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Dolly Sinatra (Italian pronunciation: [siˈnaːtra]; born Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa; [nataˈliːna maˈriːa ɡaraˈvɛnta]; December 26, 1896 – January 6, 1977) was an Italian-American homemaker, known as the mother of American singer Frank Sinatra.
Anthony Martin Sinatra (born Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra;: 22 Italian pronunciation: [saˈvɛːrjo antoˈniːno marˈtiːno siˈnaːtra]; May 4, 1892 – January 24, 1969) was an Italian-American Hoboken city fireman, professional boxer, and bar owner. He was the father of singer and actor Frank Sinatra.
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.
1 de mar. de 2022 · Frank Sinatra’s mother died in a plane crash. 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.
9 de feb. de 2017 · Dolly Sinatra was a progressive and influential woman who worked as a midwife and provided illegal abortions for Catholic Italian women in Hoboken. She was also a Democratic leader, a women's rights supporter and a bootlegger during Prohibition.
When Sinatra was six, his uncle Babe, Dolly's brother, was arrested for driving a getaway car after a Railway Express truck driver was murdered. Though Dolly attended his trial daily and attempted to evoke sympathy, her brother was convicted and sentenced to prison for 15 years.
2 de nov. de 2003 · He said that Dolly disliked her daughter-in-law so much that in January 1977, she demanded that a separate plane take her to Sinatra's Caesars Palace concert in Las Vegas. It crashed on...
