She gave him lots of toys, bikes and took him on holiday yearly, as well as letting him have an account at Geismar's, the local department store. įrank was very spoiled by Dolly to make up for her absence in his life. Golden would go on to give him a Jewish charm bracelet, and he pledged to buy a quarter of a million-dollar' of Israel bonds in her memory. Frank spent time at the cinema or learning about Jewish history. Frank didn't spend much time with Dolly, who left him with his grandmother, aunt Mary, or aunt Rosalie, father-in-law, babysitter or an elderly Jewish neighbor. He had to wear pink clothing as his mother wanted a girl - a note, at that time period, pink was still considered a masculine color - and played with dolls at a much older age than most boys. Childhood Īs a baby, Frank was a plump child, but by the age of 5, he was a chunky little thing. The initial A was also given, making him Francis A. The mistake was once again made 23 years later, when they tried to fix it, with Sinatra spelled as Sinastre. įrank's birth certificate was filed on December 17th, and the clerk misspelled Sinatra as Sinestro and Garaventa as Garaventi. Thankfully, Dolly's mother Rose held him under cold running water, which caused Sinatra to breathe and cry. Frank was not breathing so the doctor looked after Dolly. While doing this he ripped and scarred Frank's ear, cheek and neck and left him with a punctured eardrum. The doctor had to use ropes to pull him out. The birth was traumatic, as Dolly wasn't even 5 feet tall and weighed around 90 pounds. Frank Sinatra was born to Dolly Sinatra and Antonio Sinatra on December 12, 1915.