Nancy Barbato: Who Was Frank Sinatra’s First Wife?

American singer and actor Francesco Sinatra lived from December 12, 1915, until May 14, 1998. Sinatra, also known as “Ol’ Blue Eyes,” was one of the most well-liked entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He was also known as the “Chairman of the Board” and later as such. With an estimated 150 million record sales, he is one of the most successful musicians ever.

Sinatra, whose parents were immigrants from Italy and who was raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. He was immensely influenced by Bing Crosby’s warm, approachable vocal style. After signing with Columbia Records in 1943, he achieved solo success and rose to fame as the “bobby soxer” movement’s hero. In 1946, Sinatra issued The Voice of Frank Sinatra, his debut record.

Nancy Barbato: Who Was Frank Sinatra’s First Wife?

In the summer of 1934, Frank Sinatra first met Nancy Barbato (March 25, 1917 – July 13, 2018), with whom he later got married on February 4, 1939, in Barbato’s hometown of Jersey City, New Jersey. After getting married at 93 Clerk Street’s Our Lady of Sorrows Church, the couple moved into an apartment building at 137 Bergen Avenue.

Francis Wayne Sinatra, also known as Frank Sinatra Jr., was born on January 10, 1944, and Nancy Sinatra, their first child, was born on June 8, 1940. Both were born in Jersey City’s Margaret Hague Hospital.