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Sinatra as Actor:
Sinatra acted in several dozen movies; hey were of two types: musical comedies and serious dramas. His movie acting career took off in 1945, when he appeared with dancer Gene Kelly in the musical Anchors Aweigh. His other musical comedies -- On the Town, Guys and Dolls, High Society, and Pal Joey -- remain screen classics.
Of his serious dramas, his performances as a drug addict in The Man with the Golden Arm and as a brainwashed soldier in The Manchurian Candidate brought him critical acclaim. A memorable dramatic role in From Here to Eternity won him an Academy Award for best supporting actor in 1954. A ten-minute movie he performed in called The House I Live In, made in 1945 to oppose anti-Semitism and racial prejudice, earned an Honorary Academy Award. |