- Title: What's Inside Frank Sinatra's Coffin?
- Date: 30th August 2004
- Summary: When Frank Sinatra died a handful of mourners shared a secret. Only they knew that Frank Sinatra wasn't going alone into the afterlife. Five secret objects lay next to him and were on a journey with him to the grave. Frank Albert Sinatra had led one of the most intriguing and eventful lives of entertainment history. A life of extraordinary excesses. But the objects in his coffin were simple and innocent, at odds with his life of unimaginable prosperity and success; meaningful, sometimes cryptic tokens of love from Frank's family. A roll of dimes and an inscribed ring are just two of the cryptic items that held a particular place in his amazing life story. And this film opens up the lid on his life, by opening the lid on Sinatra's coffin. Why might these five mysterious things have been chosen? What did each one mean? Could they reveal more about 'Ole' Blue Eyes' than any song, or any book has ever done before? By exploring their significance this film takes a fascinating look into the mind of one of 20th century's greatest entertainers.
- Description:Frank Sinatra was buried with a dozen bizarre items - what are they? And why?
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Entertainment
- Producer:Granada Television Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:30/08/2004
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s