A friend of mine had a grandpa who was friends with Sinatra. One Christmas Frank found out my friend’s grandpa couldn’t afford to have a Christmas with presents for the children. My friend’s grandpa woke up Christmas morning to a semi truck with hundreds of presents and the one and only Frank Sinatra standing there making sure each gift made it under the tree. He was truly a great man.
Chris Arseneault It seems here that Jerry didn’t really understand that attitude; “Frank, do you have a problem with people knowing you’re a good man?” From many stories that have come out since he passed on, it would appear that a lot of the time Frank preferred to do good deeds anonymously and without fanfare (except, of course, if it was a public benefit show which would obviously involve a lot of other stars and be well-advertised)
Just like Yankees owner George Steinbrenner did. George said that if more than 2 people know about your donation, then you did it for the wrong reasons. Those 2 people being the recipient, and the person giving...
jerry lewis raised more than $2b for muscular dystrophy , frank sinatra raised more than $1b for good causes , they didnt have too , they did it because they were amazing people and they knew they could make a difference
@@michaelkillerman Like like you really know, give me a fing break. Jerry raising 2 BILLION!! and you say he wasn't a good guy?? Sometimes he would stay up all nite on the telethons...he didn't have to do them!!
Frank was working the American Hotel in the Mid fifties right after he got the Oscar and he heard about a couple who worked there as a chef and housekeeper who'd been badly injured in a car wreck. He quietly paid their hospital bill and when he learned they'd be unable to return to work he again lent his support. Even though he was doing 2 shows a night ,cutting a record with Nelson Riddle, and trying to open the Cal Neva Lodge in Tahoe, he stepped into the breach once more, taking on the crippled Chefs' duties in the hotel kitchen for the length of his two week engagement, baking bread and churning out family style plates of pasta primavera and noodles romanoff for a dining room that sat 200 but also shouldering the injured wifes' chores of laundry and housekeeping 18 rooms daily. His legs ached so badly he had Sammy and Jilly rubbing ice on them twice a day. Any tip money he received was forwarded them anonymously. Nobody was ever the wiser. Until now. Gotta love Frank.
Prettylynn Mea Not to demean Frank’s charitable side, as a lot of similar stories have come out since he passed away, but I feel that it’s more likely that he arranged for someone to take on the shifts of the couple until they were able to return to work, and paid the extra wages out of his own pocket.
I don't think we will ever know how generous Frank Sinatra was to worthwhile causes. I think the world would be astonished. Sinatra had a huge heart - but that was against his image of a tough guy.
123Rockchild It wasn't only Frank, either. I believe that many of the big stars gave to various charities and good causes (and probably still do). But apart from benefits, which of course were public events and therefore advertised, most of them gave quietly and anonymously and didn't feel the need to make a big song-and-dance about it. Some stories about Franks generosity have come to light since his death, but I'm sure there must be many more that the general public are still not aware of.
Sinatra once heard of a cabbie in New York who picked some tourists up at the airport & took them downtown by way of Maryland or some damned route. Charged them hundreds of dollars! Frank got in touch with the people & gave them their money back, because he said he didn't want them to think badly of his country & his fellow Americans. He also stepped in when the great African American boxer Joe Louis had been cheated by a manager who didn't pay his taxes for him. The Internal Revenue Service was going to send him to prison, because they didn't care why his taxes hadn't been paid --- they just cared that he owed thousands. Sinatra paid the whole amount. To me, this would be the great reward of being rich & famous --- being able to do these things. Credit is due him for having done them & redressing injustices when he heard of them. More than his talent, this is what makes him great, to me. 🎤
peace2014 Not strictly true....Peter Lawford springs to mind. They were good friends, until Frank held Peter responsible for ruining his relationship with JFK. He turned his back on him and never spoke to Lawford again.
If it weren't for Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis jr. wouldn't have been treated after the car crash that took his eye. The rescue crew wasn't going to get him to a hospital because he was black, and Frank stepped in. The beginning of a life long friendship because of one humanitarian effort. Touches my heart!
Those asshole Kennedys tried to disrupt Frank's friendship with Davis as well. That's why he walked away from the Kennedys in the early 60s. The Kennedys were afraid Sinatra's friendship with Davis would harm their chances in the presidentials. All orchestrated by scumbag Joe Kennedy of course. John just followed what his sleazy old man wanted. Dean Martin had the Kennedys figured out. Sinatra figured it out later.
Frank and Dean saw talent in alot of people of color . They show cased them on the roasts and help them become equals amongst them . Why ? Because they were not Hollywood .
After JFK, while President, pulled out of a overnight visit to Sinatra’s California home (after building a heliport for him), opting to stay with Bing Crosby instead, Peter Lawford was ejected from the Rat Pack.
@@surferpam1 Well, Frank's friends helped JFK get elected, too. Then, the Kennedy's snubbed or outright went after those people. It's quite hypocritical. "I don't mind shady people as long as they help me get what I want, but then I'm gonna play white knight and look down on shady people."
Way back when, a family he knew that was still living in Hoboken had their house burn down. Paid for the rebuilding and when the insurance money came and they wanted to return the $ he refused
Frank Sinatra was one classy guy that made everyone regardless of race or color love his charm awesome voice control and the way that he showed the WORLD that he truly cared about people. He did many things in his era to help the racial climate of the day. Thanks Frank you are still "The Man" in 2018...PEACE
Kat Slat Yes, we see it when there’s the red nose day on TV in Britain, people advertising how much the bank or some company is giving, as they hold up their big cheque for the nation to see.
He also help with the bills of Lee J Cobb and let him live in his house to recuperate or have a hospice before he died and also paid his expenses. When he was asked by Lee J Cobb why are you doing this for me it's reported I like your acting. A W
I am a Dutchman living in France. Frank Sinatra was part of a time when there still were class and style and charismatic personalities like him. That does not mean there was no injustice, discrimination, war, hunger and so on. Today there still is injustice, discrimination, war, hunger and so on. BUT...class and style and charismatic personalities like Frank Sinatra have disappeared. America and Europe are on the way down!
When the Godfather calls you and wants a favor you aren't being asked. You don't say NO. Sounds like it was the same if Frank called you. Don Rickles would bust Sinatra's chops about his mob connections... Sinatra would crack up and never get mad. You couldn't work in the business they were in without the knowing mob members. Mob members owned the nightclubs and later ran Las Vegas. Sinatra grew up around this subculture so he understood it. He ran his own entourage in the same way expecting the same loyalty. When he didn't get it...I'm sure it was a very unpleasant situation. There's a cute story about Bobby Rydell and Sinatra. Rydell was the youngest person to ever play the Copa in NYC. His dad, Frank was his agent and business manager. Bobby walks into the Copa for a rehearsal one afternoon and the club manager said Frank wants to see you. Bobby says ... my Dad is here? The guy says NO...FRANK wants to see you. Bobby didn't know whether to shit or go blind bc he knew he meant Sinatra. He was in shock but Sinatra put him at ease and praised his talent. Not bad for a 20 yr old kid from Philly to have a legend like Sinatra summon him.
Frank Sinatra was a class act. His charity was endless - his support of his friends and family were limitless - he stood up for civil rights and always was there to help those in need along with one of the most distinctive and talented voices in music. Mr. Sinatra with respect Sir!
It's hard to grow old and look around you and see you are the last knight at the table..as men we feel invincible but in life we are only a short memory..
Jerry Lewis is an interesting guy. He was incredibly famous in the 50s and then remained famous, but not incredibly famous, up until the 90s. Now he's a legend but almost unknown everyone born after 1980. Great talent. Wish he would have never had his falling out with Dean.
As seems so typical of the man,Frank Sinatra steps in,anonymously,again to do what he can.It really is nice to hear something good about him as opposed to the usual "connected" rubbish.
What really tarnished the image of Frank Sinatra and what really gave him away, was the fact that he had many implications with the mobsters and the medias always associated him with the mafia. Despite the fact that he’s always been my greatest idol, I think that this label of so-called organized crime image has made Frank Sinatra suffer a great deal, throughout the course of his lifetime. That probably explains the sudden generosity why he was always giving. Subconsciously, he was probably trying to seek for a relief of forgiveness, as a redemption of his soul, by wanting to be so generous to others, but that’s only hypothetical. In other words, It’s just my opinion. No matter what, I just loved Frank Sinatra, even more than Jerry Lewis. Thank you. Johnny, Montréal,Canada. 🌈🌎❤️👌😎👍
Why explaining, why theorizing, why speculating? Look at the man's deeds! Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Richard Widmark, James Stewart, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong etc. Bygone greatness! Give me one example of today's movie star, performer, who can stand in their shade? Best wishes from a Dutchman living in France!
Many implications? What does that even mean? If you worked in Vegas in that era you worked for the mob. They built Vegas! They hired Sinatra and treated him well. When he was down they’d put him on stage and when Frank was big he would return the favour. He wasn’t a made man.
At my high school in New York... a lunch ladies son was badly wounded in Vietnam. .. he had been moved back to the United States barely holding on.... don't now how he found out but sent his jet to get her to see him... Catholic High School. ... I quess someone reached out to him... 1969
Frank and Jerry are two mensch's extraordinaire!! What I love about Sinatra is that he fought for African Americans (Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, etc.) and Jews (Buddy Rich, Jerry Lewis, Mel Torme, etc.) who were not allowed to enter the front of clubs until Frank said they walk through the front door or were not playing here!! Sinatra is a Saint in my book!!!
Frank Sinatra. Such a colourful life he had. Always gave to charities, did many things. He had some very lonely times in his life, but he always bounced back. I love listening to him sing and he certainly was a good man, but he did it his way. Miss you Mr. Sinatra.
Mikjon67.....take a listen to this.....the cursing and "blue" humor start a little ways in after they do one promo "straight" for a movie they were pushing.... ruclips.net/video/we1uRWRuj80/видео.html
mikjon67 I don't believe you. Really? You never heard the outtakes from The Caddy? I think I was maybe 17 or 18 when my brother played me the 'blue' language as Dean and Jerry, especially Jerry, recorded Caddy promos. So that's 30 years ago, pre-internet.
^^Tull1996, thanks to you I've listened to that clip of Jerry and Dean cursing about 10 times already. I'm fascinated by their dirty language, especially from this era. I mean of course they cursed but you don't hear a lot of clips of it. xD
It's our Roman Catholic upbringing, which causes us to be more humanitarian than other cultures. Mia Farrow had a Catholic upbringing too, her mother was Irish. Some of the children she adopted accused her of being abusive. A good spank never harmed anyone, it's not easy to bring up 12 adopted children, most with some disabilities, on your own. Let's see what they will do themselves for disadvantaged children!
Not just Italians, but yes, something about the values instilled in them as a child to be nice to their family and friends. Probably comes from hard times in the Old Country, passed down to today
Sinatra was like the King of Jordan or somebody who does stunning acts of generosity but no one knows. He would comp people's entire hospital bills. A magnificent person.
I share this quote found on Google to simply highlight how memories are challenged over events in our lives. The event Jerry describes did take place, but not in the location he remembered, however a similar event took place 7 years later in Richmond, IN. On different YOuTube vids people have accused Jerry (and others) of lying because they share the same story different ways, at different times. If you look up memory studies you will find human memories are very subject to change. This affects us all. In a repeat of their two-man 1963 benefit performance in Rockford, Illinois [to raise money for the family of a fireman who’d died in the line of duty], Frank flew with Jerry Lewis to Richmond, Indiana, for a fund-raiser on behalf of the family of Dan Mitrione, an American who had been killed overseas.”
Its amazimg how all these guys stuck together Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jerry Lewis and Sinatra. Sinatra seemed to have a healthy relationship with both Lewis and Martin seperately. And these guys talked like regular guys on the street corner going back to the 40s. One should hear the x rated bloopers of Martin and Lewis trying to tape a radio spot for one of their movies in 53. Its hilariously obcene.
Steven Wiederholt Yep, he totally heard that and got it. Wish more folks understood if they seek the applause for their good deeds down here, forget about it in heaven. You do that and it preserves people’s dignity, rather than posting it everywhere for everyone to see. God Bless the folks that get it!
You can say and believe what you want, but why is he so callous to Christians that in their faces constantly and disrespectfully throws their Lord's name around. Why is it that Christians are the only believing people that others do this to, and in their faces. Very telling about the one faith you can do this to.
Frank Sinatra's heart knew no bounds. He gave at least an estimated $1 billion to charitable causes and people in need during his incredible lifetime. As comedian Red Buttons put it during one of the Dean Martin's Roast shows when Frank Sinatra was the guest of honor: "So there he is the man, the man himself, Francis Albert Sinatra. . . Singer - -- swinger - - - actor - - - director - - - producer - - - businessman - - - tycoon . . . And on the Seventh Day, he rested."
Jerry was a straight shooter, which made him genuine. Frank was a generous man , who had seen big highs and lows in his life. But things ended well for him.
He had the wherewithal to help people in need, and he did. Not that many people with the means to help others do. He gave from his heart and not for the publicity. Wish there were more like him.
Forty grand in 1965 would be worth $325,000 today and you know what? They didn't have to donate a fucking thing so maybe you should just be glad they did anything and shut the fuck up.
Upmost respect for people like Jerry and Frank, but the ones that I have no respect for are the ones who fly off to third world countries with the press photographers then proceed to walk around carrying a sick child in there arms then the next day the pictures are in every magazine and tabloid
Gregory Kosins That’s true, but Frank was also trying to help Dean get over the loss of his son, Dean Paul, by getting him back to work. Unfortunately that part of his plan, though well-meaning, was a failure because he underestimated just how devastated Dean was by Dean Pauls tragic death (in fact, everyone always said that it was really the beginning of the end for him and it was really the start of his own long, slow decline), and was the real reason that Dean left the tour because his heart just wasn’t in it anymore.
At that point however, Frank wasn’t making much money either and took the lion’s share of the money on that tour even though Sammy was in trouble with taxes and dying from throat cancer at the same time. Sammy chose to keep his larynx to sing and hopefully pay his way out, instead of getting it removed to extend his life. A sad story that shows how people really don’t want you when you get older, they want the prime time you only
Why does a Jew say, "What in Christ?" I thought they didn't believe in Jesus? Funny how the media is fine with people constantly using the name of Jesus Christ as a cuss word. But if they anybody used the name of a holy person within Muslim or Hinduism or another religion the media would rip your heads off and call you horrible names. That proves to me that Jesus Christ is the true Messiah of the world!
Spot on! Also everybody feels entitled to slander the Roman Catholics. Because of the pedo priest scandals? Possibly. But in the 20th century a great number of the British aristocracy and upper classes boys who studied in public schools were abused and ended up being gay. And guess what? They were NOT Catholic schools!
There was a true story about Sinatra that was hired by an Argentinians singer and actor Ramon Ortega most known as Palito Ortega , Ortega hired Sinatra to sing in Argentina and Brazil and Sinatra charged him 2 millions dollars but the economy in Argentina and Brazil was bad and Sinatra noticed because there were many emptied seat at the show and Sinatra asked his agent to check Palito Ortega how he did with his finance and his agent told him that Palito Ortega lost at least 1 millions dollars then Sinatra called some Hotel Owners in Miami to hire Palito Ortega as singer and to sing for the Spanish Audience and Palito Ortega recuperated all his money and made a lot of profit.
Sinatra also saved comedian Shecky Green's life. Green was getting beat up in an alley by a bunch of thugs one night and Sinatra came by and said "that's enough boys".
A friend of mine had a grandpa who was friends with Sinatra. One Christmas Frank found out my friend’s grandpa couldn’t afford to have a Christmas with presents for the children. My friend’s grandpa woke up Christmas morning to a semi truck with hundreds of presents and the one and only Frank Sinatra standing there making sure each gift made it under the tree. He was truly a great man.
Sinatra gave the way you're supposed to. Anonymous and without fanfare and without accolades.
What's the saying? The only good deeds that count are the ones you don't talk about....
Chris Arseneault It seems here that Jerry didn’t really understand that attitude; “Frank, do you have a problem with people knowing you’re a good man?” From many stories that have come out since he passed on, it would appear that a lot of the time Frank preferred to do good deeds anonymously and without fanfare (except, of course, if it was a public benefit show which would obviously involve a lot of other stars and be well-advertised)
Just like Yankees owner George Steinbrenner did.
George said that if more than 2 people know about your donation, then you did it for the wrong reasons. Those 2 people being the recipient, and the person giving...
these days they make sure you know...all over twitter, Instagram etc.
Chris Arseneault he did it for Billie Holliday too
jerry lewis raised more than $2b for muscular dystrophy , frank sinatra raised more than $1b for good causes , they didnt have too , they did it because they were amazing people and they knew they could make a difference
Jerry didnt do because he was a great guy, he did because he had the disease and wanted the cure
@@michaelkillerman Like like you really know, give me a fing break. Jerry raising 2 BILLION!! and you say he wasn't a good guy?? Sometimes he would stay up all nite on the telethons...he didn't have to do them!!
"When you've loved and lost the way Frank has...then you know what life's about..."
---Tommy Pischedda , Spinal Tap 1984
Hee hee hee!
Frank Sinatra practically singel-handedly desegregated Las Vegas- in the 50's no less.
Damn. So it’s his fault?
@@emilinebelle7811 what do you mean?
That never occurred to me. You’re right.
As a black person from Las Vegas I completely back up this statement.
During his lifetime, Frank Sinatra helped raise over $1 Billion for various charities.
thats incredible!
@@fortunatoofamontillado1059 No, that's Frank Sinatra.
Jerry raised 2 billion for charity
And Volunteered for these Charities as well.....
A Billion Bucks was big money back when Frank was around
Frank was working the American Hotel in the Mid fifties right after he got the Oscar and he heard about a couple who worked there as a chef and housekeeper who'd been badly injured in a car wreck. He quietly paid their hospital bill and when he learned they'd be unable to return to work he again lent his support. Even though he was doing 2 shows a night ,cutting a record with Nelson Riddle, and trying to open the Cal Neva Lodge in Tahoe, he stepped into the breach once more, taking on the crippled Chefs' duties in the hotel kitchen for the length of his two week engagement, baking bread and churning out family style plates of pasta primavera and noodles romanoff for a dining room that sat 200 but also shouldering the injured wifes' chores of laundry and housekeeping 18 rooms daily. His legs ached so badly he had Sammy and Jilly rubbing ice on them twice a day. Any tip money he received was forwarded them anonymously. Nobody was ever the wiser. Until now. Gotta love Frank.
Prettylynn Mea Not to demean Frank’s charitable side, as a lot of similar stories have come out since he passed away, but I feel that it’s more likely that he arranged for someone to take on the shifts of the couple until they were able to return to work, and paid the extra wages out of his own pocket.
@@lindashelley3635 That's more likely and equally laudable.
Are you you sure he didn't just feed everybody with a couple of loaves and fishes, and with the water he turned into wine?
@@lindashelley3635 If it were true it would be amazing and his face should be on Rushmore
Sounds like an urban myth to me.
Am I the ONLY person, to have this be the FIRST TIME to hear Jerry Lewis drop an F-bomb?
Guess not!
And it was awesome 👍
Who the fuck cares?
@@gabevachon326 that wasn’t the question.
I don't think we will ever know how generous Frank Sinatra was to worthwhile causes. I think the world would be astonished. Sinatra had a huge heart - but that was against his image of a tough guy.
Don't know about Frank.But Nancy (daughter) ,had my heart for thirty years
123Rockchild It wasn't only Frank, either. I believe that many of the big stars gave to various charities and good causes (and probably still do). But apart from benefits, which of course were public events and therefore advertised, most of them gave quietly and anonymously and didn't feel the need to make a big song-and-dance about it. Some stories about Franks generosity have come to light since his death, but I'm sure there must be many more that the general public are still not aware of.
No you dont get it, he gave because he WAS a tough guy. Only weak men abuse those around them and put themselves first.
@@garyclark855
And thats the way it should me. Give. No one needs to know.
Sinatra once heard of a cabbie in New York who picked some tourists up at the airport & took them downtown by way of Maryland or some damned route. Charged them hundreds of dollars! Frank got in touch with the people & gave them their money back, because he said he didn't want them to think badly of his country & his fellow Americans. He also stepped in when the great African American boxer Joe Louis had been cheated by a manager who didn't pay his taxes for him. The Internal Revenue Service was going to send him to prison, because they didn't care why his taxes hadn't been paid --- they just cared that he owed thousands. Sinatra paid the whole amount. To me, this would be the great reward of being rich & famous --- being able to do these things. Credit is due him for having done them & redressing injustices when he heard of them. More than his talent, this is what makes him great, to me. 🎤
There are so many stories like this accumulating on the internet. Frank Sinatra was indeed a great man.
Worlds a sadder place without him.
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never hear bad stuff about Frank, He needed help and got it, then he was able to help others and did it, we shoould all be that way
That kind of way of giving is in the bible. The more I hear about Frank Sinatra, the more respect I have for him.
For Frank, it wasn't about the bible; it was his *personal* code of ethics.
@@surferpam1 Sinatra sang the song I did it My Way.....People who do it their way arent doing it GODs way. You are right
Love Frank and his generosity! Thank you Jerry for telling us of how generous both of you were. May you both Rest In Peace!
If Frank Sinatra was your fiend, he was your friend for life. If you were his enemy, watch out.
peace2014 Not strictly true....Peter Lawford springs to mind. They were good friends, until Frank held Peter responsible for ruining his relationship with JFK. He turned his back on him and never spoke to Lawford again.
Buddy rich was his enemy for years but they eventually became good friends
Frank was having affair with JFKs sister--Lawfords wife--and was another reason for the Kennedy snub of Sinatra after election.
Rickles never did find his uncle in the Bronx.
Unless you were Peter Lawford...
That's why Frank was known as "Mr Anonymous."
If it weren't for Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis jr. wouldn't have been treated after the car crash that took his eye. The rescue crew wasn't going to get him to a hospital because he was black, and Frank stepped in. The beginning of a life long friendship because of one humanitarian effort. Touches my heart!
Those asshole Kennedys tried to disrupt Frank's friendship with Davis as well. That's why he walked away from the Kennedys in the early 60s. The Kennedys were afraid Sinatra's friendship with Davis would harm their chances in the presidentials. All orchestrated by scumbag Joe Kennedy of course. John just followed what his sleazy old man wanted. Dean Martin had the Kennedys figured out. Sinatra figured it out later.
Geez...didnt know that thank you.
# Hashtag where you hear that from?
Frank and Dean saw talent in alot of people of color . They show cased them on the roasts and help them become equals amongst them . Why ? Because they were not Hollywood .
your actually incorrect Frank was already friends with Sam years before
Frank had two sides. My mother in law was his first wife’s friend.
Don’t get on the wrong side of Frank.
100 percent. He was an a-hole with connections as well as a nice guy. Just goes to show most people aren’t one-sided and most are multi-faceted
Jerry saved my life...kept my spirits going when I was a teenager...always looked forward to his telethons...tradition in my Canadian home 😃👏☝
I remember watching his telethons more than once also, from one Canucks to another.
the Kennedy 's dissed Frank after he helped JFK get elected,2 faced him,he became a a life long republican after that
It was more JOE Sr. who didn't want JFK associated with Frank's friends.
After JFK, while President, pulled out of a overnight visit to Sinatra’s California home (after building a heliport for him), opting to stay with Bing Crosby instead, Peter Lawford was ejected from the Rat Pack.
He hated Trump though. He would have been a never Trump Republican. :-)
@@surferpam1 Well, Frank's friends helped JFK get elected, too. Then, the Kennedy's snubbed or outright went after those people. It's quite hypocritical. "I don't mind shady people as long as they help me get what I want, but then I'm gonna play white knight and look down on shady people."
@@FrankieFile1 I can see the point of both parties.
Way back when, a family he knew that was still living in Hoboken had their house burn down. Paid for the rebuilding and when the insurance money came and they wanted to return the $ he refused
Sinatra took care of Joe Lewis in his final years, paid his hospital bills and took care of everything he needed till the end.
Louis
Respect
Max Schmeling a former boxer he fought...paid for his funeral. Joe Lewis was poor, but wealthy in friends. Frank was one of them too...
Joe Louis
@Jim Davis. I thought it was Max Schmeling........
WOW! I was a child of the 70's, so I was growing up at the tail end of an amazing error of entertainers. What a great decade, what amazing stars!
lagaman11 "Era" not error haha
Frank Sinatra was one classy guy that made everyone regardless of race or color love his charm awesome voice control and the way that he showed the WORLD that he truly cared about people. He did many things in his era to help the racial climate of the day. Thanks Frank you are still "The Man" in 2018...PEACE
I agreed Frank Sinatra was a giver and never wanted recognition. It is in the Bible, when you give, do it but do not advertise it.
@Caesar Valentin, you are so right. I know people who would do a little for you and then blow the trumpet for ALL to know what they did. >{
In the Jewish bible it states: "Those that give charity in secret shall be greater than Moses."
Kat Slat
Yes, we see it when there’s the red nose day on TV in Britain, people advertising how much the bank or some company is giving, as they hold up their big cheque for the nation to see.
Let not the left hand know what the right hand is giving
Do good and disappear.
I love these behind the scene stories.
He also help with the bills of Lee J Cobb and let him live in his house to recuperate or have a hospice before he died and also paid his expenses. When he was asked by Lee J Cobb why are you doing this for me it's reported I like your acting. A W
I am a Dutchman living in France. Frank Sinatra was part of a time when there still were class and style and charismatic personalities like him. That does not mean there was no injustice, discrimination, war, hunger and so on. Today there still is injustice, discrimination, war, hunger and so on. BUT...class and style and charismatic personalities like Frank Sinatra have disappeared. America and Europe are on the way down!
“When you’re down there’s just one way to go.”
I believe (and hope) we can bring some of that classiness back. It’s not inherited, it’s taught.
True, real legendary stars, Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis. Today's Hollywood trash don't even come close to their status.
Even though Jerry and Frank could be assholes and hard to get along with at time both men gave a lot of their time and money to help others.
When the Godfather calls you and wants a favor you aren't being asked. You don't say NO. Sounds like it was the same if Frank called you. Don Rickles would bust Sinatra's chops about his mob connections... Sinatra would crack up and never get mad. You couldn't work in the business they were in without the knowing mob members. Mob members owned the nightclubs and later ran Las Vegas. Sinatra grew up around this subculture so he understood it. He ran his own entourage in the same way expecting the same loyalty. When he didn't get it...I'm sure it was a very unpleasant situation. There's a cute story about Bobby Rydell and Sinatra. Rydell was the youngest person to ever play the Copa in NYC. His dad, Frank was his agent and business manager. Bobby walks into the Copa for a rehearsal one afternoon and the club manager said Frank wants to see you. Bobby says ... my Dad is here? The guy says NO...FRANK wants to see you. Bobby didn't know whether to shit or go blind bc he knew he meant Sinatra. He was in shock but Sinatra put him at ease and praised his talent. Not bad for a 20 yr old kid from Philly to have a legend like Sinatra summon him.
Oh how I wish Frank was still with us. The world is a fucking poorer place.
Frank Sinatra was a class act. His charity was endless - his support of his friends and family were limitless - he stood up for civil rights and always was there to help those in need along with one of the most distinctive and talented voices in music. Mr. Sinatra with respect Sir!
Supposedly visited and helped with Bela Lugosi's medical expenses.
the undead have medical expenses?
And flew an older Peggy Lee to medical treatments.
He paid all of Jason Robard's medical expenses after his heart attack (sinatra did)
And Lee J Cobb, that wonderful actor in 12 Angry Men.
@@JudgeJulieLit Her facelifts
This was the real Frank Sinatra 😎
Frank was the man!
That's why Sinatra was chairman of the board. 👏👏
Frank was bi-polar but hey, he was the Chairman. His interview with Larry King back around 88 was pretty revealing. It's on RUclips somewhere.
I remember when Frank Sinatra came to Boston to perform for Tony Conigliaro.
I'll always remember that. Always.
Beyond all things, Frank Sinatra was a man's man. He always delivered.
Oh really - his wife Barbara couldn't say anything good about him.
Frank kept folks spirits going, with that miraculous voice 🎤🎶
It's hard to grow old and look around you and see you are the last knight at the table..as men we feel invincible but in life we are only a short memory..
Paid for a Joe Louis hospital bill,he did it HIS WAY got to respect his style
Proud of a Paesano like Sinatra. So many good Italian-Americans in the US.
Jerry Lewis is an interesting guy. He was incredibly famous in the 50s and then remained famous, but not incredibly famous, up until the 90s. Now he's a legend but almost unknown everyone born after 1980. Great talent. Wish he would have never had his falling out with Dean.
I know about Jerry Lewis, my great grandparents used to watch his Labor Day telethon every year from what i can remember.
i am from 1982 born and i do love his movies
Agreed
Sinatra was an enormous human been, a true legend, the most important showman ever, an inmortal!
As seems so typical of the man,Frank Sinatra steps in,anonymously,again to do what he can.It really is nice to hear something good about him as opposed to the usual "connected" rubbish.
What really tarnished the image of Frank Sinatra and what really gave him away, was the fact that he had many implications with the mobsters and the medias always associated him with the mafia. Despite the fact that he’s always been my greatest idol, I think that this label of so-called organized crime image has made Frank Sinatra suffer a great deal, throughout the course of his lifetime. That probably explains the sudden generosity why he was always giving. Subconsciously, he was probably trying to seek for a relief of forgiveness, as a redemption of his soul, by wanting to be so generous to others, but that’s only hypothetical. In other words, It’s just my opinion. No matter what, I just loved Frank Sinatra, even more than Jerry Lewis. Thank you. Johnny, Montréal,Canada. 🌈🌎❤️👌😎👍
Why explaining, why theorizing, why speculating? Look at the man's deeds! Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Paul Newman, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Richard Widmark, James Stewart, Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong etc. Bygone greatness! Give me one example of today's movie star, performer, who can stand in their shade? Best wishes from a Dutchman living in France!
If you could see the colour of the soul of most entertainment people of today, you'd see black. There are many types of mob.
Many implications? What does that even mean?
If you worked in Vegas in that era you worked for the mob.
They built Vegas!
They hired Sinatra and treated him well.
When he was down they’d put him on stage and when Frank was big he would return the favour.
He wasn’t a made man.
At my high school in New York... a lunch ladies son was badly wounded in Vietnam. .. he had been moved back to the United States barely holding on.... don't now how he found out but sent his jet to get her to see him... Catholic High School. ... I quess someone reached out to him... 1969
Yes Frank Sinatra had a great heart.
Frank and Jerry are two mensch's extraordinaire!! What I love about Sinatra is that he fought for African Americans (Sammy Davis Jr., Count Basie, etc.) and Jews (Buddy Rich, Jerry Lewis, Mel Torme, etc.) who were not allowed to enter the front of clubs until Frank said they walk through the front door or were not playing here!! Sinatra is a Saint in my book!!!
Frank Sinatra. Such a colourful life he had. Always gave to charities, did many things. He had some very lonely times in his life, but he always bounced back. I love listening to him sing and he certainly was a good man, but he did it his way. Miss you Mr. Sinatra.
Nice post! I had a friend whose dad drove a cab. Back in the 50s Mr. Sinatra gave that driver a fifty dollar tip.
I never get tired of these stories. 50 years from now there will be no talent on earth to replicate this.
Great story! Jerry had a lotta love for his friend.
Never heard Jerry swear before!!! Wow!!
Mikjon67.....take a listen to this.....the cursing and "blue" humor start a little ways in after they do one promo "straight" for a movie they were pushing....
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mikjon67 I don't believe you. Really? You never heard the outtakes from The Caddy? I think I was maybe 17 or 18 when my brother played me the 'blue' language as Dean and Jerry, especially Jerry, recorded Caddy promos. So that's 30 years ago, pre-internet.
^^Tull1996, thanks to you I've listened to that clip of Jerry and Dean cursing about 10 times already. I'm fascinated by their dirty language, especially from this era. I mean of course they cursed but you don't hear a lot of clips of it. xD
mikjon67 he could sure do it don’t kid yourself lol lol
Jerry was a trip whenever he tells a story. Love his stories. He gets so riled up.
Gary Sinise is like Sinatra. Those Italians are great IMHO.
It's our Roman Catholic upbringing, which causes us to be more humanitarian than other cultures. Mia Farrow had a Catholic upbringing too, her mother was Irish. Some of the children she adopted accused her of being abusive. A good spank never harmed anyone, it's not easy to bring up 12 adopted children, most with some disabilities, on your own. Let's see what they will do themselves for disadvantaged children!
Not just Italians, but yes, something about the values instilled in them as a child to be nice to their family and friends. Probably comes from hard times in the Old Country, passed down to today
Sinatra was like the King of Jordan or somebody who does stunning acts of generosity but no one knows. He would comp people's entire hospital bills. A magnificent person.
I share this quote found on Google to simply highlight how memories are challenged over events in our lives. The event Jerry describes did take place, but not in the location he remembered, however a similar event took place 7 years later in Richmond, IN. On different YOuTube vids people have accused Jerry (and others) of lying because they share the same story different ways, at different times. If you look up memory studies you will find human memories are very subject to change. This affects us all.
In a repeat of
their two-man 1963 benefit performance in Rockford, Illinois
[to raise money for the family of a fireman
who’d died in the line of duty],
Frank flew with Jerry Lewis to Richmond, Indiana,
for a fund-raiser on behalf of the family of Dan Mitrione,
an American who had been killed overseas.”
I was playing Sahara Country Club in 1981. Jerry playing behind me. Surprisingly tall, never occurred to me.
Waits 50 years to tell the story. Think he's not too worried about image.
Its amazimg how all these guys stuck together Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jerry Lewis and Sinatra. Sinatra seemed to have a healthy relationship with both Lewis and Martin seperately. And these guys talked like regular guys on the street corner going back to the 40s. One should hear the x rated bloopers of Martin and Lewis trying to tape a radio spot for one of their movies in 53. Its hilariously obcene.
Can you imagine what it was like to be a young man taking Tina or Nancy Sinatra out for the first time?
OG Frank never will be another like him
Amen. A real example as man who had it all and was still very generous
0:36 - He's wearing a ring on his left pinky finger that says, "DAD"...
.All the most beautiful. We men were in love with FRANK sinatra
For.his.voice and.charisma how can you blame him
Never let your left hand know what your right hand is doing
Steven Wiederholt Yep, he totally heard that and got it. Wish more folks understood if they seek the applause for their good deeds down here, forget about it in heaven. You do that and it preserves people’s dignity, rather than posting it everywhere for everyone to see. God Bless the folks that get it!
Old Blue Eyes most certainly did it HIS way.
My high school girl friend had Nancy Sinatra's old phone number,that was a interesting experience
Jerry just said it like Frank phrased it!
You can say and believe what you want, but why is he so callous to Christians that in their faces constantly and disrespectfully throws their Lord's name around. Why is it that Christians are the only believing people that others do this to, and in their faces. Very telling about the one faith you can do this to.
Frank Sinatra's heart knew no bounds. He gave at least an estimated $1 billion to charitable causes and people in need during his incredible lifetime. As comedian Red Buttons put it during one of the Dean Martin's Roast shows when Frank Sinatra was the guest of honor: "So there he is the man, the man himself, Francis Albert Sinatra. . . Singer - -- swinger - - - actor - - - director - - - producer - - - businessman - - - tycoon . . . And on the Seventh Day, he rested."
Frank Sinatra was a man who wanted trust and respect and expected it from his friends. If u showed him that he would do anything for u.
Frank...was the Man.....RIP Legend...Thankyou
Jerry was a straight shooter, which made him genuine. Frank was a generous man , who had seen big highs and lows in his life. But things ended well for him.
Indeed, and more importantly than temporal things, he and the whole Rat Pack will be remembered for a long time to come after most of us are gone
He had the wherewithal to help people in need, and he did. Not that many people with the means to help others do. He gave from his heart and not for the publicity. Wish there were more like him.
Franks the man, period
If Frank had given a million, would he have even noticed? $40,000 is piss money....
Forty grand in 1965 would be worth $325,000 today and you know what? They didn't have to donate a fucking thing so maybe you should just be glad they did anything and shut the fuck up.
@mikedoesseo You have our permission to do better.
They don’t make them like that anymore!
Upmost respect for people like Jerry and Frank, but the ones that I have no respect for are the ones who fly off to third world countries with the press photographers then proceed to walk around carrying a sick child in there arms then the next day the pictures are in every magazine and tabloid
Man. What a fantastic way to end a fantastic story. HAHAHA!!!
In '88 Sammy was broke so Frank organized a tour of 17 dates to bail him out. Liza Minelli substituted for Dean after 6 shows.
Gregory Kosins That’s true, but Frank was also trying to help Dean get over the loss of his son, Dean Paul, by getting him back to work. Unfortunately that part of his plan, though well-meaning, was a failure because he underestimated just how devastated Dean was by Dean Pauls tragic death (in fact, everyone always said that it was really the beginning of the end for him and it was really the start of his own long, slow decline), and was the real reason that Dean left the tour because his heart just wasn’t in it anymore.
At that point however, Frank wasn’t making much money either and took the lion’s share of the money on that tour even though Sammy was in trouble with taxes and dying from throat cancer at the same time. Sammy chose to keep his larynx to sing and hopefully pay his way out, instead of getting it removed to extend his life. A sad story that shows how people really don’t want you when you get older, they want the prime time you only
Why does a Jew say, "What in Christ?" I thought they didn't believe in Jesus? Funny how the media is fine with people constantly using the name of Jesus Christ as a cuss word. But if they anybody used the name of a holy person within Muslim or Hinduism or another religion the media would rip your heads off and call you horrible names. That proves to me that Jesus Christ is the true Messiah of the world!
Spot on! Also everybody feels entitled to slander the Roman Catholics. Because of the pedo priest scandals? Possibly. But in the 20th century a great number of the British aristocracy and upper classes boys who studied in public schools were abused and ended up being gay. And guess what? They were NOT Catholic schools!
THAt is in contrast with how many celebrities that are incapable of doing a positive gesture anonymously past, present and future.
Hey Frank! Wow, that's as cool as it gets.
He sure did like that yellow shirt. RIP
Sinatra's dad was a fireman,that probley had something to do with it.
Amazing excerpt! Merry Christmas.
Great story!!
Lewis should've opened for Sinatra at Caesars. He was always in town, and wanted to work.
What an amazing story, two absolute legends!
Great story! 👍
The difference between Lewis and Sinatra? Lewis told this story ... Sinatra never did.
well that's one way of putting it JERRY....haha....RIP to the both of them...
Frank is on a list of great entertainers who were Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Exactly. He had a good side and bad side, like most people do.
There was a true story about Sinatra that was hired by an Argentinians singer and actor Ramon Ortega most known as Palito Ortega , Ortega hired Sinatra to sing in Argentina and Brazil and Sinatra charged him 2 millions dollars but the economy in Argentina and Brazil was bad and Sinatra noticed because there were many emptied seat at the show and Sinatra asked his agent to check Palito Ortega how he did with his finance and his agent told him that Palito Ortega lost at least 1 millions dollars then Sinatra called some Hotel Owners in Miami to hire Palito Ortega as singer and to sing for the Spanish Audience and Palito Ortega recuperated all his money and made a lot of profit.
Sinatra also saved comedian Shecky Green's life. Green was getting beat up in an alley by a bunch of thugs one night and Sinatra came by and said "that's enough boys".
I would pay good money to listen to Jerry swear
Check out The Caddy outtakes on youtube for free.
Muhammad Ali said in giving to charity, one must to so anonymously and without fanfare else it is not sincere.
Great story...they were two if the all time great artists and people..
I didn't know Frank and Jerry were that close. To see those two guys arrive there must have been awesome.
gh9111 I think it was Frank that got Jerry and Dean together for an appearance one night after all those years apart
Jerry & Frank. Two good Jersey boys.
lol..classic
If you are a good spirited person you dont QUESTION the right thing to do.
And even if you do question, you know in your heart of hearts, what the right thing to do is. Human intuition and compassion can be an amazing thing
I watched till the end. It was tough. But the last line was pure Jerry Lewis Night Club stuff! And it made me laugh.