Dolly Sinatra

Dolly Sinatra
Born	Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa (1896-12-26)December 26, 1896 Lumarzo, Province of Genoa, Italy
Died	January 6, 1977(1977-01-06) (aged 80) San Gorgonio Wilderness, California, U.S.
Burial place	Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California
Nationality	Italian
Spouse	Antonino Martino Sinatra ​ ​ (m. 1913; died 1969)​
Children	Frank Sinatra

Dolly Sinatra (Italian pronunciation: [siˈnaːtra]; born Natalina Maria Vittoria Garaventa; [nataˈliːna maˈriːa ɡaraˈvɛnta]; December 26, 1896 – January 6, 1977) was an Italian-American homemaker, known as the mother of American singer Frank Sinatra. She was born in Lumarzo (Province of Genoa), in northern Italy; she immigrated to the United States as an infant.

Dolly married Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra in 1913, and in 1915 the couple's only child, Frank Sinatra, was born. Dolly was influential in the Sinatras' neighborhood in Hoboken, New Jersey, where they later operated a tavern during Prohibition. She became involved in politics and worked as a midwife. It is believed that she also provided an illegal abortion service in the area. She died in a plane crash in 1977.