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The Sammy Davis Jr. All-Star Spectacular (1962) What Kind of Fool Am I and Other Show-Stoppers (1962) As Long as She Needs Me (1963) Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium (1964) The Shelter of Your Arms (1964) Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Mel Tormé's "California Suite" (1964) Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers (1964)
Elvera "Baby" Sanchez Davis (September 1, 1905 – September 3, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.. Davis Jr. stated that his mother was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan; however, in the 2003 biography In Black and White, author Wil Haygood wrote that Davis' mother was born in New York City, of Afro-Cuban descent, and that Davis claimed she was Puerto Rican because ...
She met Sammy Davis Jr. in 1959. They began dating, and, after a brief engagement, were married on 13 November 1960. Their wedding caused controversy. A rumour or myth was that John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy told Frank Sinatra to tell Davis not to marry May until after the 1960 Presidential Election.
The Academy Museum’s Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971 is not to be missed. Not only does the exhibition celebrate Black representation in film, it serves as an important reminder and lesson ...
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Fran Sinatra’s daughter, Tina Sinatra, called the ad "both thrilling and surreal"
In 1967, Sammy Davis Jr. offered an insightful guest column about the everyday problems that he and others faced as Black people in America. In the 1960s, America seemed on the brink of a second ...
English: Photo of Sammy Davis, Jr. and his mother Elvera at Grace's Little Belmont in 1954. Elvera Davis worked at the bar of Grace's Little Belmont for many years. Davis was performing at the 500 Club in Atlantic City at the time. During his engagement there, he visited his mother at Grace's every evening after his performances at the 500 Club.