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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.
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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.
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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.
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