Frank Sinatra Has a Cold

"Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" is a profile of Frank Sinatra written by Gay Talese for the April 1966 issue of Esquire.^[1] The article is one of the most famous pieces of magazine journalism ever written and is often considered not only the greatest profile of Frank Sinatra^[2] but one of the greatest celebrity profiles ever written.^[3]^[4]^[5] The profile is one of the seminal works of New Journalism and is still widely read, discussed and studied.^[6]^[7] In the 70th anniversary issue of Esquire in October 2003, the editors declared the piece the "Best Story Esquire Ever Published".^[1]^[8] Vanity Fair called it "the greatest literary-nonfiction story of the 20th century".^[4] The illustrations that accompanied the original article were made by Edward Sorel, who also did the artwork for the Esquire issue's front cover.^[9]

^ ^a ^b "Without question, picking The Best Story Esquire Ever Published is a fool's errand..." Esquire. 2003-10-01. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
^ "The Master's Voice". The Economist. 2005-07-16.
^ "King of the day-glo, stiff-spined, wise-guy shiny sheets; In the world of glossy magazines, Esquire was to the 1960s what Vanity Fair was to the 1980s — the wittiest chronicler of its time". The Independent. 1997-02-08. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
^ ^a ^b Frank DiGiacomo (January 2007). "The Esquire Decade". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
^ Peter Carlson (2001-05-22). "Esquire's Celebrity Dish: Artificial Flavoring". The Washington Post.
^ "Writer's Story on Sinatra Sparked a New Genre of Reporting". Day to Day on National Public Radio. 2003-09-09. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
^ "Lecture: Gay Talese". NYU Bullpen. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
^ Charles McGrath (2006-04-23). "Notes From Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
^ Stein, Sadie (2021-11-24). "The 'Profusely Illustrated' Life of Edward Sorel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

[Esquire-1] "Without question, picking The Best Story Esquire Ever Published is a fool's errand..." Esquire. 2003-10-01. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

[economist-2] "The Master's Voice". The Economist. 2005-07-16.

[day-glo-3] "King of the day-glo, stiff-spined, wise-guy shiny sheets; In the world of glossy magazines, Esquire was to the 1960s what Vanity Fair was to the 1980s — the wittiest chronicler of its time". The Independent. 1997-02-08. Archived from the original on 2007-11-25. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

[Vanity_Fair-4] Frank DiGiacomo (January 2007). "The Esquire Decade". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

[WashPost-5] Peter Carlson (2001-05-22). "Esquire's Celebrity Dish: Artificial Flavoring". The Washington Post.

[NPR-6] "Writer's Story on Sinatra Sparked a New Genre of Reporting". Day to Day on National Public Radio. 2003-09-09. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

[NYU-7] "Lecture: Gay Talese". NYU Bullpen. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

[8] Charles McGrath (2006-04-23). "Notes From Underground". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-05-22.

[9] Stein, Sadie (2021-11-24). "The 'Profusely Illustrated' Life of Edward Sorel". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-05.

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