Yes, Sinatra had connections although he denied it during all his life. Coppola built the character of the singer around Sinatra's real life and he even wanted him for the role but Sinatra turned him down -who knows why ?!
"Come heavy or not at all." Uncle Junior to Tony S. "Nenti dire ca nenti si capi" come disse quello. (Say nthg when U know nthg.) "Chi non ci vuole stare, se ne vada." (If U don't like it here, go somewhere else.)
