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Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove
Author: Sammy Davis Jr.
Author: Tracey DavisPublisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762450649
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Nicknamed Mr. Show Business, Sammy Davis Jr. was a consummate performer who sang, danced, and acted on film, television, radio, and the stage for over six decades. In this uniquely intimate volume, the entertainment legend's story comes to life through rare family photos and a compelling narrative based on conversations between Sammy Davis Jr. and his daughter, Tracey Davis. The story of a future superstar unfolds beginning with his bittersweet childhood days, raised primarily by his grandmother in Harlem. On the stage by age three, he first became a star in vaudeville with the Will Mastin Trio. Davis was already an up-and-coming performer by the time he was recruited into the Army during World War II. As Tracey Davis candidly relates, it was there that her father first learned to use his talent—singing and dancing—as a weapon against racial bigotry. Davis's career took off in the 1940s through his sheer determination, talent, and the support of friends like Frank Sinatra. With tenderness and humor Tracey describes her father's friendship with Sinatra, and how he stood by him when Davis married Tracey's Swedish actress mother. In a time when interracial marriages were forbidden by law in thirty-one states, both bride and groom endured an onslaught of negative press and even death threats. Complete with rare personal and professional photos, Sammy Davis Jr. recounts Davis's adventures through the Rat Pack era, and the extraordinary obstacles he overcame to become a 5'6”, 120-pound legend who across six decades packed in more than forty albums, seven Broadway shows, twenty-three films, and countless nightclub and concert performances. What emerges from the pages of this loving, but utterly frankly written book, is a uniquely personal perspective on one of the greatest pop culture icons of the twentieth century.
The Sammy Davis Jr. All-star Spectacular
Author: Sammy Davis (Jr.)The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story
Author: Sammy Davis (Jr.)Publisher:
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Category : Entertainers
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Sammy Davis Jr. Classics
Author: Sammy Davis (Jr)The Ultimate Sammy Davis Jr Collection
Author: Sammy DavisHere's ... Sammy Davis Jr
Author: Sammy DavisWhy Me? : the Sammy Davis, Jr. Story
Author: Jane BoyarPublisher:
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Category : Black people
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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When the Balls Drop
Author: Brad GarrettPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476772916
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
"An honest look at life's second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and comic Brad Garrett"--
Author: Sammy Davis Jr