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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Davis, Tracey.     Subjects     Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.     Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 -- Family.     Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 -- Pictorial works.     Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.     Entertainers, Black -- Biography.     Singers -- United States -- Biography.     Singers, Black -- Biography.     Fathers and daughters -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Davis, Tracey.       by title:      Sammy Davis, Jr. : a...       by call number:      792.7028 D264d     Search the Web     Davis, Tracey.     Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.     Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 -- Family.     Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 -- Pictorial works.     Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.     Entertainers, Black -- Biography.     Singers -- United States -- Biography.     Singers, Black -- Biography.     Fathers and daughters -- Biography.       MARC Display

Sammy Davis, Jr. : a personal journey with my father / Tracey Davis and Nina Bunche Pierce. by Davis, Tracey. Running Press, [2014] Call #: 792.7028 D264d Subjects Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.   Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 -- Family.   Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 -- Pictorial works.   Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.   Entertainers, Black -- Biography.   Singers -- United States -- Biography.   Singers, Black -- Biography.   Fathers and daughters -- Biography. ISBN:  9780762450176 (hc.) 0762450177 (hc.) Description:  207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. Bibliography:  Includes filmography (page 193-198) and index. Summary:  "In this 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. 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. A uniquely personal perspective on one of the greatest pop culture icons of the twentieth century. Tracey Davis is the only daughter of Sammy Davis Jr. and Swedish actress May Britt. A television and commercial producer, she is the mother of four children: Sam, Montana, Greer, and Chase. She lives in Tennessee"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  Memoirs. Other authors:  Pierce, Nina Bunche. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 792.7028 D264d Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 792.7028 D264d Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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