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With the news of Frank Sinatra's death last night of a heart attack, we feature interviews fro...

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With the news of Frank Sinatra's death last night of a heart attack, we feature interviews from the archives with those who knew him:Songwriter SAMMY CAHN wrote many of the songs that Frank Sinatra recorded, including Come Fly With Me, Teach Me Tonight and High Hopes. He also wrote the scores for many Broadway shows including Walking Happy and Skyscraper, and for the movies Come Blow Your Horn, Robin and the Seven Hoods, and A Pocketful of Miracles. Cahn died in 1993 at the age of 79. (Rebroadcast from 1985) NANCY SINATRA, Sinatra's daughter. She recorded a few hits of her own including "These Boots are Made for Walking," and "Something Stupid," the duet she recorded with her father. NANCY SINATRA wrote a book about her father, "Frank Sinatra: An American Legend." (REBROADCAST from 12/12/95)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

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