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Author :Sammy Davis Jr Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781477611920 Total Pages :0 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (119 download)
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 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 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
Book Synopsis The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story by : Sammy Davis (Jr.)
Download or read book The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story written by Sammy Davis (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 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:
Book Synopsis Sammy Davis Jr., My Father by : Tracey Davis
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 Yes I Can written by Sammy Davis and published by Richmond Hill, Ont. : Pocket Books of Canada. This book was released on 1966 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Yes I Can written by Sammy Davis (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Gonna Do Great Things by : Gary Fishgall
Download or read book Gonna Do Great Things written by Gary Fishgall and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2011-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major reappraisal of the life of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., Gonna Do Great Things is at once an intimate portrait and an exuberant celebration of a wholly American icon. Through his multifaceted talent and personality, Sammy became one of the most magnetic and contentious figures in modern entertainment history. 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. Born in Harlem in 1925, Sammy debuted onstage with Will Mastin's vaudeville troupe when he was only three years old. He was an instant hit, and his talent propelled him into one of the most luminous entertainment careers of his generation. No one could please a crowd like Sammy, whose overwhelming energy and infectious humor exhilarated audiences for sixty years. However, Sammy's life was not without hardship, and his high-spirited attitude often masked a fragile ego. From an impoverished, broken home, he lacked even a single day of formal education, and the rigors of his blossoming show business career denied him the traditional pleasures of childhood. Racism constantly affected his life, particularly when he joined the army in 1943. Because he refused to acknowledge any race-related restrictions, his very existence became a political statement. An active member of the Civil Rights movement and America's first African-American superstar, Sammy paved the way for other black entertainers. As a charter member of the Rat Pack, Sammy spent the 1950s and 1960s basking in an image of "cool" and endearing himself to the public. But by the 1970s he was relying on cocaine and alcohol, flirting with Satanism, indulging in scandalous sexual behavior, and becoming the punchline of jokes on Saturday Night Live. Though his fans still adored him, his performances suffered. A four-pack-a-day smoker, Sammy succumbed to cancer when he was sixty-four, shortly after celebrating six decades in the spotlight. Renowned biographer of Hollywood giants Jimmy Stewart, Burt Lancaster, and Gregory Peck, Gary Fishgall brings an actor's and director's understanding of the entertainment industry to Sammy's complicated existence. Meticulously researched and filled with insights gathered from interviews with those who knew Sammy best, Gonna Do Great Things reveals the fascinating and controversial life of this beloved entertainer.
Book Synopsis Gonna Do Great Things by : Gary Fishgall
Download or read book Gonna Do Great Things written by Gary Fishgall and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major reappraisal of the life of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., Gonna Do Great Things is at once an intimate portrait and an exuberant celebration of a wholly American icon. Through his multifaceted talent and personality, Sammy became one of the most magnetic and contentious figures in modern entertainment history. 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. Born in Harlem in 1925, Sammy debuted onstage with Will Mastin's vaudeville troupe when he was only three years old. He was an instant hit, and his talent propelled him into one of the most luminous entertainment careers of his generation. No one could please a crowd like Sammy, whose overwhelming energy and infectious humor exhilarated audiences for sixty years. However, Sammy's life was not without hardship, and his high-spirited attitude often masked a fragile ego. From an impoverished, broken home, he lacked even a single day of formal education, and the rigors of his blossoming show business career denied him the traditional pleasures of childhood. Racism constantly affected his life, particularly when he joined the army in 1943. Because he refused to acknowledge any race-related restrictions, his very existence became a political statement. An active member of the Civil Rights movement and America's first African-American superstar, Sammy paved the way for other black entertainers. As a charter member of the Rat Pack, Sammy spent the 1950s and 1960s basking in an image of "cool" and endearing himself to the public. But by the 1970s he was relying on cocaine and alcohol, flirting with Satanism, indulging in scandalous sexual behavior, and becoming the punchline of jokes on Saturday Night Live. Though his fans still adored him, his performances suffered. A four-pack-a-day smoker, Sammy succumbed to cancer when he was sixty-four, shortly after celebrating six decades in the spotlight. Renowned biographer of Hollywood giants Jimmy Stewart, Burt Lancaster, and Gregory Peck, Gary Fishgall brings an actor's and director's understanding of the entertainment industry to Sammy's complicated existence. Meticulously researched and filled with insights gathered from interviews with those who knew Sammy best, Gonna Do Great Things reveals the fascinating and controversial life of this beloved entertainer.
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: Nicknamed Mr. Show Business, Sammy Davis Jr. was a consummate performer who sang, danced, and acted on film, television, radio, and the stage for over six decades. In this uniquely intimate volume, the entertainment legend's story comes to life through rare family photos and a compelling narrative based on conversations between Sammy Davis Jr. and his daughter, Tracey Davis. The story of a future superstar unfolds beginning with his bittersweet childhood days, raised primarily by his grandmother in Harlem. On the stage by age three, he first became a star in vaudeville with the Will Mastin Trio. Davis was already an up-and-coming performer by the time he was recruited into the Army during World War II. As Tracey Davis candidly relates, it was there that her father first learned to use his talent—singing and dancing—as a weapon against racial bigotry. Davis's career took off in the 1940s through his sheer determination, talent, and the support of friends like Frank Sinatra. With tenderness and humor Tracey describes her father's friendship with Sinatra, and how he stood by him when Davis married Tracey's Swedish actress mother. In a time when interracial marriages were forbidden by law in thirty-one states, both bride and groom endured an onslaught of negative press and even death threats. Complete with rare personal and professional photos, Sammy Davis Jr. recounts Davis's adventures through the Rat Pack era, and the extraordinary obstacles he overcame to become a 5'6”, 120-pound legend who across six decades packed in more than forty albums, seven Broadway shows, twenty-three films, and countless nightclub and concert performances. What emerges from the pages of this loving, but utterly frankly written book, is a uniquely personal perspective on one of the greatest pop culture icons of the twentieth century.
Book Synopsis Yes, I Can. The Story of Sammy Davis Jr. by Sammy Davis Jr. and Jane & Burt Boyar. [Illustr.] by : Sammy Davis (Jr.)
Download or read book Yes, I Can. The Story of Sammy Davis Jr. by Sammy Davis Jr. and Jane & Burt Boyar. [Illustr.] 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:
Book Synopsis Hollywood in a Suitcase by : Sammy Davis
Download or read book Hollywood in a Suitcase written by Sammy Davis and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Last Chapter in the Life of Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr. by : Pamela Sherrod
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 Mr. S written by George Jacobs and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-04-25 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra, by former valet-aide George Jacobs with an oh-so-able assist by William Stadiem, has at least five quotable and shocking remarks about the famous on every page. The fifteen years Jacobs toiled for Frank produces a classic of its genre -- a gold-star gossip-lover's dream.... "The rest is showbiz history as it was, and only Ava Gardner, Humphrey Bogart, and Betty Bacall are spared. Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Juliet Prowse, Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Mia Farrow, Elvis Presley, Swifty Lazar, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Sammy Davis Jr., Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Jimmy van Heusen, Edie Goetz, Peter Lawford, and all of the Kennedys come in for heaping portions of 'deep dish,' served hot. Sordid, trashy, funny, and so rat-a-tat with its smart inside info and hip instant analysis that some of it seems too good to be true....
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.
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