This film received lots of Oscar love, but also one glaring snub…

1915 – The Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra was born on this day in Hoboken, New Jersey. Aside from being one of the smoothest crooners to ever belt a Gershwin tune, Sinatra was also a bona-fide movie star to boot. Sinatra made his first acting appearance in 1943 at RKO and soon moved to MGM, where he generally played the boyish innocent unaware of his allure to women. After his film and singing career hit a low-point, Sinatra finagled his ... more 

1915 – The Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra was born on this day in Hoboken, New Jersey. Aside from being one of the smoothest crooners to ever belt a Gershwin tune, Sinatra was also a bona-fide movie star to boot. Sinatra made his first acting appearance in 1943 at RKO and soon moved to MGM, where he generally played the boyish innocent unaware of his allure to women. After his film and singing career hit a low-point, Sinatra finagled his way into playing Maggio in "From Here To Eternity" (1953), delivering an Oscar-winning performance, which put him back on top.
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