Who Was Frank Sinatra?
1. A Son of Immigrants
Frank Sinatra was himself an American citizen, but his parents were immigrants from Italy. His parents were Antonino Martino Marty Sinatra, and Natalina Dolly Garaventa. His father arrived in 1903 and was a bantamweight boxer, and his mother was a midwife.
Sinatra was an only child and grew up with his parents in Hoboken, New Jersey. His mother had a very driven personality and it is thought that this helped to influence Sinatra into becoming the self-confident person he was. Sinatra’s mother got involved in local politics and was quite an influential figure in Hoboken when Sinatra was growing up.
