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Dolly married Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra in 1913, and in 1915 the couple's only child, Frank Sinatra, was born. Dolly was influential in the Sinatras' neighborhood in Hoboken, New Jersey, where they later operated a tavern during Prohibition. She became involved in politics and worked as a midwife.
Sinatra also appeared in musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), which won him a Golden Globe Award. Toward the end of his career, he frequently played detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971.
On February 14, 1913, Sinatra eloped with Natalie Garaventa [1]: 25 (also known as "Dolly"), in Jersey City, New Jersey, as Dolly's parents refused to host a wedding and did not approve of Marty, as he was illiterate, inferior at boxing, and was a Sicilian, whereas the Garaventa family were Ligurian. [citation needed]
Sinatra biographer James Kaplan describes her as having a "politician's temperament—restless, energetic, unreflective". [17] She was the daughter of a lithographer. [18] Born in Genoa in northern Italy, she was brought to the United States when she was two months old. [19] Dolly was influential in Hoboken and in local Democratic Party circles ...
She appeared as Dolly Sinatra in the mini-series of Frank Sinatra's life (1992). [17] Dukakis at Malaparte for Norman Jewison and Friends with Moonstruck, August 2011. Moonstruck (1987) was directed by Norman Jewison who predicted Dukakis would receive honors for the role. [18] She believed him after receiving the Academy Award for Best ...
Sinatra, pictured here with Eleanor Roosevelt in 1960, was an ardent supporter of the Democratic Party until the early 1970s. Sinatra held differing political views throughout his life. Sinatra's parents had immigrated to the United States in 1895 and 1897, respectively. His mother, Dolly Sinatra (1896–1977), was a Democratic Party ward ...
Frank Sinatra (Casnoff) emerges from Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of local politician Natalie "Dolly" Sinatra (Dukakis) and fireman Anthony "Marty" Sinatra (Santos). Beginning his career as a singer for the Harry James (Posey) and Tommy Dorsey (Gunton) big bands, Sinatra struggles to keep his marriage to his teenage sweetheart Nancy Barbato ...
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