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1. She's also said to have won him over with another variant of her most famous remark: when Ford introduced Ava to the English governor of Kenya and the governor's wife, the director is alleged to have said, "Ava, why don't you tell the governor what you see in this one-hundred-twenty-pound runt you're married to," and Ava is alleged to have replied, "Well, there's only ten pounds of Frank but there's one hundred and ten pounds of c.o.c.k!" "Ford wanted to kill her," one Sinatra biographer wrote-but given the fact (according to Maureen O'Hara) that the director constantly doodled pictures of p.e.n.i.ses, he probably would've been more intrigued than upset (Kelley, She's also said to have won him over with another variant of her most famous remark: when Ford introduced Ava to the English governor of Kenya and the governor's wife, the director is alleged to have said, "Ava, why don't you tell the governor what you see in this one-hundred-twenty-pound runt you're married to," and Ava is alleged to have replied, "Well, there's only ten pounds of Frank but there's one hundred and ten pounds of c.o.c.k!" "Ford wanted to kill her," one Sinatra biographer wrote-but given the fact (according to Maureen O'Hara) that the director constantly doodled pictures of p.e.n.i.ses, he probably would've been more intrigued than upset (Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 190).SOURCE NOTES2 "It was quite": "It was quite": Higham, Higham, Ava Ava, p. 133.3 "Clark's the kind": "Clark's the kind": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 253.4 "on safari": "on safari": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 316.5 "The movie company": "The movie company": Ibid. Ibid.6 "once we settled": "once we settled": Ibid. Ibid.7 "Make the spaghetti": "Make the spaghetti": Bogdanovich, Bogdanovich, Who the h.e.l.l's in It Who the h.e.l.l's in It, p. 404.8 "Why don't you": "Why don't you": Peter Bogdanovich, in discussion with the author, May 2009. Peter Bogdanovich, in discussion with the author, May 2009.9 "I had the strongest": "I had the strongest": Gardner, Ava, p. 319. Gardner, Ava, p. 319.10 "I often felt": "I often felt": Ibid. Ibid.11 "The truth is": "The truth is": Ibid. Ibid.12 "Let's put it": "Let's put it": Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times, Nov. 23, 1952.13 "You're d.a.m.n good": "You're d.a.m.n good": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 324.14 "For someone with": "For someone with": Ibid. Ibid.15 "Jack Ford tried": "Jack Ford tried": Ibid., p. 327. Ibid., p. 327.16 "I don't need this": "I don't need this": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 170.17 "He's such a comical": "He's such a comical": James Jones, James Jones, From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity, p. 246.18 "Frank had never": "Frank had never": Gardner, Ava, p. 199. Gardner, Ava, p. 199.19 "scared to death": "scared to death": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 170.20 "The [screen] test": "The [screen] test": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 172.21 "Since [Sinatra's] was": "Since [Sinatra's] was": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 170.22 "CONFIDENTIAL": "CONFIDENTIAL": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 214.23 "AVA GARDNER STRICKEN": "AVA GARDNER STRICKEN": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 259.24 "Frank, give the earrings": "Frank, give the earrings": Ibid., p. 260. Ibid., p. 260.25 "When I was on my lecture tour": "When I was on my lecture tour": Hedda Hopper, In Hollywood, syndicated column, Oct. 4, 1952. Hedda Hopper, In Hollywood, syndicated column, Oct. 4, 1952.26 "Spent a pleasant": "Spent a pleasant": Edith Gwynn, Hollywood, syndicated column, Oct. 25, 1952. Edith Gwynn, Hollywood, syndicated column, Oct. 25, 1952.27 "Where's your wife": "Where's your wife": Hedda Hopper, In Hollywood, syndicated column, Oct. 26, 1952. Hedda Hopper, In Hollywood, syndicated column, Oct. 26, 1952.28 "At the end": "At the end": Mark Rotella, "Simply Red," Mark Rotella, "Simply Red," New York Times New York Times, Aug. 10, 2003.29 "A funny thing happened": "A funny thing happened": Leonard Lyons, The Lyons Den, syndicated column, Dec. 3, 1952. Leonard Lyons, The Lyons Den, syndicated column, Dec. 3, 1952.30 "Is he good": "Is he good": Hy Gardner, It Happened Last Night, syndicated column, Dec. 8, 1952. Hy Gardner, It Happened Last Night, syndicated column, Dec. 8, 1952.31 "It's pretty lonesome": "It's pretty lonesome": Hy Gardner, It Happened Last Night, syndicated column, Dec. 4, 1952. Hy Gardner, It Happened Last Night, syndicated column, Dec. 4, 1952.32 "It's all right": "It's all right": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 257.33 "Ava couldn't be alone": "Ava couldn't be alone": Ibid., p. 258. Ibid., p. 258.34 "he has a prior": "he has a prior": Hy Gardner, It Happened Last Night, Dec. 8, 1952. Hy Gardner, It Happened Last Night, Dec. 8, 1952.35 "was given a birthday cake": "was given a birthday cake": Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder, Dec. 16, 1952.36 "Frank came back": "Frank came back": Gardner, Ava, p. 209. Gardner, Ava, p. 209.37 "Then came the death wait": "Then came the death wait": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 191.38 "Fred Zinnemann...has gone": "Fred Zinnemann...has gone": Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, syndicated column, Dec. 3, 1952. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, syndicated column, Dec. 3, 1952.39 "Frank's still in there": "Frank's still in there": Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, syndicated column, Dec. 10, 1952. Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, syndicated column, Dec. 10, 1952.40 "When Frank Sinatra": "When Frank Sinatra": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 108.

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1. Though for the average American family in 1953, $1,000 was over two months' income. Though for the average American family in 1953, $1,000 was over two months' income.2. In the novel, Woltz's racist rant is subtly different and less florid, to wit: "I don't care how many guinea Mafia goombahs come out of the woodwork." (Period, not exclamation point.) Strikingly, the word "Mafia" never occurs once in the movie of In the novel, Woltz's racist rant is subtly different and less florid, to wit: "I don't care how many guinea Mafia goombahs come out of the woodwork." (Period, not exclamation point.) Strikingly, the word "Mafia" never occurs once in the movie of The G.o.dfather The G.o.dfather, due to an agreement struck between the producer Al Ruddy and the crime-family chief Joe Colombo, the figurehead of the Italian-American Civil Rights League.3. Appearing on Appearing on Texaco Star Theater Texaco Star Theater on February 3, Sinatra showed a horrified Uncle Miltie a shrunken head he had brought back from Africa. "It was Clark Gable," Frank said. "Do you think I would leave him there with Ava?" (Server, on February 3, Sinatra showed a horrified Uncle Miltie a shrunken head he had brought back from Africa. "It was Clark Gable," Frank said. "Do you think I would leave him there with Ava?" (Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 406).4. Including the May 1952 miscarriage. Including the May 1952 miscarriage.5. Ironically, in his turn as Nathan Detroit in the 1955 Ironically, in his turn as Nathan Detroit in the 1955 Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls, Frank would find himself in a sense imitating himself imitating Maggio imitating Runyon's original 1930s characters.SOURCE NOTES6 "He was delighted": "He was delighted": Summers and Swan, Summers and Swan, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 170.7 "Frank Sinatra, needing": "Frank Sinatra, needing": Earl Wilson on Broadway, syndicated column, Jan. 23, 1953. Earl Wilson on Broadway, syndicated column, Jan. 23, 1953.8 "I wanted to tell": "I wanted to tell": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 110.9 "Pearl, they've offered": "Pearl, they've offered": Levinson, Levinson, September in the Rain September in the Rain, p. 111.10 "Cohn hated Sinatra": "Cohn hated Sinatra": Rappleye and Becker, Rappleye and Becker, All American Mafioso All American Mafioso, p. 132.11 "Now listen to me": "Now listen to me": The G.o.dfather The G.o.dfather (Paramount Pictures, 1972). (Paramount Pictures, 1972).12 "Frank Sinatra and Harry Cohn": "Frank Sinatra and Harry Cohn": Thomas, Thomas, King Cohn King Cohn, p. 305.13 "It was the first time": "It was the first time": Ibid., p. 306. Ibid., p. 306.14 "He doesn't look": "He doesn't look": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 210.15 "Frank Sinatra has been": "Frank Sinatra has been": International News Service, Feb. 3, 1953. International News Service, Feb. 3, 1953.16 "Talked to Frank Sinatra": "Talked to Frank Sinatra": International News Service, Feb. 4, 1953. International News Service, Feb. 4, 1953.17 "Chums say Frankie": "Chums say Frankie": Dorothy Kilgallen, The Voice of Broadway, syndicated column, Feb. 20, 1953. Dorothy Kilgallen, The Voice of Broadway, syndicated column, Feb. 20, 1953.18 "I didn't think": "I didn't think": Gardner, Ava, p. 210. Gardner, Ava, p. 210.19 "He never got over it": "He never got over it": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 260.20 "MONTGOMERY CLIFT": "MONTGOMERY CLIFT": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 215.21 "DEAR HARRY": "DEAR HARRY": Ibid. Ibid.22 "a kind of intensity": "a kind of intensity": James Jones, James Jones, From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity, p. 776.23 "Because I want": "Because I want": Bosworth, Bosworth, Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift, p. 247.24 "His scenes bristled": "His scenes bristled": Ibid., p. 130. Ibid., p. 130.25 "Good dialogue": "Good dialogue": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 217.26 "We had a mutual": "We had a mutual": Santopietro, Santopietro, Sinatra in Hollywood Sinatra in Hollywood, p. 137.27 "Monty really coached": "Monty really coached": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 217.28 "By his intensity": "By his intensity": Zinnemann, Zinnemann, Life in the Movies Life in the Movies, p. 122.29 "As a singer": "As a singer": Santopietro, Santopietro, Sinatra in Hollywood Sinatra in Hollywood, p. 137.30 "Sinatra here took": "Sinatra here took": Santopietro, Santopietro, Sinatra in Hollywood Sinatra in Hollywood, p. 137.31 "This outfit": "This outfit": From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity (MGM, 1953). (MGM, 1953).32 "He was scared": "He was scared": Ernest Borgnine, in discussion with the author, Feb. 2009. Ernest Borgnine, in discussion with the author, Feb. 2009.33 "The three of them": "The three of them": Bosworth, Bosworth, Montgomery Clift Montgomery Clift, p. 252.34 "got so used to carrying": "got so used to carrying": Buford, Buford, Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster, p. 129.35 "After we filmed": "After we filmed": Ernest Borgnine, in discussion with the author, Dec. 2009. Ernest Borgnine, in discussion with the author, Dec. 2009.36 "box office insurance": "box office insurance": Wood Soanes, syndicated column, March 27, 1953. Wood Soanes, syndicated column, March 27, 1953.37 "a smash success": "a smash success": Ibid. Ibid.38 "We concocted a little": "We concocted a little": Frank Morriss, syndicated column, March 26, 1953. Frank Morriss, syndicated column, March 26, 1953.39 "Crooner Frank Sinatra": "Crooner Frank Sinatra": International News Service, April 7, 1953. International News Service, April 7, 1953.40 "I told him": "I told him": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 216.41 "Isn't Frank Sinatra": "Isn't Frank Sinatra": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, March 2, 1953. Earl Wilson, syndicated column, March 2, 1953.

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1. Not to be confused with Lucy's El Adobe Cafe, which opened just a few doors away on Melrose, years after the original Lucey's closed. Not to be confused with Lucy's El Adobe Cafe, which opened just a few doors away on Melrose, years after the original Lucey's closed.2. A decade later, Dexter would go on to another form of infamy when, as head of the label's Capitol of the World division, he turned down the Beatles-twice-as Capitol artists. A decade later, Dexter would go on to another form of infamy when, as head of the label's Capitol of the World division, he turned down the Beatles-twice-as Capitol artists.SOURCE NOTES3 "Alan, we've just": "Alan, we've just": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 206. p. 206.4 "Really?": "Really?": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 171.5 "He was meek": "He was meek": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra!, p. 207.6 "Frank Sinatra was signed": "Frank Sinatra was signed": a.s.sociated Press, March 14, 1953. a.s.sociated Press, March 14, 1953.7 "We had every salesman": "We had every salesman": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 207. p. 207.8 "All hair restorers": "All hair restorers": Newspaper Enterprise a.s.sociation, March 16, 1953. Newspaper Enterprise a.s.sociation, March 16, 1953.9 "Salient factors": "Salient factors": Harold Heffernan, syndicated column, April 2, 1953. Harold Heffernan, syndicated column, April 2, 1953.10 "It was late": "It was late": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 174.11 "Could they have been": "Could they have been": Hedda Hopper, syndicated column, April 2, 1953. Hedda Hopper, syndicated column, April 2, 1953.12 "Sinatra appears": "Sinatra appears": Hal Humphrey, syndicated column, April 15, 1953. Hal Humphrey, syndicated column, April 15, 1953.13 "The singer said": "The singer said": a.s.sociated Press, April 15, 1953. a.s.sociated Press, April 15, 1953.14 "Deborah Kerr and me": "Deborah Kerr and me": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 109.15 "Sinatra was at his best": "Sinatra was at his best": Zinnemann, Zinnemann, Life in the Movies Life in the Movies, p. 124.16 "Frank was very": "Frank was very": Wagner, Wagner, Pieces of My Heart Pieces of My Heart, p. 123.17 "Every night, after work": "Every night, after work": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, My Father My Father, p. 97.18 "Frank Sinatra, who tossed": "Frank Sinatra, who tossed": Dorothy Kilgallen, The Voice of Hollywood, syndicated column, April 24, 1953. Dorothy Kilgallen, The Voice of Hollywood, syndicated column, April 24, 1953.19 "He was very, very good": "He was very, very good": Zinnemann, Zinnemann, Life in the Movies Life in the Movies, p. 130.20 "Frank and Monty": "Frank and Monty": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 218.21 "His fervor, his anger": "His fervor, his anger": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 112.22 "I was on the sidelines": "I was on the sidelines": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 218.23 "Sinatra delivered": "Sinatra delivered": Zinnemann, Zinnemann, Life in the Movies Life in the Movies, p. 130.24 "I can't blame him": "I can't blame him": Ibid. 616 Ibid. 616 "got the string": "got the string": Lyrics from "I've Got the World on a String," words by Ted Koehler, music by Harold Arlen (1932). Lyrics from "I've Got the World on a String," words by Ted Koehler, music by Harold Arlen (1932).25 "Who wrote that": "Who wrote that": Levinson, Levinson, September in the Rain September in the Rain, p. 113.26 "He couldn't help": "He couldn't help": Ibid., p. 24. Ibid., p. 24.27 "Riddle was still": "Riddle was still": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 216. p. 216.28 "Now we have": "Now we have": Ibid., p. 217. Ibid., p. 217.29 "'South of the Border'-I thought": "'South of the Border'-I thought": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 176.30 "Jesus Christ": "Jesus Christ": Levinson, Levinson, September in the Rain September in the Rain, p. 113.

CHAPTER 35.

1. The previous December, while she and the children were away, she'd received a visit of another kind: from a burglar, who took some $30,000 worth of her jewelry. The previous December, while she and the children were away, she'd received a visit of another kind: from a burglar, who took some $30,000 worth of her jewelry.2. Though some people were listening. "What are they talking about in Hollywood?" wrote Bob Thomas of the a.s.sociated Press, on July 18. "The amazing comeback of Frank Sinatra on his new records. He sings zingy like the old Frankie-boy." Though some people were listening. "What are they talking about in Hollywood?" wrote Bob Thomas of the a.s.sociated Press, on July 18. "The amazing comeback of Frank Sinatra on his new records. He sings zingy like the old Frankie-boy."3. One wonders if he was thinking, consciously or unconsciously, about the magic Sinatra had once worked at the Capitol with One wonders if he was thinking, consciously or unconsciously, about the magic Sinatra had once worked at the Capitol with Miss Grant Takes Richmond Miss Grant Takes Richmond.SOURCE NOTES4 "Sinatra was at his": "Sinatra was at his": Friedwald, Friedwald, Sinatra! Sinatra! p. 218. p. 218.5 "Nelson was standing": "Nelson was standing": Ibid. Ibid.6 "Crooner Frank Sinatra": "Crooner Frank Sinatra": a.s.sociated Press, May 4, 1953. a.s.sociated Press, May 4, 1953.7 "Nancy Sinatra's steadfast date": "Nancy Sinatra's steadfast date": Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Nov. 4, 1953. Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Nov. 4, 1953.8 "There was no way": "There was no way": Jacobs and Stadiem, Jacobs and Stadiem, Mr. S Mr. S, p. 50.9 "I'd rather swim the Channel": "I'd rather swim the Channel": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 222.10 "Sinatra has been a flop": "Sinatra has been a flop": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 177.11 "Agence France Presse": "Agence France Presse": International News Service, May 31, 1953. International News Service, May 31, 1953.12 "FRANK SINATRA HAS COLLAPSE": "FRANK SINATRA HAS COLLAPSE": United Press, June 1, 1953. United Press, June 1, 1953.13 "We came back": "We came back": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 336.14 "Sinatra is still": "Sinatra is still": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 176.15 "Imagine": "Imagine": Friedrich, Friedrich, City of Nets City of Nets, p. 90.16 "Cohn had decided": "Cohn had decided": Zinnemann, Zinnemann, Life in the Movies Life in the Movies, p. 131.17 "came up from the lobby": "came up from the lobby": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 111.18 "Dialogue between Ava": "Dialogue between Ava": Frank Morriss, syndicated column, Aug. 12, 1953. Frank Morriss, syndicated column, Aug. 12, 1953.19 "Looking through my": "Looking through my": Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, Aug. 19, 1953. Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, Aug. 19, 1953.20 "For the first time": "For the first time": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 177.21 "ACADEMY AWARD RACE": "ACADEMY AWARD RACE": Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal Lubbock (Tex.) Avalanche-Journal, Aug. 30, 1953.22 "Frank Sinatra has been receiving": "Frank Sinatra has been receiving": Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, Aug. 31, 1953. Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, Aug. 31, 1953.23 "Those dark cheaters": "Those dark cheaters": Lee Mortimer, syndicated column, Aug. 31, 1953. Lee Mortimer, syndicated column, Aug. 31, 1953.24 "Ava, honey, you do know": "Ava, honey, you do know": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 336.25 "A close friend": "A close friend": United Press, Sept. 9, 1953. United Press, Sept. 9, 1953.26 "FRANKIE AND AVA FEUDING": "FRANKIE AND AVA FEUDING": United Press, Sept. 10, 1953. United Press, Sept. 10, 1953.27 "I saw a picture": "I saw a picture": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 224.28 "You start with love": "You start with love": Ibid. Ibid.29 "Every big star": "Every big star": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Sept. 11, 1953. Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Sept. 11, 1953.30 "Electrifying": "Electrifying": Fisher, Fisher, Eddie Eddie, p. 226.31 "Frank let loose": "Frank let loose": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 182.32 "Frank Sinatra's intimates": "Frank Sinatra's intimates": Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Sept. 16, 1953. Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Sept. 16, 1953.33 "As a Cupid": "As a Cupid": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Sept. 12, 1953. Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Sept. 12, 1953.34 "She kissed me": "She kissed me": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 224.35 "The Voice unleashed a torrent": "The Voice unleashed a torrent": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 226.

CHAPTER 36.

1. Humphrey Bogart had given Lazar the slightly needling nickname-which the agent hated-as a double-edged tribute to the rapidity with which Lazar executed his not always strictly kosher deals. Humphrey Bogart had given Lazar the slightly needling nickname-which the agent hated-as a double-edged tribute to the rapidity with which Lazar executed his not always strictly kosher deals.2. The apartments have long since been razed. The apartments have long since been razed.3. Although apparently the switch had been effected with the tacit cooperation of Lazar, the ultimate cynic when Sinatra was down and the ultimate sycophant when he rose again. Although apparently the switch had been effected with the tacit cooperation of Lazar, the ultimate cynic when Sinatra was down and the ultimate sycophant when he rose again.4. Perhaps thinking or saying some variation of the Nevada senator Pat Geary's speech to Michael Corleone in Perhaps thinking or saying some variation of the Nevada senator Pat Geary's speech to Michael Corleone in The G.o.dfather, Part II The G.o.dfather, Part II: "I don't like your kind of people. I don't like to see you come out to this clean country in your oily hair, dressed up in those silk suits, and try to pa.s.s yourselves off as decent Americans."SOURCE NOTES5 "Isn't it a little late": "Isn't it a little late": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 225.6 "When he was down": "When he was down": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 175.7 "Almost since their marriage": "Almost since their marriage": Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Sept. 30, 1953. Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Sept. 30, 1953.8 "devastating": "devastating": Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Oct. 1, 1953. Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Oct. 1, 1953.9 "Together again": "Together again": a.s.sociated Press, Oct. 2, 1953. a.s.sociated Press, Oct. 2, 1953.10 "Don't believe a word": "Don't believe a word": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 267.11 "They're together": "They're together": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 178.12 "If Frankie goes": "If Frankie goes": Harrison Carroll, syndicated column, Oct. 12, 1953. Harrison Carroll, syndicated column, Oct. 12, 1953.13 "Two intimates of Frank Sinatra": "Two intimates of Frank Sinatra": Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, Oct. 6, 1953. Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, Oct. 6, 1953.14 "a footloose and fancy-free": "a footloose and fancy-free": Dunning, Dunning, Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio, p. 582.15 "Hi, I don't know": "Hi, I don't know": Havers, Havers, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 183.16 "He was always": "He was always": Jacobs and Stadiem, Jacobs and Stadiem, Mr. S Mr. S, p. 90.17 "For Chrissakes": "For Chrissakes": Ibid., p. 53. Ibid., p. 53.18 "Politics has nothing": "Politics has nothing": Bosworth, Bosworth, Marlon Brando Marlon Brando, p. 141.19 "Frank Sinatra would": "Frank Sinatra would": Ibid., p. 153. Ibid., p. 153.20 "Frank Sinatra's now practically": "Frank Sinatra's now practically": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Sept. 30, 1953. Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Sept. 30, 1953.21 "Frank Sinatra has decided": "Frank Sinatra has decided": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Oct. 10, 1953. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Oct. 10, 1953.22 "In what would become": "In what would become": Jacobs and Stadiem, Jacobs and Stadiem, Mr. S Mr. S, p. 90.23 "I slept in the same "I slept in the same room room": George Jacobs, in discussion with the author, March 2009. George Jacobs, in discussion with the author, March 2009.24 "He's a dead man": "He's a dead man": Jacobs and Stadiem, Jacobs and Stadiem, Mr. S Mr. S, p. 21.25 "head down, all alone": "head down, all alone": Ibid., p. 36. Ibid., p. 36.26 "When I opened": "When I opened": Ibid., p. 46. Ibid., p. 46.27 "who didn't seem ex": "who didn't seem ex": Ibid., p. 48. Ibid., p. 48.28 "rococo New Jersey style": "rococo New Jersey style": Ibid. Ibid.29 "The correct way": "The correct way": Ibid. Ibid.30 "There's nothing like": "There's nothing like": a.s.sociated Press, Oct. 12, 1953. a.s.sociated Press, Oct. 12, 1953.31 "Everything is fine": "Everything is fine": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Oct. 20, 1953. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Oct. 20, 1953.32 "I can't eat": "I can't eat": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 225.33 "Hollywood's still betting": "Hollywood's still betting": Erskine Johnson, syndicated column, Oct. 21, 1953. Erskine Johnson, syndicated column, Oct. 21, 1953.34 "Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra": "Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 226.35 "When Sinatra is in Las Vegas": "When Sinatra is in Las Vegas": Pignone, Pignone, Sinatra Treasures Sinatra Treasures, p. 104.36 "The object was": "The object was": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 241.37 "Frank! Is your marriage": "Frank! Is your marriage": Ibid., p. 227. Ibid., p. 227.38 "There is positively": "There is positively": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 180.

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SOURCE NOTES1 "I was a stranger": "I was a stranger": Lyrics from "Foggy Day," words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin (New York: Gershwin, 1937). Lyrics from "Foggy Day," words by Ira Gershwin, music by George Gershwin (New York: Gershwin, 1937).2 "If I wasn't conducting": "If I wasn't conducting": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 232.3 "Ava taught him": "Ava taught him": Hamill, Hamill, Why Sinatra Matters Why Sinatra Matters, p. 177.4 "I AM DESPERATELY": "I AM DESPERATELY": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 270.5 "Yeah, he's here": "Yeah, he's here": Ibid., p. 272. Ibid., p. 272.6 "Eventually they got": "Eventually they got": Ibid. Ibid.7 "Ten years ago": "Ten years ago": International News Service, Nov. 9, 1953. International News Service, Nov. 9, 1953.8 "Melissa Weston Bigelow": "Melissa Weston Bigelow": Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Nov. 13, 1953. Dorothy Kilgallen, syndicated column, Nov. 13, 1953.9 "Well, that washes": "Well, that washes": Hal Humphrey, syndicated column, Nov. 11, 1953. Hal Humphrey, syndicated column, Nov. 11, 1953.10 "You would not pick": "You would not pick": James Kaplan, "The King of Ring-a-Ding-Ding," James Kaplan, "The King of Ring-a-Ding-Ding," Movies Rock Movies Rock (a supplemental publication of (a supplemental publication of Vanity Fair Vanity Fair), Dec. 2007.11 "Sinatra's father says": "Sinatra's father says": Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Nov. 24, 1953. Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Nov. 24, 1953.12 "I would rather write": "I would rather write": Kaplan, "King of Ring-a-Ding-Ding." Kaplan, "King of Ring-a-Ding-Ding."13 "When Frank ate": "When Frank ate": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 229.14 "RUMOR MILL IS MUM": "RUMOR MILL IS MUM": Wire service report, Nov. 21, 1953, transcribed from Wire service report, Nov. 21, 1953, transcribed from Huntington (Pa.) Daily News Huntington (Pa.) Daily News, Nov. 23, 1953.15 "I was happier": "I was happier": Jordan, "Living with Miss G." Jordan, "Living with Miss G."16 "F. Sinatra will spend": "F. Sinatra will spend": In New York with Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Nov. 19, 1953. In New York with Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Nov. 19, 1953.17 "Ava Gardner on Thanksgiving": "Ava Gardner on Thanksgiving": Dorothy Manners, syndicated column, Nov. 26, 1953. Dorothy Manners, syndicated column, Nov. 26, 1953.18 "You know, Harold": "You know, Harold": The Golden Years of Cla.s.sic Television: The Colgate Comedy Hour, Vol. 1 The Golden Years of Cla.s.sic Television: The Colgate Comedy Hour, Vol. 1 (Miracle Picture, 2005), DVD. (Miracle Picture, 2005), DVD.19 "ev'ry time your lips": "ev'ry time your lips": Lyrics from "That Old Black Magic," words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen (New York: Famous Music, 1942). Lyrics from "That Old Black Magic," words by Johnny Mercer, music by Harold Arlen (New York: Famous Music, 1942).20 "SINATRA ADMITS HURTING WRIST": "SINATRA ADMITS HURTING WRIST": Lubbock (Tex.) Morning Avalanche Lubbock (Tex.) Morning Avalanche, Dec. 10, 1953.21 "I think it's a good song": "I think it's a good song": Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, American Legend American Legend, p. 114.22 "Fairy tales": "Fairy tales": Lyrics from "Young at Heart," words by Carolyn Leigh, music by Johnny Richards (New York: Sunbeam Music, 1954). Lyrics from "Young at Heart," words by Carolyn Leigh, music by Johnny Richards (New York: Sunbeam Music, 1954).23 "I could have told you": "I could have told you": Lyrics from "I Could Have Told You So," words by Carl Sigman, music by James Van Heusen (New York: Music Sales, 1953). Lyrics from "I Could Have Told You So," words by Carl Sigman, music by James Van Heusen (New York: Music Sales, 1953).

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SOURCE NOTES1 "The breakup of the sultry": "The breakup of the sultry": Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel Holland (Mich.) Evening Sentinel, Nov. 11, 1953.2 "F. Sinatra is taking": "F. Sinatra is taking": Edith Gwynn, syndicated column, Dec. 1, 1953. Edith Gwynn, syndicated column, Dec. 1, 1953.3 "Of all Greenson's": "Of all Greenson's": Spoto, Spoto, Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe, p. 427.4 "Special Problems in Psychotherapy": "Special Problems in Psychotherapy": Ibid., p. 426. Ibid., p. 426.5 "It wouldn't surprise me": "It wouldn't surprise me": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Dec. 16, 1953. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Dec. 16, 1953.6 "I'll be so happy": "I'll be so happy": United Press, Dec. 23, 1953. United Press, Dec. 23, 1953.7 "I'm going to spend": "I'm going to spend": Ibid. Ibid.8 "She was not a little": "She was not a little": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 283.9 "AVA GARDNER": "AVA GARDNER": Newport (R.I.) Daily News Newport (R.I.) Daily News, Dec. 30, 1953.10 "trying to work": "trying to work": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 182.

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1. Who, to complete the slightly absurd polygon, would marry Walter Chiari's former fiancee, Lucia Bose, later that year. Who, to complete the slightly absurd polygon, would marry Walter Chiari's former fiancee, Lucia Bose, later that year.SOURCE NOTES2 "You may have heard": "You may have heard": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, transcribed from Earl Wilson, syndicated column, transcribed from Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder Zanesville (Ohio) Times Recorder, Jan. 23, 1954.3 "in a chilly studio": "in a chilly studio": Wilson, Wilson, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 115.4 "He "He literally literally moved": moved": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 233.5 "I come home": "I come home": Ibid., p. 235. Ibid., p. 235.6 "Nancy Sinatra's pals": "Nancy Sinatra's pals": Erskine Johnson, syndicated column, Jan. 24, 1954. Erskine Johnson, syndicated column, Jan. 24, 1954.7 "You're the sittin'-est": "You're the sittin'-est": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 221.8 "I like a little": "I like a little": Server, Server, Ava Gardner Ava Gardner, p. 284.9 "On the morning": "On the morning": Ibid. 693 Ibid. 693 "I saw Frankie": "I saw Frankie": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Jan. 30, 1954. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, Jan. 30, 1954.10 "craved cla.s.s": "craved cla.s.s": Jacobs and Stadiem, Jacobs and Stadiem, Mr. S Mr. S, p. 50.11 "Sinatra was like": "Sinatra was like": Ibid., p. 40. Ibid., p. 40.12 "I stayed a night": "I stayed a night": Bacall, Bacall, By Myself and Then Some By Myself and Then Some, p. 241.13 "I had to perform": "I had to perform": Gardner, Gardner, Ava Ava, p. 348.14 "When we got there": "When we got there": Sciacca, Sciacca, Sinatra Sinatra, p. 171.15 "Frank Sinatra-who's collecting": "Frank Sinatra-who's collecting": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Feb. 8, 1954. Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Feb. 8, 1954.16 "There's a tug-of-war": "There's a tug-of-war": Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Feb. 12, 1954. Earl Wilson, syndicated column, Feb. 12, 1954.17 "QUADRANGLE": "QUADRANGLE": New York Daily News New York Daily News wire report, Feb. 16, 1954. wire report, Feb. 16, 1954.18 "Frank Sinatra and Artie Shaw": "Frank Sinatra and Artie Shaw": Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Feb. 26, 1954. Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, Feb. 26, 1954.19 "I'm a saloon singer": "I'm a saloon singer": Bob Thomas, syndicated column, March 14, 1954. Bob Thomas, syndicated column, March 14, 1954.20 "What does Ava": "What does Ava": Laura Lee, syndicated column, March 14, 1954. Laura Lee, syndicated column, March 14, 1954.

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1. Fred Zinnemann, who had won the Best Director Oscar, also said as much: "The picture never could have won these honors without Montgomery Clift. He was the heart of the whole movie" (United Press, March 26, 1954). Fred Zinnemann, who had won the Best Director Oscar, also said as much: "The picture never could have won these honors without Montgomery Clift. He was the heart of the whole movie" (United Press, March 26, 1954).SOURCE NOTES2 "an ocean's roar": "an ocean's roar": Lyrics from "Day In, Day Out," words by Johnny Mercer, music by Rube Bloom (New York: Bregman, Vocco, and Conn, 1939). Lyrics from "Day In, Day Out," words by Johnny Mercer, music by Rube Bloom (New York: Bregman, Vocco, and Conn, 1939).3 "In working out": "In working out": Shaw, Shaw, Entertainer Entertainer, p. 27.4 "Just for the record": "Just for the record": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, March 11, 1954. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, March 11, 1954.5 "Ava was sure": "Ava was sure": Leonard Lyons, syndicated column, March 15, 1954. Leonard Lyons, syndicated column, March 15, 1954.6 "Frank Sinatra's excuse": "Frank Sinatra's excuse": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, March 14, 1954. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, March 14, 1954.7 "Frank Sinatra off to Italy": "Frank Sinatra off to Italy": Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, March 18, 1954. Jimmie Fidler, syndicated column, March 18, 1954.8 "Frank Sinatra, an intimate": "Frank Sinatra, an intimate": Wisconsin State Journal Wisconsin State Journal, March 16, 1954.9 "Sinatra's partic.i.p.ation": "Sinatra's partic.i.p.ation": Westbrook Pegler, syndicated column, March 16, 1954. Westbrook Pegler, syndicated column, March 16, 1954.10 "Willie Moretti": "Willie Moretti": Ibid. Ibid.11 "Bring back that Oscar": "Bring back that Oscar": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 238.12 "To Daddy-all our love": "To Daddy-all our love": Ibid., p. 237. Ibid., p. 237.13 "After being exiled": "After being exiled": Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, March 23, 1954. Walter Winch.e.l.l, syndicated column, March 23, 1954.14 "NEWCOMER IS HOT FAVORITE": "NEWCOMER IS HOT FAVORITE": El Paso Herald-Post El Paso Herald-Post, March 24, 1954.15 "Tonight's the night": "Tonight's the night": Louella Parsons, syndicated column, March 25, 1954. Louella Parsons, syndicated column, March 25, 1954.16 "Nominees for the best": "Nominees for the best": Twenty-sixth Academy Awards broadcast, 1954. Twenty-sixth Academy Awards broadcast, 1954.17 "A peculiar thing": "A peculiar thing": Shaw, Shaw, Twentieth-Century Romantic Twentieth-Century Romantic, p. 185.18 "Unbelievable": "Unbelievable": Twenty-sixth Academy Awards broadcast, 1954. Twenty-sixth Academy Awards broadcast, 1954.19 "That's it": "That's it": Kelley, Kelley, His Way His Way, p. 239.20 "I wanted to thank": "I wanted to thank": Hopper and Brough, Hopper and Brough, Whole Truth and Nothing But Whole Truth and Nothing But, p. 47.21 "I ducked the party": "I ducked the party": Shaw, Shaw, Entertainer Entertainer, p. 32.

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