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          Episode Description Entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., is interviewed this month by Black Journals executive producer, Tony Brown.

          Masters, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me. As a black man in a predominantly white industry, Sammy struggled to be accepted by both groups....

          Sammy Davis Jr.

          American singer and actor (1925–1990)

          Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician.

          At age two, Davis began his career in Vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally, and his film career began in 1933. After military service, Davis returned to the trio and became a sensation following key nightclub performances at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) in 1951, including one after the Academy Awards ceremony.

          Episode nuggets: Sammy Davis Jr. was a multifaceted entertainer known for his singing, dancing, acting, and impersonations.

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        2. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, – May 16, ) was an American singer, actor, comedian, dancer, and musician.
        3. Masters, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me. As a black man in a predominantly white industry, Sammy struggled to be accepted by both groups.
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          6. 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 both by black Americans and Jewish communities.[2] In 1958, he faced a backlash for his involvement with a white woman at a time when interracial relationships were taboo in the U.S.

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