Frank Sinatra filmography Me Out to the Ball Game" (1949). As his acting career developed further, Sinatra also produced several of the film's in which he appeared, and directed one—"None but the Brave"—which he also produced and in which he starred. Sinatra's film and singing careers had declined by 1952, when he was out-of-contract with both his record company and film studio. In 1953 he re-kindled his film career by targeting serious roles: he auditioned for—and won—a role in "From Here to Eternity" for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor –
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Riddle and Gordon Jenkins, and Ed McMahon served as announcer, a role he returned to in the two subsequent specials. "Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music" was shot inside NBC's Studio 1, at its color television facility in Burbank, California. The special was taped in segments on at least two nights in November 1965. Sinatra was suffering from a cold at the time, which limited his time in front of the microphone. He coughs and clears his throat a few times during the show. Writer Gay Talese documented both nights of taping in his April 1966 "Esquire" magazine profile,