His professional career had stalled by the 1950s, but it was reborn in 1954 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Francis Albert 'Frank' Sinatra (Decemâ�� May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.īeginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the 'bobby soxers'.
