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Sammy Davis, Jr. is considered by many to have been the world’s greatest entertainer. In addition to Sammy’s unmistakable voice and talents as a dancer, he was also a Broadway headliner, a television and film actor, a comic and impressionist, a multi-instrumentalist and a bestselling author.
Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me is the first major film documentary to examine the performer’s vast career and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial ...
20 juin 2024 · Sammy Davis, Jr., American singer, dancer, musician, and entertainer. He encountered virulent racial prejudice early in his career, but he endured to become one of the first African American stars to achieve wide popularity. Learn more about his life and career in this article.
Sammy was married to Swedish actress May Britt from 1960 to 1968. They had a daughter Tracey, and adopted two sons, Mark and Jeff. Sammy married his love, the phenomenal dancer Altovise Gore, in 1970 and the two were together until Sammy’s death in 1990. They adopted a son, Manny, who is today the Administrator of the Sammy Davis, Jr. Estate.
Early life. Davis was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, to Rosa B. Taylor (1870–1956) and Robert Davis (1868–1948). He and his former wife Elvera Sanchez were both dancers in a vaudeville troupe. The couple split up when their son Sammy Jr. was three. Davis took custody of his son, who then went into show business with his father.
17 mai 1990 · Sammy Davis Jr. was born to Sammy Davis and the former Elvira Sanchez on Dec. 8, 1925, in a Harlem tenement at 140th Street and Eighth Avenue. He was brought up by his father's mother, Rosa Davis ...
Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) was widely known for most of his career as the World’s Greatest Entertainer. Primarily a singer and dancer, he was also a television and film actor, a Broadway headliner, a bestselling author, a comic and impressionist, and a multi-instrumentalist. Born into vaudeville, he performed from age 3 across the United ...
