Anthony Martin Sinatra
| Anthony Martin Sinatra | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra May 4, 1892 Lercara Friddi, Province of Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | January 24, 1969 (aged 76) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California |
| Spouse(s) | Natalie "Dolly" Garaventa (m. 1913) |
| Children | Frank Sinatra |
Anthony Martin Sinatra (born Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra,; May 4, 1892 – January 24, 1969) was an Italian-American Hoboken city fireman, professional boxer, bar owner, and father of singer and actor Frank Sinatra.
On December 21, 1903, he emigrated to New York City from Palermo, Sicily, on the SS Città di Milano with his mother Rosa Saglimbeni Sinatra and his sisters Angela and Dorotea, as well as his brother. His father Francesco, born in Lercara Friddi, was already in the city working in a pencil factory earning eleven dollars a week, and his mother went on to own and operate a small grocery shop. Sinatra himself apprenticed as a shoemaker, until he started prize-fighting, calling himself Marty O'Brien, because Italians were not welcomed in the fight game.
On February 14, 1914, Sinatra eloped with Natalie Garaventa (also known as "Dolly"), to Jersey City, New Jersey, as Dolly's parents refused to host a wedding and did not approve of Marty, as he was illiterate, inferior at boxing, and was a Sicilian, whereas the Garaventa family were Ligurian.
The couple eventually moved to 415 Monroe Street, Hoboken, New Jersey. Their only child, Francis Albert Sinatra, was born on December 12, 1915.
Sinatra continued his boxing career, until he broke his wrists after 30 professional fights. He then attempted to find marine work, but was rejected due to asthma. Dolly helped him find work as a fireman, and he was eventually appointed to the Hoboken Fire Department in 1927, where he attained the rank of Captain without having to take any formal exams.
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