0Frank Sinatra's Life and LovesSinatra was in a slump when he met the beautiful Ava Gardner at a party. Soon they were driving through the night guns blazing, says James Kaplan in an excerpt from his new biography, Frank.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 8:34PM EDT / Published Nov. 03, 2010 2:23PM EDT Keystone / Getty Images,Keystone Keystone / Getty Images Reg Birkett, Keystone / Getty Images AP Photo AP Photo Pictorial Parade / Getty Images Bill Dudas / MPTV John T. Burns / AP Photo Michael Ochs Archives / Getty images Courtesy of Perseus Books Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images Courtesy of Perseus Books NY Daily News Archive / Getty Images Sid Avery / MPTV AP Photo Hulton Archive / Getty Images Hulton Archive / Getty Images AP Photo Courtesy of Perseus Books AP Photo Courtesy of Perseus Books Courtesy of Perseus Books AP Photo Courtesy of Perseus Books AP Photo AP Photo
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