Sinatra: The Chairman
by James Kaplan /
2015 / English / PDF
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Just in time for the Chairman's centennial, the endlessly absorbing
sequel to James Kaplan's bestselling
Just in time for the Chairman's centennial, the endlessly absorbing
sequel to James Kaplan's bestselling Frank: The
Voice
Frank: The
Voice—finally the definitive biography that Frank Sinatra,
justly termed "The Entertainer of the Century," deserves and
requires. Like Peter Guralnick on
—finally the definitive biography that Frank Sinatra,
justly termed "The Entertainer of the Century," deserves and
requires. Like Peter Guralnick onElvis
Elvis, Kaplan goes
behind the legend to give us the man in full, in his many guises
and aspects: peerless singer, (sometimes) powerful actor, business
mogul, tireless lover, and associate of the powerful and
infamous.
, Kaplan goes
behind the legend to give us the man in full, in his many guises
and aspects: peerless singer, (sometimes) powerful actor, business
mogul, tireless lover, and associate of the powerful and
infamous.
In 2010's
In 2010'sFrank: The Voice
Frank: The Voice, James
Kaplan, in rich, distinctive, compulsively readable prose, told the
story of Frank Sinatra's meteoric rise to fame, subsequent
failures, and reinvention as a star of live performance and screen.
The story of "Ol' Blue Eyes" continues with
, James
Kaplan, in rich, distinctive, compulsively readable prose, told the
story of Frank Sinatra's meteoric rise to fame, subsequent
failures, and reinvention as a star of live performance and screen.
The story of "Ol' Blue Eyes" continues with Sinatra: The
Chairman
Sinatra: The
Chairman, picking up the day after Frank claimed his Academy
Award in 1954 and had reestablished himself as the top recording
artist in music. Frank's life post-Oscar was incredibly dense: in
between recording albums and singles, he often shot four or five
movies a year; did TV show and nightclub appearances; started his
own label, Reprise; and juggled his considerable commercial
ventures (movie production, the restaurant business, even
prizefighter management) alongside his famous and sometimes
notorious social activities and commitments.
, picking up the day after Frank claimed his Academy
Award in 1954 and had reestablished himself as the top recording
artist in music. Frank's life post-Oscar was incredibly dense: in
between recording albums and singles, he often shot four or five
movies a year; did TV show and nightclub appearances; started his
own label, Reprise; and juggled his considerable commercial
ventures (movie production, the restaurant business, even
prizefighter management) alongside his famous and sometimes
notorious social activities and commitments.
