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 ...

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.