Reportedly, Frank Sinatra's last words ever were to his wife. He simply told her, “I'm losing.”
Expert Says Frank Sinatra's Death Was Triggered By Chronic Anger And Untreated Depression, REELZ Documentary Uncovers. Perhaps one of the most famous saloon singers and popular entertainers of the 20th century, Frank Sinatra was in the spotlight of American culture for 60 years.
Tony was only twenty-one when he first met and befriended Frank Sinatra. Tony later became the singer's best friend and road manager, a contributor to two of Sinatra's platinum albums, and a producer of the documentary To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100.
Frank Sinatra (1915 to 1998).
The “My Way” singer was buried his way, with a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, and a dollar's worth of dimes, according to contemporary news accounts. The dimes were reportedly in case he needed to use a pay phone.
Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey.
Sandra Ilene West is shown in this file photo posing with her favorite Ferrari. She requested to be buried in her nightgown while sitting comfortably at the steering wheel of the car upon her death in 1977.
And while Sinatra was a legendary lothario linked to the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall and Judy Garland, Tony reveals he had only one real love – first wife Nancy Barbato. Nancy Senior, as Tony affectionately refers to her, is now 98 and never remarried after her 12 year union to Sinatra ended in 1951.
But as his funeral ended Wednesday, it was Sinatra who serenaded himself out. The star-studded service at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills was a fairly traditional affair: a choir sang “Ave Maria” at the beginning; the archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, delivered the homily.
With the Archbishop of Los Angeles presiding as celebrant, Kirk Douglas and Gregory Peck delivering eulogies and Tony Bennett and Sidney Poitier acting as an honor guard, the service was in every way worthy of a show-business legend, but the guest list also included less-famous members of Sinatra's famously large ...
Although like many celebrities, Frank Sinatra's net worth was known to fluctuate throughout his career, it is said that he was worth about $200 million at the time of his death.
As Sinatra was caught forgetting lyrics, media speculated he had Alzheimer's. While Weisman denied this was true, he revealed a freakish incident with Sinatra that terrified him.
Just before he breathed his last breath, Jesus uttered the phrase “it is finished.” Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop branch, and held it up to his lips.
To Mary, his mother: “Woman, behold your son”... and to John: “Behold your mother.” To God, his Father: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” To all: “I thirst.” To the world: “It is finished.”
THAT Sinatra voice of 51-56 years was one of the most beautiful voices since ever! He could make any song sound great! His voice was equally great for sad ballads, swing and also the smooth ballads of Columbia style, as Rain.
Death. Barbara Marx Sinatra died on July 25, 2017, in Rancho Mirage, California, of natural causes at the age of 90. She died a year before Frank's first wife, Nancy, who died on July 13, 2018, at the age of 101. She is buried at the Desert Memorial Park next to husband Frank.
Thankfully, this led to Lewis gracefully attending Martin's son's funeral in 1987, offering support for his old friend when he needed him the most.
“Frank Sinatra respected Dean Martin more than any man alive, for a lot of reasons. For one, he loved him. Two, he was the brother Frank never had. Frank longed to be a tough guy, Dean was a tough guy.
But “Something” is somehow grander, more universal, than that. Sinatra famously labelled it “the greatest love song of the past 50 years”, and Harrison himself sensed that it would become a large part of his musical legacy.
"Nancy was probably the single longest friendship that he had in his life," said Oppedisano. "And there was a comfort there. But that didn't change the fact that Frank was very much in love with Barbara, his last wife, obviously. Their marriage lasted 22 years longer than any other marriage in his story.
Powerful male Vikings living in Iceland about 1,000 years ago were buried with their powerful male horses, which were sacrificed either through beheading or a blow to the forehead, scientists have discovered.
The oldest known burial is thought to have taken place 130,000 years ago. Archeological evidence shows that Neanderthals practiced the burying of the dead. The dead during this era were buried along with tools and bones.
Uganda. A Ugandan civil servant instructed his wife to bury him with a cash amount of 200 million Ugandan shillings (equivalent to $55,000). The money was meant to appease God for the deceased's earthly sins.