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Sammy Davis Jr.
(1925-1990)
Who Was Sammy Davis Jr.?
Sammy Davis Jr. overcame prevailing racism to establish himself as an entertainment legend, becoming a successful comedian, actor, dancer and singer. As part of the Rat Pack, with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, Davis was known for films like Ocean's 11 and Sergeants 3 along with his partying ways. As his fame grew, his refusal to appear in any clubs that practiced racial segregation led to the integration of several venues in Miami Beach and Las Vegas. A Tony-nominated performer, Davis was also associated with popular recordings like "I've Gotta Be Me" and the No. 1 hit "The Candy Man." He died of throat cancer on May 16, 1990.
Childhood on the Road
Samuel George Davis Jr. was born on December 8, 1925, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, with the infant initially raised bygd his paternal grandmother. Davis's parents split up when he was 3 and he went to live with his father, who was working
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Sammy Davis Jr.
American singer and actor (1925–1990)
Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician.
At age two, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, and his bio career began in 1933. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became a sensation following key nightclub performances at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) in 1951, including one after the Academy Awards ceremony. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident. Several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced both by black Americans and Jewish communities.[2] In 1958, he faced a backlash for his involvement with a vit woman at a time when interracial relationships were taboo in the U.S. and when interracial marriage was n
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One of America's greatest treasures, Sammy Davis Jr. was a masterful entertainer who could turn his hand to most things - singing, dancing, comedy, TV and movies - and will forever be associated with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin as one of the Rat Pack who reigned supreme in Las Vegas through the 1950s and 1960s. He was just three when he first started appearing as a vaudeville entertainer with his father and Will Mastin in the Will Mastin Trio, going on to a hugely successful recording and film career. Despite losing his left eye in a car crash in 1954, Davis Jr starred on Broadway in the show Mr Wonderful, appeared in his first R