To celebrate the life of one of the world\u2019s greatest entertainers, here are some facts you probably didn\u2019t know about Ol\u2019 Blue Eyes. Prepare yourself to know about the quirks of one of the most\u00a0successful\u00a0jazz singer and one of the dreamiest, also.<\/span><\/p>\n SEE ALSO:\u00a0DELIGHTFULL TAKES MID-CENTURY MODERN DESIGN\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/tps_header]<\/p>\n MARTIN SINATRA?? THAT DOESN\u2019T SEEM RIGHT\u2026<\/p>\n He was supposed to be called Martin after his father, but the priest who conducted his baptism accidentally named him after Frank Garrick, the family friend who was there as the baby\u2019s godfather.\u00a0Sinatra\u2019s mother chose to stick with the name, believing the mistake must be a good omen.<\/p>\n SINATRA HATED THE GODFATHER \u2026WHAT? COME AGAIN?<\/p>\n In the classic Mafia novel The Godfather, later made into an Oscar-winning series of films, the entertainer Johnny Fontane receives help with his career from organised crime figures.\u00a0Although the book\u2019s author, Mario Puzo, denied that the character was inspired by Sinatra, the singer \u2014 always surrounded by rumours of Mafia links \u2014 took it as an insult.\u00a0When the two met in Los Angeles restaurant Chasen\u2019s in 1970, Sinatra screamed: \u2018I ought to break your legs!\u2019 But he still hangout with cool cats such as Brando.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n HIS TEEN NICKNAME WAS SCARFACE<\/span><\/p>\n The forceps used during his birth had left scars on the side of his face, and adolescent acne added further marks. Throughout his life, Sinatra wore\u00a0makeup\u00a0to hide the scars \u2014 and even then hated being photographed on his left side. (The\u00a0forceps also punctured his eardrum \u2014 during World War II this was the reason he was ruled unfit for military service.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 J.F.K. DIED AS HE FILMED A FUNERAL\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The movie Robin And The 7 Hoods was a re-telling of the Robin Hood myth featuring Chicago gangsters. While shooting a scene at a funeral in 1963, the cast and crew received news that John F. Kennedy had been shot and killed. Sinatra, who had been friends with the President, was traumatised.<\/p>\n THE RAT PACK DIDN\u2019T USE THAT NAME\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Sinatra\u2019s famous gang of friends \u2014 which included singers Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr, comic Joey Bishop and actor Peter Lawford \u2014 were given their famous nickname by Hollywood star Lauren Bacall. But they always preferred to call themselves \u2018The Summit\u2019, after a 1960 meeting of world leaders in Paris.<\/p>\n THE FIRST GIRL FANS WERE PAID TO SCREAM<\/span><\/p>\n The young singer certainly had appeal \u2014 but George Evans, his publicist, wasn\u2019t taking any chances. He auditioned girls to find those who could scream the loudest, then paid them $5 to sit at carefully chosen points in the audience, so creating even more of a frenzy.<\/p>\n BURIED WITH BOOZE AND CIGARETTES<\/span><\/p>\n His friends placed a bottle of Jack Daniel\u2019s in his pocket when he was buried and put a pack of Camel cigarettes and a Zippo cigarette lighter in his coffin. His gravestone reads: \u2018The best is yet to come.\u2019 \u00a0We would like to think so too Frank.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Frank](\"http:\/\/delightfull.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/014.jpg\")
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