Frank Sinatra had a well-earned reputation as a hard-drinking, tough-talking larger-than-life celebrity.
But there were many sides to the late crooner — who would’ve turned 100 years old Saturday — some of which will surprise the casual fan.
Here are five unique facts about the Chairman of the Board that you may not have previously known.
His views on civil rights
Sinatra was decades ahead of his time on social issues such as civil rights.
Citing the anti-Italian discrimination he faced as a poor kid growing up in Hoboken, Sinatra spoke out against racial and ethnic prejudice as early as the 1940s.
He was also known to work with black artists, like Count Basie, Quincy Jones, and, of course, Sammy Davis, Jr., when such partnerships were frowned upon.
In 1945, he made a short film, “The House I Live In,” about the evils of religious discrimination.
“Look, fellas, religion makes no difference,” he tells a group of boys in the film, “Except maybe to a Nazi, or somebody that’s stupid.”
His son was kidnapped
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