The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon With Frank Sinatra (1959)

Original title

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra

Directed by

Bill Colleran

Genre

music, comedy, tv movie

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 1959 television special where Frank Sinatra hosts and performs with guests like Ella Fitzgerald and other entertainers. The show features music, comedy, and dance in a live variety format.

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What happens

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon With Frank Sinatra is a 1959 television special starring Sinatra and special guest Ella Fitzgerald, which aired December 13 on ABC. It was the second in a series of four hour-long, Timex-sponsored specials Sinatra would host for the network that season, airing at roughly two-month intervals. Other guests featured in this installment were vibraphonist Red Norvo and his combo, dancer Juliet Prowse, actress Hermione Gingold, and actor/fellow Rat Packer Peter Lawford. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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