Nancy Sinatra, Frank's first wife, died at age 101

Nancy Sinatra is no more. At 101, the first wife of Frank Sinatra died in the night of July 13 to 14. "My mother pbaded away peacefully that night at the age of 101. She was a blessing and the light of my life .Good road, mother.Thank you for everything" announced her daughter, the singer Nancy Sinatra known for her hits, on Twitter. Immediately, many netizens paid tribute to Nancy Sinatra .

Nancy Barbato (her maiden name) was born March 25, 1917 in Jersey City, New Jersey . It was in adolescence that Nancy met Frank Sinatra. The two lovers were married in 1939 and from this love were born three children: Nancy (1940), who leads a singing career and who notably played These Boots Are Made for Walkin ' or Bang Bang Frank Jr (1944) and finally Tina in 1948. After 12 years of marriage, they divorced in 1952.

Only ten days after their separation, Frank Sinatra married Ava Gardner. Nancy Sinatra has never remarried. In her memoirs, their daughter Tina wrote: "It took my father two years to announce his desire to divorce my mother (…) It was the two years most complicated and precarious of our lives. " Death of Nancy Sinatra occurs two years after Frank Junior died of a heart attack at age 72.