THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA TO HOST
IT WAS A VERY GOOD LIFE:
A PALEY CENTENNIAL SALUTE TO FRANK SINATRA ON TELEVISION
THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA WILL HOST A PALEY CENTENNIAL SALUTE TO FRANK SINATRA ON TELEVISION ON FRIDAY, JULY 24TH AT 6:00 PM (5:30 PM MEDIA CHECK IN) AT THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA – 25 WEST 52ND ST., NYC. AS PART OF THE WORLDWIDE CELEBRATION OF THE SINGER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY AND ENDURING LEGACY, THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA WILL EXPLORE HOW OL’ BLUE EYES CREATIVELY USED TELEVISION OVER FIVE DECADES, INTIMATELY COMMUNICATING THE RICHNESS AND DEPTH OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK TO AN ENTIRE NATION. dAUGHTER NANCY SINATRA WILL DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF HER FATHER’S TELEVISION CAREER WITH AN ESTEEMED PANEL OF ARTISTS, FRIENDS AND EXPERTS, WHILE OPENING UP THE FAMILY’S ARCHIVES TO SCREEN RARE TREASURES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN IN SEVERAL DECADES.
AHEAD OF THE EVENT, On July 18 & 19, 25 & 26 at 1:00 PM, THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA in new york WILL also HOST A SPECIAL SERIES OF SCREENINGS, ALLOWING FANS TO PREVIEW RARE ARCHIVES OF THE INFLUENTIAL SINGER. SCREENINGS WILL INCLUDE EPISODES OF THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW, THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW, SUZY VISITS, THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON, AND THE UNAIRED SPECIAL, SINATRA AMIDST THE PYAMIDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT PALEYCENTER.ORG
WHo: NANCY SINATRA, DAUGTER, FRANK SINATRA
Twyla Tharp, Choreographer and Creator, Sinatra Suite
Gay Talese, Author and Writer OF the influential Esquire profile, "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"
Max Weinberg, Bandleader and Drummer, Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band
*MORE PANELISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
DATE: FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
TIME: 5:30 pm media check in
6:00 pm red carpet
6:30 PM SCREENING/PANEL DISCUSSION
PLACE: THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA
25 W. 52ND STREET (BTW 5th & 6th AVE)
NEW YORK, NY