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Altovise Joanne Davis (née Gore; August 30, 1943 – March 14, 2009) [1] [2] was an American entertainer, best known for being Sammy Davis Jr.'s third wife. Early life
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)
Deconstructing Sammy is a book by author Matt Birkbeck about the life and death of Sammy Davis Jr. and the subsequent efforts to restore his legacy. [1] Published in September 2008 by Amistad/HarperCollins the book follows the efforts of a Pennsylvania lawyer and former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Albert "Sonny" Murray Jr., who was hired in 1994 by Sammy's poverty-stricken wife Altovise to help ...
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 ...
Kim Novak; Sammy Davis Jr. At 91 years old, screen legend Kim Novak is clear on how she wants her story to be told — and she does not want to over romanticize the affair she had with Sammy Davis ...
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.
Mike Davis, 64, had been sentenced in May 2020 to a minimum of four years in prison. He could be released from an Ohio prison in May.
On Broadway, Platt appeared opposite Gregory Hines in Jelly's Last Jam, and starred in the musical Sammy as Sammy Davis Jr.'s wife, Altovise. She was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for Opening Doors and Hope Runs Eternal, and nominated for an Ovation Award for the hip-hop musical Venice (2013). [2] [1]