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  1. Aug 18, 2020 · He starred in seven Broadway shows, appeared in 23 films including Ocean’s Eleven, regularly landed television roles and recorded dozens of albums. Although he died of throat cancer at the age of...

  2. Apr 18, 2024 · Sammy Davis, Jr. (born December 8, 1925, New York, New York, U.S.—died May 16, 1990, Los Angeles, California) was an American singer, dancer, and entertainer. What made Sammy Davis, Jr., the world's greatest entertainer? Davis recorded more than 50 albums and starred in three Broadway shows. See all videos for this article.

  3. 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.

  4. Sammy Davis Jr.. Actor: The Cannonball Run. Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world". He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr.. His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry.

  5. Jan 17, 2019 · Sammy Davis, Jr. Biographical Timeline. January 17, 2019. 1925, December 8. Sammy Davis, Jr. is born at Harlem Hospital in New York City to Elvera and Sammy Davis, Sr. 1928/1929. He...

  6. I’ve Gotta Be Me. Premiere: 2/19/2019 | 00:02:36 |. The first major film documentary to examine Sammy Davis, Jr.'s vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of...

  7. May 16, 1990 · Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. 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.

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