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Frank Sinatra's wife, Barbara, and his daughters, Nancy and Tina, are planning a quiet birthday party for the ailing crooner in the den of his Beverly Hills home Dec. 12. The guest list includes Frank's first wife, Nancy, his son Frank Jr., Don Rickles, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme and Gregory Peck.
A young Sinatra. Photo: Howard Frank Archives After suffering another heart attack, Frank Sinatra died at 10:50 pm on May 14, 1998, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, with wife Barbara and daughter Nancy by his side. Sinatra's final words were "I'm losing."[24] He was 82. The next night the lights on the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor.
In November 1965, Sinatra starred in a retrospective TV special, A Man and His Music, and released a corresponding double-LP, which reached the Top Ten and went gold. It won the 1966 Grammy for Album of the Year. Sinatra returned to number one on the singles charts for the first time in 11 years with the million-selling "Strangers in the Night" in July 1966; the song won him Grammys for Record of the Year and best vocal performance. A follow-up album named after the single topped the LP charts and went platinum. Before the end of the year, Sinatra had released two more Top Ten, gold-selling albums, Sinatra at the Sands and That's Life, the latter anchored by the title song, a Top Five single. In April 1967, Sinatra was back at number one on the singles charts with the million-selling "Somethin' Stupid," a duet with his daughter Nancy.
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The Twin Palms Estate, designed in 1947 by Stewart Williams for Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato, is a spectacular example of mid- century contemporary architecture in the heart of Palm Springs' Movie Colony community. The 4,500 square foot home was host to some of the valley's most glamorous parties and to many of Hollywood's brightest stars.
In the first months of 1998, Sinatra was rushed to the hospital twice. He's been plagued by vomiting and has had trouble breathing, say sources. Insiders say the ailing showman ... suffers horrifying panic attacks, dizzy spells and Alzheimer's-like memory lapses. The sources say Sinatra's children -- Nancy, 57, Tina, 49 and Frank Jr. 54 -- finally realized their famed father could go at any time. So they've made plans for a private wake-burial followed by a massive public tribute.
Each week, Nancy Sinatra treats listeners to her favorite recordings by her dad and other artists singing from the pages of the songbook that helped Frank become the greatest vocalist of all time. In addition to songs from his available catalog, Nancy features rare recordings from the family archives. Plus, Nancy offers her reflections on her life with Frank and her observations about his music.
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