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Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990)

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Why Me? The Sammy Davis Jr. Story (1989) 93 exemplaren
Hollywood in a Suitcase (1980) 29 exemplaren
Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007) 28 exemplaren
Wham of Sam [sound recording] (1994) 4 exemplaren
Greatest Songs (1990) 4 exemplaren
Golden Boy (1964) 3 exemplaren
Seven Classic Albums 2 exemplaren
Boy Meets Girl (1957) 2 exemplaren
Best 20 Songs 2 exemplaren
The Definitive Collection (2006) 2 exemplaren
Sounds of 66 (2005) 2 exemplaren
That Old Black Magic 2 exemplaren
Song & Dance Man 1 exemplaar
Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr. (1972) 1 exemplaar
Rat Pack Is Back 1 exemplaar
Collection 1 exemplaar
The Essentials 1 exemplaar
Now 1 exemplaar
Sammy Davis Jr. Now 1 exemplaar
In Nashville 1 exemplaar
I Want To Be Happy 1 exemplaar
The Decca Years 1 exemplaar
Best of (1993) 1 exemplaar
Wham of Sam 1 exemplaar
I've Gotta Be Me (2005) 1 exemplaar
The Candy Man 1 exemplaar
Capitol Years (2003) 1 exemplaar
The mid-'50s 1 exemplaar
Greatest Hits 1 exemplaar
My Greatest Songs (2003) 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Davis, Sammy, Jr.
Officiƫle naam
Davis, Samuel George, Jr.
Geboortedatum
1925-12-08
Overlijdensdatum
1990-05-16
Graflocatie
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Harlem, New York, USA
Plaats van overlijden
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Woonplaatsen
California, USA
Beroepen
dancer
singer
actor
comedian

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Sammy didn't win any literary prizes to my knowledge but this is a hell of a good read. His sheer force of personality really comes across well in this book. What a man! To say he had a tough life would be an understatement - the childhood on the road with his dad and uncle performing where they'd have them, his experiences of blatant racism through an American upbringing and into the armed forces, and into his breakthrough into Hollywood success - his suffering at the racial prejudices of others is a tragic constant. The bigoted forces of the Columbia studio bosses and the mob even interfered in his own private life to keep him apart from the actress Kim Novak, and his marriage to May Britt lead to his exclusion from the Democrats' inner circle of star-backers surrounding the success of JFK's election.

Obviously his days as one of the infamous Rat Pack are thoroughly recounted. Sammy pulls no punches when it comes to his own failing either - as he retells the excesses of his drink and drug addictions, and his physical self-destruction. He was an amazing performer though right through it all, and truly one of a kind. This book is a very entertaining and revealing read.
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Polaris- | Jan 26, 2011 |
I read this last in the barbershop in New York in 1965 when it came out. There is much similarity between Sammy Davis Jr.'s story and Barrack Obama's, especially the theme of Obama's campaign being, "Yes,we can."
 
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andyray | 2 andere besprekingen | May 4, 2009 |
A well-written and fascinating account of Sammy's growing up in the last days of vaudeville, living with Jim Crow laws, serving in WWII, and breaking into the big time. Lots of introspection and fabulous memories with legendary names. The story ends with his marriage to May Britt and the birth of his first child. His love for them is palpable - but marred by the knowledge that they divorced later!
 
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MerryMary | 2 andere besprekingen | Oct 30, 2007 |
Davis, Sammy, 1925-/Entertainers > United States > Biography/Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography
 
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Budzul | May 31, 2008 |

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Werken
65
Ook door
28
Leden
379
Populariteit
#63,709
Waardering
½ 3.5
Besprekingen
5
ISBNs
31
Talen
3

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