Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the only child of Italian immigrants. Francis weighed 13 pounds and 7oz when he was born in 1915 - almost double the average of a newborn. Francis was so big he suffered scars to his ear and the side of his face from the forceps used to help deliver him. began his career by singing swing music with Tommy Dorsey and became one of the 20th century's most popular and influential musical artists.
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| Sinatra in Pal Joey (1957) |
The English
playwright John Osborne was born on December 12, 1929. Osborne made his name with
Look Back in Anger (1956), which proved a landmark in the history of the British theatre and a major contribution to the image of the Angry Young Man.
For more December 12 anniversaries, including the debut of the first cartoon with speech bubbles, production of Saab's first car and the marriage of Princess Anne to Timothy Laurence, check out
OnThatDay.
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