Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
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"Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" is a landmark 1966 Esquire magazine profile by Gay Talese, celebrated as a defining example of New Journalism for its cinematic detail and narrative style.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Sinatra Has a Cold canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
New Journalism work
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journalistic profile ⓘ magazine article ⓘ |
| author | Gay Talese ⓘ |
| basedOn |
interviews with people around Frank Sinatra
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observations of Frank Sinatra’s entourage ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
control over media access
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power dynamics of fame ⓘ tension between public image and private vulnerability ⓘ |
| collectedIn | Gay Talese essay collections ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
defining example of New Journalism
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landmark magazine profile ⓘ |
| editor | Harold Hayes ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Frank Sinatra’s entourage and associates
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Frank Sinatra’s public persona ⓘ the culture of celebrity in the 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
literary journalism
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profile ⓘ |
| influenced |
Joan Didion
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Tom Wolfe ⓘ subsequent magazine profile writing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Frank Sinatra ⓘ |
| movement | New Journalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absence of direct interview with subject
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cinematic detail ⓘ narrative style ⓘ third-person scene-by-scene construction ⓘ |
| openingScene | Frank Sinatra in a Beverly Hills nightclub with a cold ⓘ |
| portrays | Frank Sinatra as a cultural icon of the 1960s ⓘ |
| publicationDate | April 1966 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Esquire magazine
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surface form:
Esquire
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| publisher | Esquire magazine ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | journalism schools as a classic feature story ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Hollywood
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Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Las Vegas
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| settingTime | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
close observation of behavior and environment
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novelistic narrative techniques ⓘ use of dialogue and scene ⓘ |
| subject | Frank Sinatra ⓘ |
| taughtIn |
creative nonfiction courses
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journalism courses ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Frank Sinatra suffering from a cold during reporting ⓘ |
| wordCountApproximate | 15000 ⓘ |
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