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Best Art DirectionSet Decoration Color | 1964
Best Supporting Actor | 1964
Best Actor Comedy or Musical | 1964 | Frank
Best Actress Comedy or Musical | 1964
Top Male Supporting Performance | 1964
Lee J. Cobb (born 1911), who played Frank Sinatra's father, was actually only four years older than Sinatra (born 1915). Tony Bill, who played Sinatra's younger brother, was 25 years younger than Sinatra. Molly Picon, who played Cobb's wife, was 13 years older than Cobb.
Maureen Stapleton turned down role of Frank Sinatra's mother. The part went to Molly Picon instead. According to one fan magazine, Stapleton (who'd just played Dick Van Dyke's mother in Bye Bye Birdie (1963), even though she was just a few months older than him) passed on the role because Sinatra was roughly eight years older than her and she didn't want to make a career playing mothers to her contemporaries.
Neil Simon based the character of the womanizing bum on his older brother, Danny Simon.
Reportedly, Frank Sinatra and Jill St. John had a tryst during the making of this picture.
In one scene, when Frank Sinatra spins a vinyl LP, two turntables are seen showing a matching pair of albums on the Reprise label. Reprise was the label for which Sinatra recorded and of which he was part owner. Each record was labeled with a print of a smiley Sinatra face.
"Harry R. Baker: [when his wife complains about his habit of entering and tossing the evening newspaper on the dining room table] It's clean, I had it boiled."
"[first lines] Mrs. Sophie Baker: Buddy? is that you? Buddy Baker: Yeah, mom. Mrs. Sophie Baker: You're home from work early. Buddy Baker: Uh, yeah, um, I'm going out tonight. Mrs. Sophie Baker: Please, darling, don't shed dirt in the living room. Buddy Baker: I won't."
