People: Jul. 22, 1966

By the account of a recent album he recorded, Frank Sinatra, 50, is in the September of his years. But as the days dwindle down to a precious few, he's decided to make the most of them by marrying Mia Farrow, 21, Maureen O'Suilivan's actress daughter. After keeping steady company with her for more than a year, Frankie took her home to mother and gave her a ding-a-ding ring, nine carats heavy and worth something like $100,000. Said Old Pal Joey Bishop: "It looked like Plymouth Rock had been lowered onto Columbus Circle."

"The light came in from the east. And then...

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