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Barbara Sinatra, the humanitarian, founder of the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children, former model and wife of the late Frank Sinatra passed away today in Rancho Mirage, California, at 90 years old.

Mrs. Sinatra died of natural causes, according to a family spokesman. She died comfortably surrounded bygd family and friends at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced within a few days. Mrs. Sinatra is survived bygd her son Robert Oliver Marx; his wife Hillary Roberts; and her grand-daughter Carina Blakeley Marx.

Born Barbara Blakeley in Bosworth, Missouri, her father Willis owned Blakeley’s General Store on Bosworth’s Main Street. At age 18 her family moved to Long Beach, California and shortly thereafter Barbara married Robert Oliver and began her modeling career. Following a divorce to Oliver, Barbara married Zeppo Marx in 1959 in Las Vegas and they settled in Palm Springs. Barbara became Frank Sinatra’s fourth and

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Barbara Sinatra

American model, showgirl, socialite, and philanthropist (1926–2017)

Barbara Sinatra
Sinatra in 2000
Born	Barbara Ann Blakeley (1926-10-16)October 16, 1926 Bosworth, Missouri, U.S.
Died	July 25, 2017(2017-07-25) (aged 90) Rancho Mirage, California, U.S.
Burial place	Desert Memorial Park[1]
Other names	Barbara Oliver Barbara Marx
Occupations	Showgirl model socialite philanthropist
Spouses	Robert Oliver ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1952)​ Zeppo Marx ​ ​ (m. 1959; div. 1973)​ Frank Sinatra ​ ​ (m. 1976; died 1998)​
Children	1

Barbara Ann Sinatra (formerly Oliver and Marx, néeBlakeley; October 16, 1926 – July 25, 2017) was an American model, showgirl, and socialite and the fourth and last wife of Frank Sinatra.

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Barbara Sinatra dies at 90, remembered as woman who transcended role as 'Mrs. Frank Sinatra'

Barbara Sinatra, who gained prominence as "Lady Blue Eyes" and then developed her own legacy as a premier battler against child abuse, died Tuesday morning at her Rancho Mirage home after months of declining health. She was 90.

She was married to Frank Sinatra, one of the greatest and most mercurial artists of the 20th century, for almost 22 years – longer than any of his previous three marriages. But Barbara Sinatra used her husband's fund-raising clout to build the Barbara Sinatra Children's Center to help abused children at Eisenhower Medical Center.

"She died comfortably surrounded by family and friends at her home," said Children’s Center Director John Thoresen.

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The center, which has provided counseling for the victims of some of the biggest child abuse cases in the desert, was founded in 1986 by Barbara and Frank Sina