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  1. 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. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became an ...

  2. Apr 3, 2014 · Sammy Davis Jr. was a highly popular actor, comedian, singer and dancer. He was also part of the Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, with whom he starred in several films.

  3. 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. Davis Jr. was known as someone who could do it all, sing ...

  4. Aug 18, 2020 · Photo: The Estate of Altovise Davis. His nickname was "Mr. Show Business," but Sammy Davis Jr. fondly called himself "the only Black, Puerto Rican, one-eyed, Jewish entertainer in the world ...

  5. 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. Davis Jr. was known as someone who could do it all, sing ...

  6. Jun 20, 2024 · Sammy Davis, Jr., American singer, dancer, musician, and entertainer. He encountered virulent racial prejudice early in his career, but he endured to become one of the first African American stars to achieve wide popularity. Learn more about his life and career in this article.

  7. May 17, 1990 · May 17, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Sammy Davis Jr., the quintessential showman embraced by his peers as “Mr. Entertainment” for his enormous talent and versatility, died early ...

  8. May 16, 1990 · Sammy Davis Jr., the quintessential showman embraced by his peers as “Mr. Entertainment” for his enormous talent and versatility, died this morning at his home in Beverly Hills, ...

  9. May 17, 1990 · Sammy Davis Jr. was born to Sammy Davis and the former Elvira Sanchez on Dec. 8, 1925, in a Harlem tenement at 140th Street and Eighth Avenue. He was brought up by his father's mother, Rosa Davis ...

  10. Sammy Davis Jr Official. 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. Davis was an exemplary ...