Before even attempting to understand any of this, however, some background information on Sinatra and his family would be helpful. Sinatra came from a family of orthodox Italian heritage. His mother and father were the first of his family to move from Sicily to America and settle down in the "land of the free". After arriving in the United States, they ended up making their home in Ho

Another of Sinatra's publicized relationships that the public really knew scarcely anything about was his affiliation with the members of The Rat Pack. Sinatra's crew, The Rat Pack, consisted of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. Martin was his best friend and highest competition. It was said that Sinatra and Martin were the most talented of the group, the ones that carried the others and led them (Whitty "Ratting out the Pack"). That was not the only thing the two had in common. Martin had ties to the mafia, as did Sinatra, and was accused publicly of it, as Sinatra also was. Martin was accused of allegedly being criminally involved with Alfredo "Skippy" Felice, a Philadelphia crime leader. In spite of his profuse rejections that he was involved with Felice, he was found out to be the godfather of Felice's son Dino. Apparently, that made it obvious that Martin and the crime leader were good friends. Martin did not flaunt their friendship in any way, but was very generous to Felice's family. He loaned Felice's wife over $100,000 in the 1970's, when Felice was in jail. Martin told her it was so she could "maintain the family", which could have been referring to maintaining the mob, which is sometimes known as the "family" by it's members (Bastone "Dean the dream"). Davis was considered to be Sinatra's second-best friend in the group. Sinatra was the one that actually helped Davis his big break, and brought him in to show business, disregarding the fact that black singers and actors were looked down on during this time period. Lawford, brother-in-law of John F. Kennedy, and Bishop were not as close to Sinatra mainly because they were not as talented or popular as the other three in their clan.

boken, New Jersey, a very poor area where people resided with those of their own ethnic background. Their history was very important to the Sinatra family, and good moral values, as well as the importance of a good education, were instilled in all their children. Frank's parents could barely read or write; that's why good schooling was a priority to them. Sinatra's parents looked down on the entertainment business, and with little success, did everything to lure Frank away from his attraction to the glitz and glamour of show business (Sinatra 15).

This is not the extent of Sinatra's flair; he is also somewhat of an artist. In addition to performing, painting was one of his favorite pastimes. Not only was his artwork good quality, he also sold some of his pieces at local art shows. Although it was not one of his more exposed leisure pursuits, it was indeed something that he was engrossed with. Most of his works are now in the hands of his children and grandchildren (Sinatra 189).

Besides updating his musical standards, Sinatra gained even more support from the nation by focusing on his acting abilities, this time taking part in over twenty films, which were some of his greatest performances of all time. Films such as Tony Rome and Ocean's 11 won him considerable praise (Nelson 6).

Sinatra's friendship with Sam Giancana seemed to be the "hottest" accusation in his file. Giancana was the supreme Chicago mafia leader, who was said to have inherited the throne of Al Capone. It was reported that Sinatra was seen giving Giancana his phone number, after embracing him warmly. When Sinatra was interviewed on the subject, he merely stated that he and Giancana were simply casual friends. Not only was he friends with the criminal, but he also introduced Giancana to Judith Exner, who had had repeated affairs with President John F. Kennedy (CNN "He lived his life his way").

Besides Sinatra's secret relationships and hidden connections with criminal elements, there are many aspects of him that are unknown. Sinatra had a side of philanthropy that not many people saw. He was a tremendous patriot, and showed his love for America. He was extremely distraught when he found out that he c

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