Tina Sinatra

Christina Sinatra (born June 20, 1948) is an American businesswoman, film producer, Hollywood agent and memoirist.

Tina Sinatra
Born
Christina Sinatra

(1948-06-20) June 20, 1948
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActress, singer, author, producer
Years active1968–2004
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1974; div. 1976)​

Richard M. Cohen
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(m. 1981; div. 1983)​
Parent(s)Frank Sinatra
Nancy Barbato
FamilyNancy Sinatra (sister)
Frank Sinatra Jr. (brother)

Early life

Christina Sinatra was born on June 20, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, the youngest child of the American singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra.[1] She has two siblings, Nancy and Frank Jr. Her parents divorced when she was three years old.

Career

Sinatra never wished to be a singer like her father and siblings, but took acting classes with Jeff Corey, and appeared opposite Hampton Fancher in the 1969 television mini-series Romeo und Julia 70 in Germany, where she lived for several years.[2] After returning to the United States, she took more classes with Corey, and appeared in episodes of Adam-12, It Takes a Thief, McCloud (TV series), and Mannix.[2]

Despite her hesitance to sing, Sinatra appeared on the album The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas with her father and siblings in 1968. She contributed to five tracks on the album, including "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" and a duet on "O Bambino (One Cold and Blessed Winter)", with her sister. Tina also appeared with her siblings on an episode of Dean Martin's television show with Martin's children.[2]

In her memoir, she wrote of her acting career that though her reviews were generally favorable, she lacked the ambition and confidence to become an actress.[2] Sinatra remained in the entertainment industry, becoming a theatrical agent under Arnold Stiefel, and at one stage represented Robert Blake.[2] At her father’s request, in the 70s she began to take charge of parts of the elder Sinatra’s career.[3] Upon her father's death, Tina Sinatra took control of Frank Sinatra's film and music legacy.[3]

An occasional film producer, she also appeared in the television movie Fantasy Island (1977), which became the pilot program for the long-running TV series of the same title.[4][5] She was executive producer of the 1992 CBS television mini-series, Sinatra, about her father's life.[6][7] She was also a producer of the 2004 remake of her father's 1962 film, The Manchurian Candidate. A lead actor in The Manchurian Candidate, Frank Sinatra owned the film's legal distribution rights until his death.[8][9]

Sinatra published a memoir, My Father's Daughter, in 2000, co-written with Jeff Coplon.[10]

Personal life

In June 1970, Sinatra announced her engagement to actor Robert Wagner.[11] They called off the engagement in January 1972.

On January 26, 1974, Sinatra married the musician Wes Farrell at her father's apartment at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[12] They divorced on September 3, 1976.[13]

On January 30, 1981, Sinatra married Richard M Cohen. They divorced on January 11, 1983.[13]

She started a petition in favor of the construction of the Beverly Hills Community Dog Park in Beverly Hills, California, in 2015.[14]

References
  1. Profile, nytimes.com; accessed March 10, 2018.
  2. Tina Sinatra (2000). My Father's Daughter: A Memoir. Simon and Schuster. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-0-7432-0433-0.
  3. "Episode 668: Frank Sinatra's Mug". NPR.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  4. David, Mark (September 19, 2008). "Tina Sinatra Lists Bev Hills House". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  5. Dixon, Wheeler W. (February 17, 2006). Visions of Paradise: Images of Eden in the Cinema. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-0813537986.
  6. Rosenberg, Howard (November 6, 1992). "'Sinatra': The Gentleman Is a Scamp". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  7. Shales, Tom (November 8, 1992). "FRANKLY, THIS 'SINATRA' SINGS". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  8. Hoberman, J. (September 14, 2003). "FILM; A Co-Production Of Sinatra and J.F.K." The New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  9. Schwarzbaum, Lisa (July 28, 2004). "The Manchurian Candidate". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  10. Tina Sinatra; Jeff Coplon (2000). My Father's Daughter: A Memoir. ISBN 978-0-684-87076-2. OCLC 45008498.
  11. Joyce Haber (June 30, 1970). "Tina Sinatra Plans To Marry Wagner". The Ithaca Journal.
  12. Nancy Sinatra (1986). Frank Sinatra, My Father. Simon and Schuster. pp. 235–. ISBN 978-0-671-62508-5.
  13. "Tina Sinatra". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  14. Lelyveld, Nita (December 20, 2015). "First off-leash dog park approved for Beverly Hills". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2016. Those for and against the dog park started online petitions — the pro one penned by Tina Sinatra, an animal activist and daughter of Frank — and tensions grew as the time for a decision approached.
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