Barbara Marx Sinatra

Barbara Marx Sinatra (née Blakeley; March 10, 1927 – July 25, 2017) was an American model and showgirl who was the fourth and final wife of Frank Sinatra from 1976 until his death in 1998.

Spouses

Robert Harrison Oliver
(m. 1940s; div. 1950s)
Herbert "Zeppo" Marx
(m. 1959; div. 1973)
Frank Sinatra
(m. 1976; d. 1998)

Marriage to Frank Sinatra

Blakeley married Sinatra on July 11, 1976, and they remained married until his death on May 14, 1998. It was Sinatra's fourth and final marriage, and the longest-lasting one. She converted to Roman Catholicism before the marriage. According to her book, Lady Blue Eyes: My Life With Frank, "He [Frank] never asked me to change faith for him, but I could tell he was pleased that I'd consider it." Upon his death, Frank Sinatra left her $3.5 million in assets, along with mansions in Beverly Hills, Malibu, and Palm Springs. She also inherited the rights to Sinatra's Trilogy recordings, most of his material possessions and control over his name and likeness.

Legacy and portrayals

The Sinatras founded the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center in Rancho Mirage, California, in 1986. The center is adjacent to the Betty Ford Center on the campus of the Eisenhower Medical Center. The non-profit facility provides individual and group therapy for young victims of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her.

See also

• The Night We Called It a Day, a film about Frank Sinatra in which Melanie Griffith played Barbara Marx Sinatra.