Sammy Davis, Jr. Actor singer dancer
Sammy Davis, Jr. is a 64 years old Actor singer dancer from New York City, New York. Sammy Davis, Jr. was born on December 08, 1925 (died on May 16, 1990, he was 64 years old) in New York City, New York as Samuel George Davis Jr.. His nickname was Davis Samuel George Jr..
About
Birth name of Sammy Davis, Jr. is Samuel George Davis Jr.
No, he died on 05/16/1990, 34 years ago. He was 64 years old when he died. Cause of death: esophageal cancer. He died in Beverly Hills and buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park .
Family
His mother is Elvera Sanchez and his father is Sammy Davis Sr.. His mother was American dancer His mother died at the age of 95 (Sammy was 74 years old). When Sammy born she was 20 years old. and Sammy Davis Sr. was 24 years old when Sammy born. His father was an American entertainer.
Parents
Wives
Sammy Davis, Jr. had two marriages.
May Britt, Actress
He married with May Britt (85), in 1960. Sammy Davis, Jr. was 34 and May Britt was 26 years old. After 8 years, they break up in 1968.
Altovise Davis, American entertainer
Jr. married with Altovise Davis (65), in 1970. Sammy Davis, Jr. was 44 and Altovise Davis was 26 years old. They ended their 20 years marriage in 1990.
Works
Sammy Davis, Jr. Albums (69)
There are 69 albums of Sammy Davis, Jr..
His last album Work From Home with Carmen McRae released 4 years 7 months ago. When Work From Home with Carmen McRae released, he was 94 years old. This album contains 87 tracks
His first album Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Just For Lovers released 69 years ago, he was 29 years old when this album released. There were 11 songs in this album.
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Popular Sammy Davis, Jr. Songs
- Something's Gotta Give (What Women Want - Music From The Motion Picture, released 24 years ago)
- Baretta's Theme (Lounge Legends: Sammy Davis Jr., released 22 years ago)
- Feeling Good (The Sammy Davis Jr. Show with Special Guests Stars Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, released 19 years ago)
- I Ain't Got Nobody (Capitol Collector's Series, released 34 years ago)
- What Kind Of Fool Am I (What Kind Of Fool Am I & Other Show Stoppers, released 62 years ago)
- Mr. Bojangles - Single Version (Mr. Bojangles, released 25 years ago)
- The Candy Man (Greatest Songs, released 34 years ago)
- All Of You (The Decca Years, released 34 years ago)
- You Are My Lucky Star - 1990 Remaster (Capitol Collector's Series, released 34 years ago)
- Birth Of The Blues (A Treasury Of Golden Hits, released 61 years ago)
Sammy Davis, Jr. Movies (64)
There are 64 movies of Sammy Davis, Jr..
His first feature film was The Cannonball Run (1981, as Morris Fenderbaum). He was 55 when he starred in this movie. Since 1981, he has appeared in 64 feature films. The last one is The Ratpack (2006). .
View all Sammy Davis, Jr. movies.Sammy Davis, Jr. movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
Sammy Davis, Jr. TV Shows (34)
His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
View all Sammy Davis, Jr. TV shows.Awards (6)
Awarded Kennedy Center Honors , awarded Spingarn Medal in 1967 , awarded Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1986 , awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 , nominated Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 1964 ,
What was Sammy's zodiac sign?Sammy Davis, Jr. zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Sammy Davis, Jr.
Alias | Davis Samuel George Jr. |
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Birth name | Samuel George Davis Jr. |
DeathCause | Esophageal cancer |
Place of death | Beverly Hills |
Parent | Elvera Sanchez, Sammy Davis Sr. |
Religion | Judaism |
RestingPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, Glendale California |
Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
Medical condition | One-eyed |
Number of children | 4 |
Conflict | Vietnam War |
Official website | Sammy Davis, Jr. official website |
Libris-URI | Khw064c33gnkscr |
Cause of death | Esophageal Cancer |
Family name | Davis. Show people with the surname Davis |
Instrument | Piano |
Place of burial | Forest Lawn Memorial Park |
Military branch | United States Army |
U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10580637 |
Image of grave | Http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sammy%20Davis%20Jr.%20Grave.JPG |
Ethnic group | American Jews |
Record | Decca |
Genre | Jazz |
Given name | Sammy |
Manner of death | Natural Causes |
Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
Date of death | 1990-05-16T00:00:00Z |
Work period (start) | 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z |
On focus list of Wikimedia project | WikiProject African Diaspora |
Europeana entity | Agent/base/147774 |