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Barbara Sinatra

1927 – 2017

American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of Zeppo Marx and Frank Sinatra

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About Barbara Sinatra

Lived 1927 – 2017 (aged 90). Barbara Sinatra was an American model, socialite, showgirl and screenwriter.

Barbara Ann Sinatra (née Blakeley; October 16, 1926 – July 25, 2017) was an American model, showgirl, socialite, and philanthropist and the fourth and last wife of Frank Sinatra.

Early life Sinatra was born as Barbara Ann Blakeley on October 16, 1926, After graduating from Wichita North High School in 1944, Sinatra moved to Long Beach, California.

Upon his death in 1998, Frank Sinatra left her $3.5 million in assets, along with mansions in Beverly Hills, Malibu, and Palm Springs. She also inherited the rights to Sinatra's Trilogy recordings, most of his material possessions and control over his name and likeness.

Death Barbara Marx Sinatra died on July 25, 2017, in Rancho Mirage, California, of natural causes at the age of 90. She died a year before Frank's first wife, Nancy Barbato, who died on July 13, 2018, at the age of 101. She is buried at the Desert Memorial Park next to her husband Frank.

Legacy The Sinatras founded the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage in 1986, which is close to the Betty Ford Center on the campus of the Eisenhower Medical Center. In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Wichita North High School
Also known as
Barbara Marx, Barbara Blakeley, Barbara Marx Sinatra, Barbara Ann Blakeley, Barbara Ann Marx, Barbara Ann Sinatra
moreBarbara Ann Marx Sinatra, Barbara Ann Blakeley Oliver Marx Sinatra

Family & relationships

Spouse
Frank Sinatra
Spouse
Zeppo Marx

People in Barbara Sinatra's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Barbara Sinatra's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Barbara Sinatra?

American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of Zeppo Marx and Frank Sinatra (1927-2017)

When was Barbara Sinatra born?

Barbara Sinatra was born on 10 March 1927 in Bosworth.

When did Barbara Sinatra die?

Barbara Sinatra died on 25 July 2017 in Rancho Mirage.

What was Barbara Sinatra's occupation?

Barbara Sinatra was a model, socialite, showgirl and screenwriter.

What nationality was Barbara Sinatra?

Barbara Sinatra was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Barbara Sinatra

· Wikidata: Q2883992

· DBpedia: Barbara Sinatra

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