"George Peatty" wrote in message
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> On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:30:46 GMT, wrote:
>
>>>>Sinatra and Lawford
>
>>> Sinatra and anybody .. Like, Tommy Sands, Dean Martin. When he died, I
>>> remember not one single mention of a decent thing Sinatra had done in
>>> all
>>> the copious coverage. It was always about his talent, his history and
>>> his
>>> repertoire .. No one said anything good about the man, because there was
>>> simply nothing to say ..
>
>>That is simply not true. He helped many people and charities, many
>>without
>>fanfare. When Sammy Davis Jr died he left his wife an enormous tax debt,
>>Sinatra paid it off for her. Lee J Cobb was deep financial trouble and a
>>friend of Franks and went to ask for a loan, Sinatra just gave him a Blank
>>Check and told him to forget about it.
>
> "The evil that men do lives after them. The good is oft interred with
> their
> bones." So let it be with Sinatra ..
Well, he was undoubtedly a shitty husband, but by all accounts he was good
father to his three children. That should count for something.
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