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Davis, Sammy, Jr.

(08 December 1925–16 May 1990)

Carolyn L. Quin

https://doi.org/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801469

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Davis, Sammy, Jr. (08 December 1925–16 May 1990), variety performer and entertainer, was born in Harlem, New York, the son of Sammy Davis, Sr., an African-American dancer, and Elvera “Baby” Sanchez, a Puerto Rican chorus girl, both in Will Mastin’s Holiday in Dixieland...

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date: 04 March 2021

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