When NANCY Sinatralands in London, She Brings a Famous Family
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“You"You don’tdon't kickkick successsuccess inin the face."face.” When NANCYUV 1"NATRA SINATRA lands lands in in London, London, sheshe brings a famousfamous familyfamily namename – - and alsoalso herher straight-straight - talking producerproducer Lee Lee Hazlewood. Hazlewood. DoesDoes Frank advise her, too?too? “No,”"No," says Nancy. “He"He staysstays outout ofof it.”it." — MELODY MAKERMAKER APRIL 30 — ANCY SINATRA,SINATRA, NEWLY NEWLY famous famous daughter daughter of aof famous a famous father, father, descended on on Britain Britain last last weekweek in the biggest blaze of publicity since the third ofof The Beatles gotgot hitched.hitched. And withwith herher sheshe broughtbrought a wholewhole entourage.entourage. Her mother. Mrs Nancy Sinatra, first wife ofof Frank Sinatra; businessman and and actor actor Brad Brad Dexter; and her hithit songwriter Lee Hazlewood, the man who wrote N“These"These BBoots o ots Are Are Made Made For For Walkin’” Walkin'" and and her her follow-up follow-up disc,disc, “How"How Does That Grab You, Darlin’?”.Darlin'?". AAfew few hourshours afterafter arrivingarriving herehere toto tape tape an an appearance appearance on Rediffusion’sRediffusion's Hippodrome show and record an album at Pye Records’Records' Marble Arch studios,studios, NancyNancywas was besieged besieged bythe by the massed massed forces forces of of the the British British prespress s atat aa record companyreception."Thankyoucompany reception. “Thank you all all for for b beingeing here," here,” she she said said through eyes eyes close toto tearstears – -from from flashbulbsflashbulbs asas wellwell as as emotion emotion-"I'm – “I’m excited at beingbeing in London for thethe first time. It’sIt's soso famousfamous for beingbeing swinging,”swinging," she went on asas sheshe stoodstood precariouslyprecariously atop a table to speak to the massed gathering throughthrough a a microphone.microphone. Nancy Nancy has, of course,course, beenbeen accused ofgainingof gaining success success because because of of herher father'sfather’s name, butbut in London sheshe denieddenied this. "It's“It’s not all thatthat much of anan advantage,”advantage," she said. “People"People expectexpect a lotlot of ofyou you whenwhen you’veyou've gotgot a a famous famous name, name, andand theythey can be cruelcruel whenwhen theytheyfind find you’reyou're notnot thatthat muchmuch betterbetter than all the rest.”rest." Since the break-upeunpdoefnhte of her marriageranrirni totrooT TommyiynSg Sands, tands,r Ng Nancyy hsaasnbdehas been completelyc ci tI:ybi independent,nedaeki earning her own living through films and ».