He owned houses in Beverly Hills, Malibu, and New York, but Palm Springs, which his pal, composer Jimmy Van Heusen introduced him to, was the place he called home. Hailing from Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of Martin and Natalie “Dolly” Sinatra, the legendary crooner epitomized the archetypical swinger. Elavil helped tame his mood swings and mercurial temper, which often fueled his inclination to “hate like a Sicilian.” Sinatra noticed what you were wearing, whether your shoes were shined, and if your suit was pressed. Most importantly, regardless of who you were, you’d better be on time he famously left Elizabeth Taylor behind when she couldn’t pull herself out of the bathtub in time for a flight. And no matter how beautiful the dame, perfume. Although Gay Talese’s definitive profile, “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,” for the April 1966 issue of Esquire, never revealed his signature scent - Agua Lavanda Puig - Sinatra himself had no problem telling those close to him what they shouldn’t smell like: garlic. That man was Francis Albert Sinatra, and orange was his favorite color.

Perhaps it was a sign from the husband and father who had just passed that he would always be with them - and us. Its color, a curiosity to most, took on greater meeting for the family and friends that gathered on the eighth floor of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. A n orange, gibbous moon hung over Southern California on the evening of May 14, 1998.

From here to eternity 1951