1925, December 8 Sammy Davis, Jr. is born at Harlem Hospital in New York City to Elvera and Sammy Davis, Sr. 1928/1929 He is sent to live with his. Skip to main content Skip to footer site map.

Jerry Lewis gave Sammy Davis, Jr. his first camera in the early 50s, and, according to Burt Boyar’s book, “Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr.,” he became hooked on photography.