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u main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 assignment 2 profile 3 influence on new journalism 4 references 5 external links toggle the table of contents frank sinatra has a cold 4 languages español bahasa indonesia русский українська edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia 1966 biographical article by gay talese the cover to gay talese s profile 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 assignment edit frank sinatra singing in a concert in 1966 talese had spent the first ten years of his career at the new york times he felt restricted by the limitations of newspaper writing 4 and began searching for jobs with magazines in 1965 he signed a one year six story contract with esquire magazine 7 his first assignment from esquire editor harold hayes was to write a profile of frank sinatra it was a difficult assignment sinatra had turned down interview requests from esquire for years 3 sinatra about to turn 50 was in the spotlight his relationship with 20 year old mia farrow was constantly in the news a cbs television documentary had upset sinatra who felt that his life was being pried into and he was unhappy about speculation in the documentary about his connection to mafia leaders he was also worried about his starring role in an upcoming nbc show named after his album a man and his music and his various business ventures in real estate his film company his record label and an airline at the time sinatra maintained a personal staff of 75 1 sinatra refused to be interviewed for the profile 4 7 rather than give up talese spent three months beginning in november 1965 following sinatra and observing everything he could and interviewing any members of his entourage who were willing to speak 6 esquire paid nearly 5 000 equivalent to 49 615 in 2025 in expenses over the duration of the story 3 talese was uncertain whether the story could be finished but ultimately concluded in a letter to hayes that i may not get the piece we d hoped for the real frank sinatra but perhaps by not getting it and by getting rejected constantly and by seeing his flunkies protecting his flanks we will be getting close to the truth about the man 4 without talese ever receiving sinatra s cooperation the story was published in april 1966 talese never heard from sinatra frank never got back to me the journalist told ron martinetti of american legends website the people you interview never get back to you sometimes you hear from their lawyer but i ve never been sued he added i never do hatchet jobs and that he had interviewed gangsters pornographers but i kind of respect them and find some redeeming aspect in their personality if i don t respect them why write writing is too hard 10 profile edit gay talese in 2006 the profile begins with sinatra in a sullen mood at a private hollywood club stressed about all the events in his life sinatra and many of his staff are in a poor mood because sinatra is afflicted by the common cold hampering his ability to sing the significance of the cold is expressed by talese in one of the story s most famous passages 4 sinatra with a cold is picasso without paint ferrari without fuel only worse for the common cold robs sinatra of that uninsurable jewel his voice cutting into the core of his confidence and it affects not only his own psyche but also seems to cause a kind of psychosomatic nasal drip within dozens of people who work for him drink with him love him depend on him for their own welfare and stability a sinatra with a cold can in a small way send vibrations through the entertainment industry and beyond as surely as a president of the united states suddenly sick can shake the national economy 1 the style of narrative writing in this passage and throughout the piece was alien to journalism at the time and was considered the province of fiction writing 6 only a few other authors such as tom wolfe were using such techniques in journalistic writing the piece employed techniques like scenes dialogue and third person narrative that were common in fiction but still rare in journalism 7 while sinatra was near the heights of his fame in the 1960s the world of music was changing the arrival of bands like the beatles and the accompanying cultural change was threatening to sinatra 4 this is illustrated in a tense scene between sinatra and the young writer harlan ellison at the daisy club on north rodeo drive in beverly hills ellison is playing pool at the club dressed in flamboyant 60s style corduroy slacks a shetland sweater a tan suede jacket and game warden boots sinatra confronts and questions ellison about his boots ellison annoyed by sinatra s questions rebuffs him after ellison leaves the room sinatra tells the assistant manager i don t want anybody in here without coats and ties 1 though never speaking with sinatra talese cast light on the singer s mercurial personality and internal turmoil the story also detailed sinatra s relationship with his children and his former wives nancy barbato and ava gardner through a series of scenes and anecdotes focusing on the people surrounding sinatra the article reveals the inner workings of the climate controlled biosphere the singer had constructed around himself and the inhospitable atmosphere coalescing outside its shell 4 the article ends with a passage indirectly demonstrating sinatra s unquenchable thirst to remain relevant 4 frank sinatra stopped his car the light was red pedestrians passed quickly across his windshield but as usual one did not it was a girl in her twenties she remained at the curb staring at him through the corner of his left eye he could see her and he knew because it happens almost every day that she was thinking it looks like him but is it just before the light turned green sinatra turned toward her looked directly into her eyes waiting for the reaction he knew would come it came and he smiled she smiled and he was gone 1 influence on new journalism edit wikinews has related news gay talese on the state of journalism iraq and his life the article was an instant sensation the journalist michael kinsley has said it s hard to imagine a magazine article today having the kind of impact that this article and others had in those days in terms of everyone talking about it purely on the basis of the writing and the style 6 after tom wolfe popularized the term new journalism in his 1973 anthology the new journalism talese s piece became widely studied and imitated 7 the piece is often contrasted to modern magazine profiles in which the writers spend little time with their subjects or when writers fabricate elements of their story such as jayson blair stephen glass or janet cooke 3 5 6 talese has come to reject the label of new journalism for this reason he told npr the term new journalism became very fashionable on college campuses in the 1970s and some of its practitioners tended to be a little loose with the facts and that s where i wanted to part company i came up with the new york times as a copy boy and later on became a reporter and i so revered the traditions of the times in being accurate 6 the story continues to receive acclaim and is cited by talese as one of his best works 11 12 the story which continues to be widely read has been republished in multiple anthologies 11 13 references edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 1 2 3 4 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 frank digiacomo january 2007 the esquire decade vanity fair retrieved 2007 05 22 1 2 peter carlson 2001 05 22 esquire s celebrity dish artificial flavoring the washington post 1 2 3 4 5 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 1 2 3 4 5 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 gay talese the new journalism the writing of frank sinatra has a cold www americanlegends com retrieved 2025 12 23 1 2 gay talese 2004 retha powers and kathy kiernan ed this is my best great writers share their favorite work san francisco california chronicle books pp 480 516 isbn 0 8118 4829 9 so what do you do gay talese mediabistro com 2004 04 27 archived from the original on april 30 2004 retrieved 2007 05 22 greatest stories ever sort of esquire celebrates its best in a new book 70 years in the making ottawa citizen 2004 01 11 external links edit frank sinatra has a cold in esquire archived version v t e frank sinatra early life political life records songs filmography awards personal life style studio albums columbia the voice of frank sinatra songs by sinatra christmas songs by sinatra frankly sentimental dedicated to you sing and dance with frank sinatra capitol songs for young lovers swing easy in the wee small hours songs for swingin lovers close to you a swingin affair where are you a jolly christmas from frank sinatra come fly with me frank sinatra sings for only the lonely come dance with me no one cares nice n easy sinatra s swingin session come swing with me point of no return duets duets ii reprise ring a ding ding sinatra swings i remember tommy sinatra and strings sinatra and swingin brass all alone sinatra sings great songs from great britain sinatra basie an historic musical first the concert sinatra sinatra s sinatra sinatra sings days of wine and roses moon river and other academy award winners america i hear you singing it might as well be swing 12 songs of christmas softly as i leave you september of my years my kind of broadway a man and his music moonlight sinatra strangers in the night that s life francis albert sinatra antônio carlos jobim the world we knew francis a edward k the sinatra family wish you a merry christmas cycles my way a man alone watertown sinatra company ol blue eyes is back some nice things i ve missed trilogy past present future she shot me down qwest l a is my lady live albums sinatra at the sands the main event live sinatra saga sinatra saga vol 2 sinatra sextet live in paris sinatra 80th live in concert with red norvo quintet live in australia 1959 sinatra 57 in concert live from las vegas sinatra vegas live at the meadowlands sinatra new york best of vegas sinatra london sinatra world on a string compilations this is sinatra this is sinatra vol 2 look to your heart all the way sinatra sings of love and things sinatra 65 the singer today frank sinatra s greatest hits frank sinatra s greatest hits vol 2 portrait of sinatra forty songs from the life of a man sinatra jobim sessions screen sinatra all time greatest dorsey sinatra hits vol 1 4 capitol collector s series sinatra reprise the very good years sinatra sings the songs of van heusen cahn sinatra soundtrack to the cbs mini series the best of the capitol years christmas songs by sinatra frank sinatra sings the select johnny mercer frank sinatra sings the select rodgers hart the complete recordings nineteen thirty nine sinatra 80th all the best everything happens to me frank sinatra sings the select cole porter frank sinatra sings the select sammy cahn the very best of frank sinatra portrait of sinatra columbia classics lucky numbers classic sinatra his greatest performances 1953 1960 super hits my way the best of frank sinatra greatest love songs christmas with the rat pack frank sinatra christmas collection duets duets ii 90th birthday limited collector s edition romance songs from the heart sinatra at the movies nothing but the best seduction sinatra sings of love classic sinatra ii christmas with sinatra friends 36 greatest hits come fly away sinatra jobim the complete reprise recordings sinatra basie the complete reprise studio recordings sinatra best of the best sinatra with love ultimate christmas soundtrack albums high society young at heart robin and the 7 hoods other albums frank sinatra conducts the music of alec wilder frank sinatra conducts tone poems of color the man i love sleep warm frank sinatra conducts music from pictures and plays syms by sinatra box sets sinatra jobim sessions the reprise collection the capitol years concepts the complete recordings the song is you the v discs the complete reprise studio recordings the complete capitol singles collection the best of the columbia years frank sinatra the tommy dorsey orchestra the capitol years reprise musical repertory theatre frank sinatra in hollywood the real complete columbia years v discs the voice frank sinatra the columbia years 1943 1952 the reprise years ultimate sinatra tribute albums a jazz portrait of frank sinatra perfectly frank manilow sings sinatra allow us to be frank bolton swings sinatra the second time around a tribute to frank sinatra tribute films the rat pack the night we called it a day videography a man and his music a man and his music part ii a man and his music ella jobim francis albert sinatra does his thing sinatra sinatra in concert at royal festival hall ol blue eyes is back sinatra the main event sinatra and 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