Sammy Davis Jr. on set of the show ‘Poor Devil ... To try to quell the controversy, Davis agreed to perform at the Black Expo, organized by his friend Jesse Jackson. Davis walked onstage ...

But controversy is, in fact ... with a pinky ring,” he said in a clip from the 2017 documentary “Sammy Davis, Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me.” He continued, “I must tell you that now I love ...

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Colman Domingo is set to make his feature directorial debut with “Scandalous,” a period drama about the 1950s romance between movie star Kim Novak and singer Sammy Davis Jr., and the bigoted ...

Sammy Davis Jr., whose ascension in Hollywood helped break racial barriers in the entertainment industry, had been hired for the leading role in “Golden Boy,” a musical reimagining of Clifford ...