Barbara Sinatra dies at 90, remembered as woman who transcended role as 'Mrs. Frank Sinatra'

Jul 26, 2017 1050

BY: Bruce Fessier

Barbara Sinatra, who gained prominence as "Lady Blue Eyes" and then developed her own legacy as a premier battler against child abuse, died Tuesday morning at her Rancho Mirage home after months of declining health. She was 90.

She was married to Frank Sinatra, one of the greatest and most mercurial artists of the 20th century, for almost 22 years – longer than any of his previous three marriages. But Barbara Sinatra used her husband's fund-raising clout to build the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center to help abused children at Eisenhower Medical Center. "She died comfortably surrounded by family and friends at her home," said Children’s Center Director John Thoresen.

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