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Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925–1990)

Auteur de Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr.

65+ oeuvres 379 utilisateurs 5 critiques

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Œuvres de Sammy Davis, Jr.

Why Me? The Sammy Davis Jr. Story (1989) 93 exemplaires
Hollywood in a Suitcase (1980) 29 exemplaires
Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007) 28 exemplaires
Wham of Sam [sound recording] (1994) 4 exemplaires
Greatest Songs (1990) 4 exemplaires
Golden Boy (1964) 3 exemplaires
Seven Classic Albums 2 exemplaires
Boy Meets Girl (1957) 2 exemplaires
Best 20 Songs 2 exemplaires
The Definitive Collection (2006) 2 exemplaires
Sounds of 66 (2005) 2 exemplaires
That Old Black Magic 2 exemplaires
Song & Dance Man 1 exemplaire
Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr. (1972) 1 exemplaire
Rat Pack Is Back 1 exemplaire
Collection 1 exemplaire
The Essentials 1 exemplaire
Now 1 exemplaire
Sammy Davis Jr. Now 1 exemplaire
In Nashville 1 exemplaire
I Want To Be Happy 1 exemplaire
The Decca Years 1 exemplaire
Best of (1993) 1 exemplaire
Here's Sammy Davis Jr 1 exemplaire
If I Ruled the World 1 exemplaire
Wham of Sam 1 exemplaire
I've Gotta Be Me (2005) 1 exemplaire
The Candy Man 1 exemplaire
Capitol Years (2003) 1 exemplaire
The mid-'50s 1 exemplaire
Greatest Hits 1 exemplaire
My Greatest Songs (2003) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

The Cannonball Run [1981 film] (1981) — Actor — 134 exemplaires
Ocean's 11 (1960) — Actor — 125 exemplaires
4 Film Favorites: Ocean's Collection (2009) — Actor — 91 exemplaires
Sweet Charity [1969 film] (1969) — Actor — 68 exemplaires
Robin and the Seven Hoods (1964) — Actor — 49 exemplaires
Alice in Wonderland (1985) — Actor — 48 exemplaires
Cannonball Run II [1984 film] (1984) — Actor — 32 exemplaires
Christmas with the Rat Pack (2002) — Vocals — 31 exemplaires
California Suite [1978 film] (1990) — Cast — 15 exemplaires
Tap [1989 film] (2006) 10 exemplaires
Porgy and Bess [1959 film] (1959) — Actor — 9 exemplaires
Eee-O-11: The Best of the Rat Pack [sound recording] (2001) — Vocals — 6 exemplaires
Sergeants 3 [1962 film] (2008) 6 exemplaires
A Man Called Adam [DVD] (2021) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
One More Time [1970 film] — Actor — 4 exemplaires
Heidi's Song [1982 film] (1982) — Voice — 4 exemplaires
Classic Duets (2002) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
The Rat Pack — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
Broadway's Greatest Leading Men (2000) — Performer — 3 exemplaires
The Trackers [1971 TV movie] (1971) — Story [uncredited] and Actor — 3 exemplaires
The Very Best of the Rat Pack [sound recording] (2011) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Sweet Charity: Original 1969 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1969) — Performer — 1 exemplaire

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom canonique
Davis, Sammy, Jr.
Nom légal
Davis, Samuel George, Jr.
Date de naissance
1925-12-08
Date de décès
1990-05-16
Lieu de sépulture
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California, USA
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Harlem, New York, USA
Lieu du décès
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Lieux de résidence
California, USA
Professions
dancer
singer
actor
comedian

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Critiques

Sammy didn't win any literary prizes to my knowledge but this is a hell of a good read. His sheer force of personality really comes across well in this book. What a man! To say he had a tough life would be an understatement - the childhood on the road with his dad and uncle performing where they'd have them, his experiences of blatant racism through an American upbringing and into the armed forces, and into his breakthrough into Hollywood success - his suffering at the racial prejudices of others is a tragic constant. The bigoted forces of the Columbia studio bosses and the mob even interfered in his own private life to keep him apart from the actress Kim Novak, and his marriage to May Britt lead to his exclusion from the Democrats' inner circle of star-backers surrounding the success of JFK's election.

Obviously his days as one of the infamous Rat Pack are thoroughly recounted. Sammy pulls no punches when it comes to his own failing either - as he retells the excesses of his drink and drug addictions, and his physical self-destruction. He was an amazing performer though right through it all, and truly one of a kind. This book is a very entertaining and revealing read.
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Signalé
Polaris- | Jan 26, 2011 |
I read this last in the barbershop in New York in 1965 when it came out. There is much similarity between Sammy Davis Jr.'s story and Barrack Obama's, especially the theme of Obama's campaign being, "Yes,we can."
 
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andyray | 2 autres critiques | May 4, 2009 |
A well-written and fascinating account of Sammy's growing up in the last days of vaudeville, living with Jim Crow laws, serving in WWII, and breaking into the big time. Lots of introspection and fabulous memories with legendary names. The story ends with his marriage to May Britt and the birth of his first child. His love for them is palpable - but marred by the knowledge that they divorced later!
 
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MerryMary | 2 autres critiques | Oct 30, 2007 |
Davis, Sammy, 1925-/Entertainers > United States > Biography/Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography
 
Signalé
Budzul | May 31, 2008 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
65
Aussi par
28
Membres
379
Popularité
#63,709
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
5
ISBN
31
Langues
3

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