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Sammy Davis Jr.
(1925-1990)
American entertainer
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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian who has been called "the greatest entertainer ever to grace a stage in these United States." At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, he returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) after the 1951 Academy Awards. With the trio, he became a recording artist. In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident. Several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities.

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Born Samuel George Davis Jr.
8 December 1925
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Died
16 May 1990 (aged 64)
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac Sagittarius
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