Frank Sinatra anniversary gallery

Frank Sinatra Photograph: Corbis

Frank Sinatra sings and speaks at a rally for president Franklin Roosevelt sponsored by an independent voters' commission November, 1944 Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

The original rat pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop during the filming of Ocean's 11 Photograph: Warner Bros/Everett/Rex

Frank Sinatra in a still from the film Guys and Dolls, 1955 Photograph: Everett/Rex

Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly embrace in a scene from the 1956 film High Society Photograph: AP

Frank Sinatra and Elvis rehearse a song together for The Frank Sinatra Timex Show. Trading hits, Sinatra performed a swinging Love Me Tender while Elvis did his version of the standard Witchcraft Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

Frank Sinatra in a still from the film The Manchurian Candidate Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

Sinatra in a still from the film Young at Heart, 1954 Photograph: Rex

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin stand behind a singing, dancing Bing Crosby in a show number from Robin and the 7 Hoods, 1964 Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis

Frank Sinatra performs at the grand opening of the Warner Theater in 1992 Photograph: Jeffrey Markowitz/Sygma/Corbis

The 42-cent first class Frank Sinatra commemorative stamps are seen in New York May 13 2008 Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters