Frank Sinatra's publicist reveals what it was REALLY like to work for the legendary singer
Daily MailHe recalled how Sinatra kept him on his toes with his partying and fights Frank Sinatra's former publicist has lifted the lid on what it was really like to manage the career of one of the most famous singers in the world, saying he was 'never boring.' : A Hollywood Insider's Memoir Mahoney was the go-to fixer for some of Hollywood's biggest stars, but he found Frank Sinatra to be the most memorable. Hughes and Gardner are pictured in 1946 Sinatra was fresh off his divorce from Gardner, pictured together in 1951, when he ordered six women to his hotel room in Miami on a Sunday afternoon, according to Mahoney Mahoney, pictured with Gardner, said you had to be in shape to keep up with Sinatra, whose 'workout was booze, women, and smoking' Mahoney is pictured holding Lee Marvin's Oscar after he won best for the movie Cat Ballou in 1966 On another occasion, Sinatra went on a rampage threatening to kill Howard Hughes after he found out the business mogul was flirting with Gardner at the start of their relationship. The father and son are pictured in 1967 Mahoney said the first people who called Sinatra to offer their help with his son's kidnapping were FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, left, and mob boss Sam 'Momo' Giancana, right Frank Jr. was released after his father paid a $240,000 ransom, but Mahoney said Sinatra's relief was marred by claims the abduction was a set-up to raise his declining career Sinatra had him give her a check to cover the overpriced fare, as well as a letter in which he wrote: 'Everyone treated me so well when I visited England, and I feel this was the least I could do.' Mahoney also wrote about the kidnapping of Sinatra's then 19-year-old son, Frank Sinatra Jr., who was taken from Harrah's Lake Tahoe on December 8, 1963.