Download or read book Sammy Davis Jr My Father written by Tracey Davis and published by Stoddart. This book was released on 1996 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weaving a compelling tapestry of the life and times and ups and downs of legendary superstar Sammy Davis Jr., and his family, the only daughter of Sammy and Swedish actress May Britt presents a universal portrait of a delicate and often complicated father-daughter relationship. Photos.
Download or read book Mobituaries written by Mo Rocca and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From popular TV correspondent and writer Rocca comes a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living.
Download or read book Yes I Can written by Sammy Davis Jr and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-08-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: YES I CAN is the self-portrait of one of the extraordinary men of our time, who became a figure of controversy because he dared to live his life not as a Negro but as a man. "I've got to be a star like another man has to breathe," write Sammy Davis. "I've got to get so big, so powerful, so famous that the day will come when they'll look at me and see a man, and then somewhere along the way they'll notice he's a Negro." YES I CAN is: "...one of the most candid, engrossing and important American autobiographies of our time," wrote the N.Y. Herald Tribune Book Editor and Critic Maurice Dolbier. "One of the really great autobiographies ever written." Brother Judd . Audible.com
Download or read book Yes I Can written by Sammy Davis (Jr.) and published by New York : Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 1965 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Me written by Sammy Davis, Jr. and published by Farrar Straus Giroux. This book was released on 1989-12-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gonna Do Great Things written by Gary Fishgall and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His outstanding talents as a dancer, singer, actor, impressionist, and comedian, combined with his close association with megastars and his interracial marriage, made him a celebrity in the truest sense."
Download or read book In Black and White written by Wil Haygood and published by . This book was released on 2005-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sammy Davis, Jr was one of the most recognisable showbiz entertainers of the twentieth century: dancer, singer, hyperactive cabaret performer, film star and hard-drinking, high-living bad-boy member of Las Vegas's legendary Rat Pack along with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford. But his story was also one of contradiction and compromise: a black man trying to make his name as a star during a time of racial prejudice and even segregation, Sammy Davis, Jr never came to terms with the complexities of his situation. He endured patronising humiliation from his fellow Rat Pack members; he marched with Martin Luther King while, notoriously, cozying up to President Nixon and conducting numerous affairs with white women. Above all, he made his name as a vaudevillian entertainer by arguably accepting the role of honorary white man. This is the definitive portrait of the Rat Pack's most interesting and maverick member.
Download or read book Hollywood in a Suitcase written by Sammy Davis, Jr. and published by Berkley Publishing Group. This book was released on 1981 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sammy Davis Jr written by Arthur Silber and published by . This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a colossal talent's gutsy rise from the Black ghetto to the top ranks of show business - and society - on two continents. Experience the glamour and the glitz, the tears and tantrums as Sammy's best friend, Silber, relives 22 years of their intimate journey together.
Download or read book Sammy written by Sammy Davis (Jr.) and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Co-writer Burt Boyar has revised Davis's memoirs, incorporating unpublished material, and has added a new Introduction and Epilogue. The result is a testament to an under-acknowledged, and often uncomfortable, leader in the struggle for racial equality. of photos.
Download or read book Yes I Can written by Sammy Davis (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sammy Davis Jr written by Tracey Davis and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on conversations between Sammy Davis Jr. and his daughter, this intimate portrait of Mr. Show Business recounts his adventures through the Rat Pack era and the extraordinary obstacles he overcame to become a huge legend and one of the greatest pop culture icons of the 20th century.
Download or read book The Last Chapter in the Life of Mrs Sammy Davis Jr written by Pamela Sherrod and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Altovise Davis died on March 14, 2009 before she could address the controversies that surrounded her past. At the time, she was embroiled in a legal battle over the rights to the Sammy Davis, Jr. Estate, and a tug-of-war over a film to be made about her famous husband's legacy. There was more at stake, however, than just the rights to a motion picture and the murky issues surrounding her husband's estate. There was another battle, another tragic story unfolding - the one which no one ever spoke of.
Download or read book Brief Encounters written by Dick Cavett and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best bathroom reading ever written! Each story takes just the right amount of time."—Mel Brooks
Download or read book Why Me written by Sammy Davis Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Why Me written by Sammy Davis and published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. This book was released on 1989 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With wit and candor, rage and integrity, Sammy Davis, Jr. reflects on the dark side of his superstardom--his fear of losing his appeal, alcoholism, his million-dollar tax debt, alienation from his family and the black community, and his shaky political af
Download or read book Sammy Davis Jr written by Pamela Sherrod and published by Risingstar31 Productions. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sammy Davis Jr., The Writer Who Saved His Estate recounts the stormy journey of a Christian author who teamed up with the widow of a Rat Pack legend to create musical films for children, only to be caught up in one of Hollywood's longest and most vicious battles over an estate. In this exclusive account, Pamela Sherrod delivers the untold story of the shocking events that took place behind the scenes, and the personal triumphs and tragedies that led to the final outcome of the Sammy Davis Jr. estate. This book, with its unusual spiritual viewpoint, is the result of three unlikely stories that, not only collided, but significantly changed history - that of the late Sammy Davis Jr., his widow, Altovise, and the writer. Breaking her silence, Pamela documents the experiences that would haunt her for years. Overcoming the fear and repercussions of writing about famous figures, she takes on an even more formidable challenge: the paralyzing and deep sense of guilt she carried for years over the tragic deaths of Altovise Davis and her fiance. Pamela was initially introduced to Mrs. Davis to help write her autobiography. Altovise, who inherited over $5 million of debt after Sammy's death, was struggling to harness the ravages of alcoholism, financial destitution and legal battles that were complicated still further by the manipulation of partners who nearly took over Sammy's estate. Hoping to give Altovise a sense of independence and accomplishment, Pamela partnered with her, in a common goal to impact young people's lives. Altovise wanted to fulfill a request made by her late husband. Sammy had never attended school and couldn't read or write until he was an adult. This had plagued his life and left him vulnerable to unscrupulous partners and the mismanagement of his estate. Sammy had asked Altovise to reach out to kids and urge them to get an education. Pamela, who was looking for ministry work, wanted to inspire and encourage young people with stories of miracles. Together, the two women created a screenplay for a musical that would fulfill their mutual goals. The story, itself, was about a talented family of traveling musicians who had a message of their own to deliver. Their journey, however, was filled with unexpected challenges. Unfortunately, like the very characters that they created, Pamela and Altovise were headed toward a misadventure, one full of tragedies that would test their own resolve. With the release of her book, Pamela shares the revelations that would finally give her the courage to finish the work that they began. In retracing her steps, she'd realize that her actions hadn't led to the losses that they experienced, but to the final outcome of the Sammy Davis Jr. estate.
