Sinatra at 100: A Celebration in Song and Film with Gil Gigliotti

LITCHFIELD, Conn. - April 8, 2016 - PRLog -- Frank Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century, forging a career as an award-winning singer and film actor. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on December 12, 1915, Sinatra rose to fame singing big band numbers. In the '40s and '50s, he had a dazzling array of hit songs and albums and went on to appear in dozens of films, winning a supporting actor Oscar for From Here to Eternity. He left behind a massive catalog of work that includes iconic tunes like Love and Marriage, Strangers in the Night, and New York, New York. During Sinatra at 100, we'll listen and view some of his most entertaining, powerful, and significant performances in song and film -- with a peek behind the scenes at his wives, lovers, friends, and politics.

Gilbert L. Gigliotti is a professor of English and Latin at Central Connecticut State University and the host for more than two decades of "Frank, Gil, and Friends" every Tuesday morning on WFCS 107.7 FM. He earned his PhD in comparative literature at The Catholic University of America. His books on Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra belie his more traditional academic interests in American Puritans like Cotton Mather and the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. In December 2015, to celebrate Sinatra's 100th birthday Gil played Sinatra songs on WFCS for 24 hours!

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