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HIGHLIGHTS

1997 Suffered "an uncomplicated heart attack" (January 9)

1995 Empire State Building glowed blue in honor of Ole Blue Eyes' 80th birthday

1995 ABC aired the tribute special "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way"

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Highlights

1997 Suffered "an uncomplicated heart attack" (January 9)

1995 Empire State Building glowed blue in honor of Ole Blue Eyes' 80th birthday

1995 ABC aired the tribute special "Sinatra: 80 Years My Way"

1992 Was the subject of the five-hour TV miniseries, "Sinatra" (CBS), produced by daughter Tina

1990 Performed on the TV special, "Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come" (CBS)

1990 Last screen appearance in the documentary "Listen Up", a biographical portrait of composer-producer Quincy Jones

1983 Honored with a tribute at Kennedy Center

1980 Returned to films as star of "The First Deadly Sin"

1977 TV dramatic acting debut in the NBC movie "COntract on Cherry Street"

1974 Was one of the hosts/narrators of the compilation film "That's Entertainment"

1971 Announced his retirement from show business; was back working again within two years

1970 Last feature acting role for a decade, "Dirty Dingus Magee"

1967 Last Number 1 hit single, "Something Stupid", a duet with his daughter Nancy Sinatra (his first gold single)

1966 Starred in the TV special, "Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music", which received a Peabody Award; show also featured daughter Nancy

1965 Only directing credit, "None but the Brave" (also starred in and produced)

1963 Sold two-thirds of Reprise to Warner Bros. for more than $3 million capital gain

1962 Starred in John Frankenheimer's political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate"

1961 Left Capitol to form own record label, Reprise

1960 Co-starred in what is considered the epitome of 'The Rat Pack' films "Oceans Eleven"

1959 Released "Come Dance with Me" (Capital); remained on charts for 140 weeks

1957 Portrayed nightclub performer Joe E Lewis in the biopic "The Joker Is Wild"

1956 First producing credit, "Johnny Concho" (also starred in title role)

1956 Co-starred with Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby in "High Society", a musicalized version of "The Philadelphia Story" with songs by Cole Porter

1955 Co-starred with Marlon Brando and Vivian Blaine in film version of "Guys and Dolls"

1955 Played the Stage Manager in TV adaptation of "Our Town" (NBC), intorduced the song "Love and Marriage"

1955 Earned Best Actor Oscar nomination for Otto Preminger's "The Man With the Golden Arm"

1953 Begged executives at Columbia Pictures to play the key supporting role of Maggio in an all-star production of "From Here to Eternity"; agreed to play the part for only $8000; won Best Supporting Actor

1953 Signed to recording contract by Capitol Records (date approximate)

1949 Acted opposite Kelly in what is considered Sinatra's best film of the decade, "On the Town", co-directed by Kelly and Stanley Donen

1945 Won a Special Academy Award for "The House I Live In", a progressive short about racial tolerance

1945 First of three films with Gene Kelly, "Anchors Aweigh"

1943 First solo hit, a recording of the Cole Porter standard, "Night and Day"

1943 Feature acting debut, "Higher and Higher"

1941 Screen debut in "Las Vegas Nights" (as singer with Tommy Dorsey Band)

1940 - 1942 Hired away by Tommy Dorsey for $100 a week; recorded more than 80 songs with Dorsey's orchestra, including "Stardust", "This Love of Mine" and "I'll Never Smile Again"

1935 Attatched himself to the 'Three Flashes' trio; on September 8th, they appeared as the 'Hoboken Four' on radio's "Major Bowes' Amateur Hour", winning that night with 40,000 people calling in--the then-

1915 Weighed close to 15 pounds at birth; appeared stillborn until his grandmother held him under a cold water faucet

Godfather Frank Garrick, circulation manager of the Jersey Observer, arranged for his namesake to work on the paper's delivery truck

First gained acclaim as vocalist with the Harry James Orchestra; first hit, "All or Nothing at All"

First foray into TV, "The Frank Sinatra Show" (CBS); telecast live from NYC (later from Hollywood), it failed primarily because of the competition (opposite Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows" for 1st s

Film career slumped after the relative boxoffice failure of "Double Dynamite" (1951) and "Meet Danny Wilson" (1952)

Dropped by Columbia Records in the early 1950s after his vocal chords hemorrhaged

Starred in the ABC variety series "The Frank Sinatra Show"

Toured the world with Sammy Davis Jr and Liza Minnelli

Recorded two multiplatinum "Duets" albums, singing with pop stars like Barbara Streisand, Jimmy Buffet and Bono