Dolly Sinatra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Mother of Frank Sinatra
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Place of Birth: Genoa, Liguria, Italy
About Dolly Sinatra
- Dolly Sinatra (Italian pronunciation: [si'na?tra]; born Natalina Maria Garaventa; [nata'li?na ma'ri?a gara'v?nta]; December 26, 1896 – January 6, 1977) was the mother of American singer Frank Sinatra.
- She was born in Lumarzo (Province of Genoa), in northern Italy; she immigrated to the United States as an infant. Dolly married Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra in 1913, and in 1915 the couple's only child, Frank Sinatra, was born.
- Dolly was influential in the Sinatras' neighborhood in Hoboken, New Jersey, where they later operated a tavern during Prohibition.
- She became involved in politics and worked as a midwife.
- It is believed that she also provided an illegal abortion service in the area.
- She died in a plane crash in 1977.
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