A real big time O Gauge train collector and operator, no longer with us, was Old Blue Eyes. Never met Frank Sinatra, but saw his beautiful trains and layout with models of houses, like those in his hometown, Hoboken, NJ, in OGR and/or CTT magazines, and also got to know him by reading the biography written by one of his daughters.
I love his hit: "When I was Seventeen," or was it called "It Was a Very Good Year."
What struck me from his biography was how generous Frank was. My father was also very generous, and that is a very admirable quality IMO. Also, although Frank divorced and remarried several times, he maintained a warm friendship with his 1st wife, who I believe was the mother of all his children. Frank also had great relationships with all his children. Although divorced, he was a good family man, IMO. Although Frank was a huge celebrity and star, I think he was a lot like most of us.
Did Frank Sinatra ever go to the York train show? Wouldn't that have been something to see him there. Arnold