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Sammy Davis Jr.: A Personal Journey with My Father Hardcover – April 22, 2014

by Tracey Davis (Author), Nina Bunche Pierce (Author)
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Nicknamed Mr. Show Business, Sammy Davis Jr. was a consummate performer who sang, danced, and acted on film, television, radio, and the stage for over six decades. In this uniquely intimate volume, the entertainment legend's story comes to life through rare family photos and a compelling narrative based on conversations between Sammy Davis Jr. and his daughter, Tracey Davis.

The story of a future superstar unfolds beginning with his bittersweet childhood days, raised primarily by his grandmother in Harlem. On the stage by age three, he first became a star in vaudeville with the Will Mastin Trio. Davis was already an up-and-coming performer by the time he was recruited into the Army during World War II. As Tracey Davis candidly relates, it was there that her father first learned to use his talent—singing and dancing—as a weapon against racial bigotry. Davis's career took off in the 1940s through his sheer determination, talent, and the support of friends like Frank Sinatra. With tenderness and humor Tracey describes her father's friendship with Sinatra, and how he stood by him when Davis married Tracey's Swedish actress mother. In a time when interracial marriages were forbidden by law in thirty-one states, both bride and groom endured an onslaught of negative press and even death threats.

Complete with rare personal and professional photos, Sammy Davis Jr. recounts Davis's adventures through the Rat Pack era, and the extraordinary obstacles he overcame to become a 5'6”, 120-pound legend who across six decades packed in more than forty albums, seven Broadway shows, twenty-three films, and countless nightclub and concert performances. What emerges from the pages of this loving, but utterly frankly written book, is a uniquely personal perspective on one of the greatest pop culture icons of the twentieth century.


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“a sumptuously illustrated book…sweetly intimate and often quite engaging.”—Jewish Forward

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Tracey Davis is the only daughter of Sammy Davis Jr. and Swedish actress May Britt. A television and commercial producer, she is the mother of four children: Sam, Montana, Greer, and Chase. She lives in Tennessee.

Nina Bunche Pierce,a graduate of Brown University, is a playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. She is the mother of twin boys, Dante and Georgie. She lives in Nevada.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Adult (April 22, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762450177
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762450176
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1 x 10.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Fabulous Sammy Davis, Jr.
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019
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This book is great and I'm so glad his daughter wrote a book about her wonderfully talented father. I wanted to know more about Sammy Davis Jr. because I watched him as a child and my parents loved him. I did not know he went through so much and endured such pain during his life due to racism. The book has many photos ~ some I have never seen before. The book is a keepsake for me. I wish the world would have appreciated this man more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very indepth story of a legend and I loved the book. RIP Sammy
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I used it for my own information because I thought he was one of the best entertainers ever
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arlene M. Roberts
5.0 out of 5 stars it was a great book years ago I read his life but his ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016
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it was a great book years ago I read his life but his daughter's telling about her father gave me tears, laughter and joy. I was fortunate to live part of later years and even seen him on stage. what a performer. everyone should read it
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3.0 out of 5 stars Print should be darker and larger
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019
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The print was too small and too light. Could not finish it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful tribute from a loving daughter
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014
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It was a "feel good" kind of story. We need more of those. Loved the pictures. Tracey added to her dad's story. I had so enjoyed her father's biography that he had written and she completed the picture in a loving way.
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Elaine Harcourt
5.0 out of 5 stars Sammy as a dad
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
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It was a great slant on the life of an amazingly talented man. I got to see what the ‘real’ Sammy was like & he was a great man.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Good pictures. Seems contrived about the CLOSE relationship between ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014
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Good pictures. Seems contrived about the CLOSE relationship between
father and daughter.
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Judith H.
5.0 out of 5 stars ... huge Sammy Davis fan and could expect nothing but love and compassion from his daughter
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2016
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I haven't read it all yet but I'm a huge Sammy Davis fan and could expect nothing but love and compassion from his daughter. The book arrived in great condition and is on my night stand.
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Stephen Vishnick
5.0 out of 5 stars The one and only
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2017
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A very personal account of one of the worlds great performers the like of which we will never see again.
It was a privelige to see him live from the 60's onwards - great memories of a true star
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5.0 out of 5 stars Avaliação sobre o livro Sammy Davis Jr A Personal Journey with My Father
Reviewed in Brazil on March 21, 2017
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Livro muito tocante para os admiradores de Sammy Davis Jr, um dos maiores artistas de todos os tempos, com a descrição das conversas dele com a filha em seus últimos meses de vida, já com o câncer na garganta que o vitimou. É uma mistura da história de seu passado, desde sua infância e como se tornou o grande artista que foi, com os seus últimos momentos de vida e todo o sofrimento provocado pela sua doença.
Só não eram necessários os comentários ao texto com explicações dos significados de palavras...
Fotos, também, excelentes.
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Michel Macaire
5.0 out of 5 stars N'oublions pas Sammy...
Reviewed in France on July 12, 2014
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Il s'agit du deuxième ouvrage de la fille de Sammy Davis Jr Tracey Davis. Un très beau livre bourré de photos originales
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T. F. Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars Sammy Davis Jnr
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2021
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Brilliant book
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SHANNON HENDEL BELCOURT
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2017
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Very interesting perspective from the daughter's point of view.
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