years, he got his first movie role. It was musical Ship Ahoy, but he wasn't named in the finishing captions. In the 1940s and 1950s. his carrier wasn't so successful. It changed after he got Oscar for his role in movie From here to eternity. It was war drama and he played supporting role. Other famous movies where he played were Manchurian Candidate and Von Ryan's Express in 1960s. His music carrier started to be popular again, and in this time he had many famous songs. He worked with many good musicians, who helped him to create this music and had duets with him. He had his big show in Las Vegas, where he was performing until his 80s. He died in 1998 in Los Angeles, with his fourth wife beside him.

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by Zuzana Valkova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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