My Fathers Daughter : A Memoir by
Jeff Coplon
A Touching Sinatra Memoir
For Sinatra fans, 2000 was a very good year. First came the discography
Put Your Dreams Away; then, the newsy exposé of the Chairmans FBI
dossier, The Sinatra Files; and now, his life story as seen by his younger
daughter Tina. Besides inside family stuff, Tina knows about Franks life
from having produced the CBS miniseries about him. The most publicized
item in the book concerns Franks kind words with the Mafia on behalf of
JFKs campaign. But, beware the common belief that the Mafia stole the
election for JFK--this is dubious--and dont miss out on all of the more
interesting stories in the book. Theres irony: JFK personally persuaded
United Artists to make Sinatras best film, that classic of Presidential-
assassination conspiracy, The Manchurian Candidate. Theres squalor:
Before the Mafia helped him through his career slump, Frank walked past
an Eddie Fisher movie marquee and promptly attempted suicide. Theres
poignance: Im not home much, but Im a pretty damned good father,
Frank unconvincingly claimed. Nancy Barbato Sinatra--the mother of
Tina, Nancy, and Frank Jr.--comes off as saintly. Ava Gardner was nice

to the kids, but a comparably neurotic brawler with Frank. Mia Farrow,
Tinas schoolmate, was delightful, inclined to intense relationships with
father figures (Salvador Dalì, Yul Brynner), eccentric, and not as frail and
malleable as she looked and Frank probably hoped: She was just as
career-driven as Ava, and probably more independent, writes Tina. Mia
was more of a day person, while the only dawns my father saw were on
the back end of a hard days night. Barbara Marx Sinatra, according to
embittered Tina, made Franks last 12 years a living hell. (Barbara has
declined to comment on Tinas charges.) In straightforward prose thats
studded with interesting facts (did you know Frank would tip $200 if you
parked his car?) and 86 photos, Tina Sinatra paints a lively portrait of her
inconsolably lonely pop-star pop. And she did it her way. Deal with it.
--Tim Appelo
Personal Review: My Fathers Daughter : A Memoir by Jeff
Coplon
I had read this book quite a few years ago and liked it a lot. Knowing my
dad is a big Sinatra fan, I thought he would enjoy a copy for Father's Day.
He really enjoyed it. Here is a touching but warts and all memoir of a father
who wasn't always around, at least in person, by a loving daughter. Quite a
bit of 'insider' information on Frank Sinatra and some great pictures that I
hadn't seen before. Very interesting to note that in Tina's opinion, the love
of Frank's life was not Ava, but Tina's mother. I also wasn't aware of how
controlling Barbara Sinatra was in the last years of Frank's life - what a
shame. Overall a great read, just wish it had been a longer book!
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