Sinatra is a 1992 award-winning CBS miniseries. Directed by James Steven Sadwith and written by William Mastrosimone and Abby Mann and produced by Tina Sinatra and Richard M. Rosenbloom. It takes on the life of American entertainer Frank Sinatra, from his humble beginnings at his home in Hoboken, New Jersey, to his rise to sensation as a singer and actor.
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Frank Sinatra (Casnoff) emerges from Hoboken, New Jersey, the son of bossy, domineering local politician Dolly (Dukakis) and laid-back fireman Marty (Santos). Beginning his career as a singer for the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey (Gunton) big bands, Sinatra struggles to keep his marriage to his teenage sweetheart Nancy Barbato (Gershon). Before long, his talent catapults him to both music and movie megastardom, but his personal failings place his career and marriage in danger. He endures tumultuous marriages and divorces with starlets Ava Gardner (Harden) and Mia Farrow (Siemaszko) while juggling his movie and singing careers and forming significant friendships with an ambitious young senator named John F. Kennedy (Kelly) and powerful Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana (Steiger).
Director James Steven Sadwith won a 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Mini-Series or Special.[1]
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