Short answers, pulled from the story.
Francis Albert Sinatra entered the world on the 12th of December 1915 inside a tenement building at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. His mother Natalina Garaventa came from Genoa while his father Antonino Martino Sinatra hailed from Sicily.
Sinatra began singing professionally as a teenager without ever learning to read music. He joined a local group called the 3 Flashes in 1935 after his mother persuaded them to accept him.
The phenomenon officially known as Sinatramania erupted after his legendary opening at New York's Paramount Theatre on the 30th of December 1942. Within weeks approximately 1,000 fan clubs had formed across the United States.
Sinatra turned to Las Vegas after his popularity plummeted following divorce and career decline in early 1951. Financial difficulties forced him to borrow $200,000 from Columbia to pay back taxes before he made his debut at the Desert Inn performing to half-filled houses in September 1951.
On the 13th of March 1953 Sinatra met Capitol Records vice president Alan Livingston and signed a seven-year recording contract. His first session with arranger Nelson Riddle took place at KHJ studios on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
Frank Sinatra died the 14th of May 1998 leaving behind estimated 150 million record sales globally. He sang last time the 25th of February 1995 before live audience of 1,200 select guests at Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom closing Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament.