| 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, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, 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 (actress, m. 13-Oct-1960, div. 1968, one daughter, two sons adopted)
Wife: Altovise Davis (m. 1970, until his death, d. 14-Mar-2009)
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 left (Dec-1987)
Exhumed
Puerto Rican Ancestry Maternal
Endorsement of Alka-Seltzer 1979
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) · Himself
Heidi's Song (19-Nov-1982) [VOICE]
The Cannonball Run (19-Jun-1981)
Little Moon & Jud McGraw (2-Jul-1975)
James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975) · Himself
One More Time (May-1970)
Sweet Charity (1-Apr-1969)
Salt & Pepper (3-Jul-1968) · Charles Salt
A Man Called Adam (3-Aug-1966)
Nightmare in the Sun (6-Mar-1965)
Robin and the 7 Hoods (24-Jun-1964)
Johnny Cool (2-Oct-1963)
Convicts 4 (15-Sep-1962)
Sergeants 3 (10-Feb-1962)
Pepe (21-Dec-1960) · Himself
Ocean's Eleven (10-Aug-1960) · Josh Howard
Porgy and Bess (24-Jun-1959)
Anna Lucasta (14-Jan-1959) · Danny Johnson
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