Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 - May 16, 1990) is an American singer, musician, dancer, actor and comedian. He is famous for his impressions of actors, musicians, and other celebrities. At the age of three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father, Sammy Davis Sr. and Will Mastin Trio, who toured nationwide. After the military service, Davis returned to the trio. Davis became a sensation last night after a nightclub show at Ciro (in West Hollywood) after the 1951 Academy Awards. With all three, he became a recording artist. In 1954, he lost his left eye in a car accident, and a few years later, he entered Judaism to find common ground between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities.
Davis's film career began as a child in 1933. In 1960, he appeared in the movie Rat Pack Ocean's 11 . After the lead role on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful, 1956, he returned to the stage in 1964 Golden Boy. In 1966 he had his own TV variety show, titled The Sammy Davis Jr. Show . Davis's career slowed down in the late 1960s, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man" in 1972 and starred in Las Vegas, earning him the nickname "Mister Show Business".
Davis was a victim of racism throughout his life, especially during the pre-Civil Rights era, and was a major financial supporter of the Civil Rights Movement. Davis had a complex relationship with the black community, and drew criticism after publicly supporting President Richard Nixon in 1972 (though he later returned to being a Democrat). One day on the golf course with Jack Benny, he was asked what was his handicap. "Hurdles?" He asked. "Speaking of disability I'm a one-eyed Jewish Negro." It became a signature comment, recounted in his autobiography and in countless articles.
After reuniting with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in 1987, Davis toured with them and Liza Minnelli internationally, before his death from throat cancer in 1990 at the age of 64. He died in debt to the Internal Revenue Service, and his estate was a subject the law of battle. Davis was awarded the NAACP Spingarn Medal and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for his television show. He was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1987, and in 2001, he was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2017 he was inducted into Rhythm & amp; Blues Hall of Fame to become the Biggest Entertainer in the World says founder of Rhythm & amp; Blues Hall of Fame, Lamont "ShowBoat" Robinson. Davis has a BBYO chapter (B'nai B'rith Youth Organization) located in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Davis, Jr. born on December 8, 1925, in Harlem, part of Manhattan in New York City, the son of entertainer and stage performer, Sammy Davis Sr. (1900-1988), an African-American entertainer, and Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), an Afro-Cuban tap dancer. During his lifetime, Davis stated that his mother was Puerto Rico and was born in San Juan. However, in the 2003 biography In Black and White, author Wil Haygood writes that Davis's mother was born in New York City to Cuban, Afro-Cuban and African-American ancestry, and that Davis claims he is Puerto Rico because he was afraid the anti-Cuban reaction would hurt his record sales. Davis's parents are vaudeville dancers. As an infant, she was raised by a paternal grandmother. When he was three years old, his parents separated. His father, not wanting to lose custody of his son, took him on a tour.
Davis studied dancing from his father and uncle, Will Mastin. Davis joined acting as a child and they became the Mastin Will trio. Throughout his career, Davis inserted Will Mastin Trio into his billing. Mastin and his father protect him from racism, as by explaining race-based race as jealous. However, when Davis served in the United States Army during World War II, he was confronted by strong prejudices. He then said: "The world last night looked different, it was not a color anymore, I could see the protection I had in my life from my father and Will I respected their loving hope that I would never need to know about prejudice and hatred, but it was wrong, as if I were walking through a swinging door for 18 years, a door that they always open in secret. "At the age of 7 Davis played the title role in the movie Rufus Jones for the President, singing and dancing with Ethel Waters. He lived for several years in Boston's South End, and recalled years later on "exploring and singing" at Izzy Ort's Bar & amp; Lattice.
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Careers
During his service in World War II, the Army assigned Davis to an integrated Specialized Entertainment Service unit and he found that the spotlight reduced prejudice. Even the prejudiced white man admired and respected his appearance. "My talent is a weapon, a force, a way for me to fight.That is the only way I expect to influence a man's thinking," he said. After his return, Davis joined the family dance act, which was played in clubs around Portland, Oregon. He also recorded a blues song for Capitol Records in 1949, under the pseudonyms Shorty Muggins and Charlie Green.
On March 23, 1951, Will Mastin Trio appeared in Ciro as the opening act for headliner Janis Paige. They performed for just 20 minutes but the reaction from the celebrity-filled crowd was so enthusiastic, especially when Davis launched into his impressions, that they performed for nearly an hour, and Paige insisted that the event's sequence be reversed. Davis began to achieve his own success and was chosen for praise by critics, releasing several albums. He was hired to sing the title song for the movie Universal Pictures Six Bridges to Cross in 1954. In 1956, he starred in Broadway musicals. Incredible
In 1959, Davis became a member of the Rat Pack, led by his friend Frank Sinatra, who included fellow performers Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford, brother-in-law John F. Kennedy. Initially, Sinatra called the "Clans" meeting, but Davis voiced his opposition, saying that it reminded the Ku Klux Klan people. Sinatra renamed the group "Summit". A long night of poker that lasts until the morning sees people drunk and tangled. When Angie Dickinson approached the group, she said, "You all look like a bunch of rats." His nickname was caught, and they were called the Rat Pack, the name of the previous incarnation led by Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, who originally made the statement "pack of mice" about the group around her husband, Bogart.
The group around Sinatra made several films together, including Ocean's 11 (1960), Sergeant 3 (1962), and Robin and the 7 Hoods ( 1964), and they performed on stage together in Las Vegas.
Davis was a headliner at The Frontier Casino in Las Vegas, but he was asked (like all black players in the 1950s) to stay in a boardinghouse on the west side of the city instead of at the hotel as his white counterpart did. No locker room is reserved for black players, and they have to wait outside with the pool in between the action. Davis and other black artists can be entertaining but can not stay at the hotel where they perform, gamble in the casino, or eat or drink at the hotel's restaurants and bars. Davis then refused to work in places that practice racial segregation.
In 1964, Davis starred in the Golden Boy at night and filming his afternoon talk show in New York during the day. When he can get a day off from the theater, he records songs in the studio, performs at charity events in Chicago, Miami, or Las Vegas, or performs on television specials in Los Angeles. Davis feels he's cheated his family in his company, but he says he can not stand still.
Although he was still popular in Las Vegas, he saw his music career decline in the late 1960s. He has hit No. 11 (No. 1 on the Easy Listening single chart) with "I've Gotta Be Me" in 1969. He signed a contract with Motown to renew the vote and appeal to young people. The deal to have its own label with the company failed. He had an unexpected No. 1 hit with "The Candy Man" with MGM Records in 1972. He did not really care for the song and was disappointed that he had become famous for it, but Davis took advantage of his opportunity and revitalized his career.
Although he did not enjoy more than 40 Top hits, he enjoyed popularity with his 1976 appearance of the Baretta TV theme song, "The Baretta Theme (Keep Your Eyes on Sparrow)" (1975-1978). ), which was released as a single (20th Century Records). She appears on The Rifleman's I Dream of Jeannie , All in Family (where she famously kisses Archie Bunker (Carroll O 'Connor ) on the cheek), and Charlie's Angels (with his wife, Altovise Davis). She appeared in a Japanese commercial for Suntory whiskey in the 1970s.
On December 11, 1967, NBC broadcast a variety of special musicals featuring Nancy Sinatra, daughter of Frank Sinatra, titled Movin 'with Nancy . In addition to the Emmy-winning musical performances, the show is important for Nancy Sinatra and Davis who greet each other with a kiss, one of the first white-and-black kisses on US television.
Davis had a friendship with Elvis Presley in the late 1960s, as they were both top-draw actors in Vegas at the same time. Davis was in many ways just a loner during his hotel show like Elvis, having a party especially in his penthouse suite that Elvis sometimes attended. Davis sings a version of Presley's song "In the Ghetto" and makes a cameo appearance in Presley's concert film Elvis: That's how. One year later, he made a cameo appearance in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, but the scene was interrupted. In Japan, Davis appeared in television commercials for coffee, and in the United States he joined Sinatra and Martin in radio commercials for Chicago car dealerships.
On 27-28 May 1973, Davis hosted (with Monty Hall), the first annual telethon, the 20 hours Highway Safety Foundation. Guests include Muhammad Ali, Paul Anka, Jack Barry, Dr Joyce Brothers, Ray Charles, Dick Clark, Roy Clark, Howard Cosell, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Joe Franklin, Cliff Gorman, Richie Havens, Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, Hal Linden, Kaya Kecil, Butterfly McQueen, Minnie Pearl, Randolph Boots, Tex Ritter, Phil Rizzuto, The Rockettes, Nipsey Russell, Sally Struthers, Mel Tillis, Ben Vereen, and Lawrence Welk. It was a financial disaster. The total commitment amount is $ 1.2 million. The actual pledge received is $ 525,000.
Davis is a big fan of daytime television, especially soap operas produced by the American Broadcasting Company. He made a cameo appearance in the General Hospital and has a recurring role as a Warren Chip on One Life to Live, where he received a 1980 Emmy Award nomination. He is also a fan of the game show , appeared in Family Feud in 1979 and Tattletales with his third wife, Altovise Davis, in the 1970s.
Davis is an avid photographer who enjoys taking family shots and acquaintances. The body of his work is detailed in a 2007 book by Burt Boyar entitled Photos by Sammy Davis, Jr. "Jerry [Lewis] gave me my first important camera, my first 35 millimeters, during the Ciro period, early 50s," Boyar quotes Davis. "And he hooked me up." Davis uses a medium-format camera later to capture the image. Boyar reports that Davis says, "Nothing interferes with a man taking pictures to ask... 'What's a nigger doing here?'" The catalog includes a rare photo of his father dancing on stage as part of Will Mastin Trio and intimate photographs from close friends Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, James Dean, Nat "King" Cole, and Marilyn Monroe. His political affiliations were also represented, in his drawings Robert Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr. His most open works were photographs of May Britt's wife and their three children, Tracey, Jeff and Mark.
Davis is an enthusiastic gunman and gunman. He participated in the lottery competition. Johnny Cash recalls that Davis was said to be able to draw and fire a Single Action Army Colt pistol in less than a quarter of a second. Davis is skilled in shooting fast and fancy and appears on various television shows showing off this skill. He also shows Mark shooting on the The Rifleman in "Two Ounces of Tin." She appeared in Western movies and as a guest star on several Western televisions.
Personal life
Accidents and conversions
Davis nearly died in a car accident on November 19, 1954, in San Bernardino, California, when he traveled back from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. During the previous year, he started a friendship with comedian and host of Eddie Cantor, who had given him the mezuzah. Instead of placing it in front of the door as a traditional blessing, Davis wore it around his neck for good luck. The only time he forgot it was the night of the accident. The accident occurred at the intersection of US Route 66 on Cajon Boulevard and Kendall Drive ( 34.2072 Â ° N 117.3855 Â ° W / 34.2072; -117.3855 ). Davis lost his left eye to a bullet-shaped horn button (standard features in 1954 and 1955 Cadillac) as a result. His friend, actor Jeff Chandler, said he would give one of his own eyes if it would make Davis out of total blindness. Davis wore a blindfold at least six months after the accident. She is shown with patches on the cover of her debut album and appears on What's My Line? that use patch. Then, he was fit for the glass eye, which he wore for the rest of his life.
Eddie Cantor spoke with Davis at the hospital about the similarities between Jewish and black cultures. Davis, born to a Catholic mother and a Protestant father, began studying the history of the Jews. He converted to Judaism several years later in 1961. One passage from his reading (from the Book of Jewish History by Abram L. Sachar), illustrates the perseverance of the Jews, especially attracted to him. : "The Jews will not die.Three millennia of prophetic teachings have given them an unwavering spirit of resignation and have created in it a desire for life that can not be destroyed by disaster." The accident marked a turning point in Davis's career, taking him from a famous entertainer to a national celebrity.
Wedding
In 1957, Davis was involved with Kim Novak, a young white actress under contract with Columbia Pictures. Harry Cohn, president of Columbia, is worried that their relationship will have a negative impact on the studio because of their race differences. He called his friend John Roselli, who was told to tell Davis that he should stop seeing Novak. To try to frighten Davis, Roselli has kidnapped her for several hours. Davis's brief and swift marriage to black dancer Loray White in 1958 was an attempt to calm the controversy. A BBC documentary in 2014 says that Cohn arranged for Davis to be threatened with another eye loss or a broken leg if he did not marry a black woman within two days. At a wedding with White, Davis gets so drunk he has to be helped by his friend Arthur Silber. While examining it, Silber finds Davis with a gun in his head.
Davis has offered to pay White $ 10,000 to enter into a fake marriage. In 1960, Davis caused further controversy when he married Swedish-born actress May Britt in a ceremony inaugurated by Rabbi William M. Kramer at the Temple of Israel of Hollywood. While racial marriages have been legal in California since 1948, anti-misconduct laws in the United States still stand in 23 states, and a poll of 1958 found that only 4% of Americans favor marriage between black and white couples. Davis received hate mail while starring in the Broadway Gold adaptation during 1964-1966, where his character in relation to a white woman, aligned his own controversial relationship. By the time Davis appeared in the musical, although New York had no laws against it, the debate on racial marriages was still in progress in America because Loving v Virginia was being fought. It was only in 1967, after the musical was closed, anti-miseggenation laws in all countries were ruled unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court.
Davis and Britt had one daughter, Tracey, and adopted two sons. Davis appeared almost continuously and spent little time with his wife. They divorced in 1968, after Davis claimed to have had an affair with singer Lola Falana. That year, Davis began dating Altovise Gore, a dancer at the Golden Boy. They were married on May 11, 1970, by Rev. Jesse Jackson. Kathy McKee replaces Gore in Davis nightclub acting. They adopted a son, Manny, in 1989. Davis and Gore remained married until his death in 1990.
Political confidence
Davis is a registered Democrat and supports the election campaign of John F. Kennedy in 1960 and Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 campaign. John F. Kennedy will continue to withdraw Sammy's inauguration invitation for his upcoming marriage to white actress May Britt. He later became a close friend of President Richard Nixon and publicly supported him at the 1972 Republican National Convention. Davis also toured USO to South Vietnam at the request of Nixon. Previously, Davis had won the respect of Nixon with his participation in the civil rights movement.
Nixon invited Davis and his wife, Altovise, to sleep at the White House in 1973, the first time African-Americans were invited to do so. The Davises spent the night in the Lincoln Bedroom. Davis later said he was sorry to support Nixon, accusing Nixon of making promises about civil rights that he did not keep. Davis is a longtime donor for PUSH Operations Organization Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Cancer and death
In August 1989, Davis began developing symptoms - itching in his throat and inability to taste food. The doctor found a cancer tumor in Davis's throat. She often smokes four packs of cigarettes a day as an adult. When told that the surgery (laryngectomy) offers the best chance of survival, Davis replies that he prefers defending his voice rather than having to pull out his throat; he was then treated with a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The entire larynx, however, was eventually removed during surgery. She was released from hospital on March 13, 1990.
Davis died a few weeks later, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, on May 16, 1990, at the age of 64, a complication of throat cancer. He died on the same day as fellow entertainer and creator of Muppets Jim Henson. Davis survived by his wife, Altovise, his daughter and three sons, his mother and his maternal grandmother. He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. On May 18, 1990, two days after Davis's death, neon lights from the Las Vegas Strip were embezzled for 10 minutes in appreciation.
Legacy
Davis Jr left most of his land to his wife, Altovise Davis. After his death in 2009, their son Manny was appointed as the property executioner, as well as the holder of the majority of his intellectual property.
Manny Davis worked with Josh Elliot and Clark County commissioners in Las Vegas to name the road after Sammy. The Sammy Davis, Jr. The drive cuts well with Dean Martin Drive and Frank Sinatra Drive.
Depictions
- Comedian Jim Carrey has described Davis on stage, in the 1983 Copper Mountain film, and in a stand-up routine.
- On Saturday Night Live Davis has been played by Garrett Morris, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, and Tim Meadows.
- Davis is portrayed in the popular sketch comedy show In Color Living by Tommy Davidson, especially a parody of the Ghost movie , in which Davis ghost enlists the help of Whoopi Goldberg to communicate with his wife.
- David Raynr describes Davis in the 1992 miniseries Sinatra , a television about Frank Sinatra's life.
- In Wayne's World 2 (1993) comedy film Tim Meadows describes Davis in the dream sequence with Michael A. Nickles as Jim Morrison.
- Davis is portrayed by Don Cheadle in the HBO The Rat Pack , a 1998 television movie about the entertainer group. Cheadle won the Golden Globe Award for her performance.
- He is depicted by Paul Sharma in the 2003 West End Production Rat Pack Confidential .
- Davis was portrayed in 2008 by Keith Powell in an episode of <30 Rock titled "Subway Hero".
- In September 2009, musical Sammy: Once in a Lifetime was aired at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego with books, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, and additional songs by Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The title role is played by Broadway nominee Tony Award Obba Babatundà ©.
- Comedian Billy Crystal has photographed Sammy Davis, Jr. in a stand-up routine and at the Oscars.
Impersonation
- Comedian Eddie Griffin has made his imitation of Davis a major part of his acting.
- Midwest radio personality, Kevin Matthews, mimics Sammy Davis, Jr. many times on his radio show.
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- In the next episode of The Cosby Show, Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby) wears the "SDjr" pin in appreciation for Davis, who, in the 5th season, makes guest appearances in the episode "No Way, Baby" (1989).
- The talent of Davis on the show is pronounced in Martin Scorsese Goodfellas (1990).
- A black and white portrait of Davis, drawn by Jim Blanchard, graced the cover of the second avant-garde Oxbow rock album King of the Jews (1991).
- "Sammy" is a song dedicated to Davis on 1997 album Gwar Carnival Chaos .
- The actor Phaldut Sharma made the comedy series I Gotta Be Me (2015), following a frustrated soap opera star as he appeared as Sammy in the Rat Pack homage.
- In January 2017, Davis's estate joins the production team led by Lionel Richie, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mike Menchel to make a movie based on Davis' extraordinary life and show-biz career.
- The recurrent character named Scaramouche from the fifth season of Samurai Jack is very much based on Davis, complete with behavior.
- In Ren & amp; Stimpy , Sammy Mantis is the anthropomorphic worship mantle best known for his hit single "The Mantid Man Can" and for gnawing people's heads. Stimpy is Sammy's biggest fan, when Stimpy tries to do anything to get his head gnawed by Sammy.
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