Elvera Sanchez Davis, a tap dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr., died Saturday at her home in New York City. She was 95. Known as Baby Sanchez, Ms. Davis began performing at 16 in the chorus ...

He was born to a black father, Sammy Davis, Sr. and a Cuban-American mother, entertainer Elvera Sanchez. However, Davis spent many of his years in show business denying that he was and saying he ...

Elvera Sanchez Davis, 95, former dancer and mother of Sammy Davis Jr. Born in Harlem, Davis was a tap dancer who performed in the chorus of a vaudeville troupe headed by Will Mastin.