Tina Sinatra
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Christina "Tina" Sinatra (born June 20, 1948, in Los Angeles, California
) is the youngest child (and the second daughter) of Frank Sinatra
and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. Christina's parents divorced when she was three years old. Sinatra's song "Tina" was about her.
She is an occasional film producer
who has also done some acting
in the past.
Sinatra acted in some episodes of several television
shows that appeared from 1969 to 1972, and in the made-for-TV movie Fantasy Island
(1977), which became the pilot program for the long-running TV series of the same title.
Sinatra was the executive producer of the 1992 made-for-TV movie, Sinatra. Later on, her employment as producer of the 2004 remake of the classic film, The Manchurian Candidate
, also had a connection with her father. Frank Sinatra had been a lead actor in the original production of The Manchurian Candidate, and he also had bought the legal distribution rights to the film sometime in the latter 1970s, and kept them until his death. Tina Sinatra also co-wrote, with Jeff Coplon
, her book of memoirs of Frank Sinatra, titled My Father's Daughter (Simon & Schuster 2000).
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
) is the youngest child (and the second daughter) of Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
and his first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra. Christina's parents divorced when she was three years old. Sinatra's song "Tina" was about her.
She is an occasional film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
who has also done some acting
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in the past.
Sinatra acted in some episodes of several television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
shows that appeared from 1969 to 1972, and in the made-for-TV movie Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island is the title of two separate but related American fantasy television series, both originally airing on the ABC television network.-Original series:...
(1977), which became the pilot program for the long-running TV series of the same title.
Sinatra was the executive producer of the 1992 made-for-TV movie, Sinatra. Later on, her employment as producer of the 2004 remake of the classic film, The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)
The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American Cold War political thriller film starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury, and featuring Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish and John McGiver...
, also had a connection with her father. Frank Sinatra had been a lead actor in the original production of The Manchurian Candidate, and he also had bought the legal distribution rights to the film sometime in the latter 1970s, and kept them until his death. Tina Sinatra also co-wrote, with Jeff Coplon
Jeff Coplon
Jeff Coplon is an American journalist and author.-Written Work:After eight years as a daily newspaper reporter, culminating in a stint at the Kansas City Times, he went on to co-write 11 autobiographies...
, her book of memoirs of Frank Sinatra, titled My Father's Daughter (Simon & Schuster 2000).
Further reading
- Autobiography: My Father's Daughter: A Memoir. (Simon & Schuster, 2000), Co-authored with Jeff CoplonJeff CoplonJeff Coplon is an American journalist and author.-Written Work:After eight years as a daily newspaper reporter, culminating in a stint at the Kansas City Times, he went on to co-write 11 autobiographies...
. ISBN 978-0684870762