| Sammy Davis, Jr.  AKA Sammy Davis
Born: 8-Dec-1925
Birthplace: Harlem, NY
Died: 16-May-1990
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Throat
Remains: Buried, Garden of Honor, Forest Lawn, Glendale, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Coolest hepcat in the Rat Pack Military service: US Army (1943) Father: Sammy Davis, Sr.
Mother: Elvera Sanchez
Girlfriend: Kim Novak (actress, 1957)
Wife: Loray White (m. 1958, div. 1959)
Wife: May Britt (m. 1960, div. 1968, three children)
Wife: Altovise Davis (m. 1970, until his death)
Slept with: Linda Lovelace (pornstar)
Rat Pack
Missing Eye
Spingarn Medal 1968
Kennedy Center Honor 1987
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6254 Hollywood Blvd (recordings)
Lost Child Custody
Suicide Attempt 1958
Converted to Judaism 1954
Issued Concealed Carry Permit Culver City, CA
Hip Replacement Surgery
Exhumed
Puerto Rican Ancestry Maternal
Risk Factors: Smoking
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Tap (10-Feb-1989)
Alice in Wonderland (9-Dec-1985)
That's Dancing! (18-Jan-1985) Himself
Cannonball Run II (29-Jun-1984)
Cracking Up (1983)
Heidi's Song (19-Nov-1982) [VOICE]
The Cannonball Run (19-Jun-1981)
Sweet Charity (1-Apr-1969)
Nightmare in the Sun (6-Mar-1965)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (24-Jun-1964)
Johnny Cool (2-Oct-1963)
Of Love and Desire (11-Sep-1963)
Sergeants 3 (10-Feb-1962)
Pepe (21-Dec-1960) Himself
Ocean's Eleven (10-Aug-1960)
Porgy and Bess (24-Jun-1959)
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