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On May 14, 1998 : Frank Sinatra dies
at the age of 82.
His publicist said the legendary
crooner and Oscar-winning actor suffered a fatal heart attack
Thursday night, May 14th, 1998 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
He was 82.
Sinatra had been in poor health
for some time and last appeared on stage in 1995.
Once the idol of swooning female
fans, he continued to sing in his own inimitable style through
the eras of the big bands, rock and roll and hard rock, never
compromising his reputation as ``The Voice.''
On the way he became a legend,
for his Grammy-winning music, Oscar-winning acting and a larger-than-life
personality. He boasted friendships with presidents and less savory
types and even the cocky angle of his hat drew favorable notice.
His unique tenor voice made
songs as ``My Way,'' ``New York, New York,'' ``Witchcraft'' and
'The Lady is a Tramp'' memorable hits to generations.
 Away from the spotlight he was
an unpredictable, snappy superstar who fought with the media,
lived the life of a potentate and was famed for his romances with
the likes of Ava Gardner, Laureen Bacall and Mia Farrow.
A half-century after his first
public appearance, he was still packing stadiums and theaters
from New York to London, Paris to Las Vegas. A star of more than
50 films, he sold records by the millions.
Even in the 1990s, Francis Albert
Sinatra, known as the ''Chairman of the Board'' to his colleagues
in the entertainment industry and ``Ol' Blue Eyes'' to his millions
of adoring fans, could still top the charts.
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