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Samuel George Davis Sr. (December 12, 1900 – May 21, 1988) was an American dancer and the father of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. 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.
May 24, 1988 · Sammy Davis Sr., a vaudeville performer and the father of the entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 87 years old. Mr. Davis spent more than 40...
Sammy Davis Sr. was born in 1900 and died in 1988. He was an actor who appeared in 77 Sunset Strip, The Benny Goodman Story and Sweet and Low. He was also the father of singer and dancer Sammy Davis Jr.
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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. 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 film career began in 1933.
Sammy Davis Sr. was a dancer, singer, actor and entertainer who became the father of Sammy Davis Jr. after divorcing his first wife. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, with a memorial page on Find a Grave.
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May 22, 1988 · Sammy Davis Sr., a vaudeville dancer who launched the long show business career of his popular entertainer son, died Saturday at his Beverly Hills home, a mortuary official said. He was 87....
Sammy Davis Sr. was an actor and the father of Sammy Davis Jr. He appeared in movies such as The Benny Goodman Story and 77 Sunset Strip. He was born in 1900 in North Carolina and died in 1988 in California.
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