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Dolly Sinatra was the Italian-American mother of singer Frank Sinatra. She was a homemaker, a midwife, a political leader, and a tavern owner in Hoboken, New Jersey. She died in a plane crash in 1977.
22 de dez. de 2015 · Dolly Sinatra era uma figura conhecida de Hoboken, tendo trabalhado como tradutora juramentada, parteira, líder de ala do Partido Democrata e balconista de bares clandestinos.
- Frank Sinatra’s Parents Were Italian Immigrants
- His Mother Was A Notable Figure in Hoboken
- Frank Sinatra’s Mother Died in A Plane Crash
Dolly Sinatra immigrated from Italy to the United States, where she met Anthony Sinatra, an Italian immigrant and boxer. Per the Daily Mail, Dolly would disguise herself as a boy by stuffing her hair into a hat so that she could watch Anthony’s fights. In 1913, the couple married. In 1915, they welcomed Sinatra, their only child. Given the tense dy...
Sinatra’s mother was intelligent and ambitious. She wielded both traits to gain power in local politics. “My mother is what you would call a progressive,” Sinatra said, per the essay “Frank Sinatra: The Popular Front and an American Icon” by Gerald Meyer. “She decided she didn’t want to be just a housekeeper, and studied nursing and is now a gradua...
In 1977, Dolly was on a plane to Las Vegas to watch her son perform at Caesar’s Palace when the aircraft vanished off radar screens. After an arduous search, authorities discovered the plane had crashed into Mount San Gorgonio, killing Dolly and three other passengers. A 1977 article in the Desert Sun (via the California Digital Newspaper Collectio...
- Emma Mckee
- Writer
8 de nov. de 2022 · Dolly Sinatra was a fearless political activist who fought for voting rights, reproductive rights, and her husband's career. She chained herself to City Hall, delivered votes, and ran a tavern where Frank Sinatra sang for the first time.
- Eliot Hudson
When Sinatra's mother, Natalina, was a child, her pretty face earned her the nickname "Dolly". As an adult, she stood less than 5 feet (1.5 m) tall and weighed approximately 90 pounds (41 kg). Sinatra biographer James Kaplan describes her as having a "politician's temperament—restless, energetic, unreflective". [ 17 ]
6 de mai. de 2016 · Learn about Dolly Sinatra, the Italian immigrant who became a nurse, a midwife, a politician and a tavern owner in Hoboken. She was Frank Sinatra's mother, his inspiration and his last words.
10 de dez. de 2015 · A hundred years ago this Saturday, on the kitchen table of a two-room apartment in a tenement building in Hoboken, New Jersey, Dolly Sinatra gave birth to a boy. It was not an easy delivery....
