Pic of the Day: Young Sammy Davis, Jr. with a friend in 1930s New York
Our Pic of the Day is Sammy Davis, Jr. as a young boy alongside his summertime friend Joe Mancarella in the 1930s – a charming photo of boyhood friendship!
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Pic of the Day: Sammy Davis, Jr. appears in DC Comics!
In July 1975, Sammy Davis, Jr. appeared in a DC Comics supernatural anthology series titled Ghosts, in a story about celebrity UFO sightings!
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Pic of the Day: Sammy Davis, Jr. on the cover of GQ in 1967
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the first man of colour to appear on the cover of GQ magazine: Sammy Davis, Jr. in September 1967.
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Pic of the Day: Sammy, May and Tracey Davis
Sammy Davis, Jr. and his wife, May, soon after the birth Tracey Hillevi Davis on 5th July, 1961. Tracey was named in tribute to Spencer Tracy.
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Pic of the Day: With “Batman” creator, Bob Kane
Sammy Davis, Jr. with the co-creator of “Batman”, Bob Kane. Sammy had a cameo appearance in episode #45 of the 1966 Batman TV series.
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Pic of the Day: Honorary Degree from Atlanta University
During his career, Sammy Davis, Jr., who was brought up ‘on the road’ and as such was never properly educated, received three Honorary Degrees. The second, coming ten years later, is today’s Pic of the Day.
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Pic of the Day: Sammy’s dog, Bojangles
In all the reading I’ve done about Sammy over the years, I’d never heard of or seen reference to him owning dogs … until now.
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