All the Way: A Biography of Frank Sinatra - Hardcover

Freedland, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312191081 ISBN 13: 9780312191085

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1997

Synopsis

An informal, intimate, but not particularly reflective account of Frank Sinatra's personal and professional life, from his rough beginning in the Italian quarter of Hoboken, New Jersey, to megastardom and all the neuroses associated with it. Includes 24 b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Frank Sinatra has been a legend in many people's lifetimes. His long career saw success, followed by failure, followed by even greater triumph--and the longest sequence of post-retirement comebacks in twentieth-century show-business history. He is simply one of the most enduring performers of our era.

Michael Freedland's new biography gives a full portrait of the unorthodox singer's life, starting with his rough beginnings in the Italian quarter of Hoboken, New Jersey. Supported by his indomitable mother, Dolly, he battled toward a singing career despite any great evidence of talent.

Nevertheless, by the 1930s, a remarkable new popular singer had burst upon the ears of a generation of bobby-sox-wearing teenagers and created a new style of hero-worship. A unique voice and a unique style of phrasing gave Sinatra qualities to rival his idol and competitor, Bing Crosby. But unlike Crosby, Sinatra had an unerring eye for a good song, making his list of hits far longer, culminating, decades later, in the trademark, "My Way."

Sinatra's life was also studded with scandal and romance. He married four times and had many liaisons, too. And alongside the romantic history was the more boisterous one--drinking with members of the Rat Pack, brawls with journalists, and the association with the Mafia, often alleged but never proven.

This biography is a fitting tribute to a singer, actor, and hell-raiser, one of the legendary figures of entertainment, a man who, in every aspect of his personal and professional life, took it "All the Way."

About the Author:

Michael Freedland is the author of thirty-one books, mostly biographies of leading personalities and figures in the wold of music. He also writes for several newspapers and magazines in Great Britain and the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0312191081
• ISBN 13: 9780312191085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 438