Sammy Davis Jr. was a short and skinny Black man with one eye. His wife was white, his mother was Puerto Rican and he was a convert to Judaism. In the crass and racist world of mid-20th century ...

Indeed, truth, pain and laughter are all prominent themes in “Sammy Davis Jr.: A Personal Journey with ... his post-accident conversion to Judaism; the heady days in Las Vegas with “The ...

The entertainer’s life, including his fight against prejudice and his conversion to Judaism, is examined in “Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me,” the opening-night screening at the 2018 ...

The recently released documentary, “Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me,” begins with a clip of Davis performing onstage, in which he tells the audience: “I’m colored, Jewish and Puerto Rican.

Sammy Davis Jr. on set of the show ‘Poor Devil ... Hegarty mused, “Wonder what Mr. Davis will think about being a Black, Jewish, Satanic warlock!” DAVIS’ EXPERIENCE WITH Satanism ...

64 years ago today, on November 13, 1960, Sammy Davis Jr. married Swedish actress May ... more dire consequences in his love ...

Song-and-Dance-Man Sammy Davis Jr. was teeing off on the golf course ... Raised as a Roman Catholic, Davis first became seriously interested in Judaism while he was convalescing from his accident ...

The Musical brings to the Broadway stage the extraordinary life and legacy of the legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.. Since Davis's passing in 1990, there has been significant interest from ...

The Miami Jewish Film Festival (MJFF ... The premiere of Sam Pollard's documentary Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me will close out the festival. Music is a running theme throughout the 2018 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is not proceeding with its planned limited series about Sammy Davis Jr., starring Elijah Kelley ... his conversion to Judaism, his closeness to the Kennedys (and later Richard ...

Sammy Davis, Jr., the Negro American entertainer who is a convert to Judaism, arrived here Saturday for a one-day trip. He told hundreds of fans at Lydda Airport, as tears poured down his cheeks ...