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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Age: 64 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 8
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
Actor
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Film Actor
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New York City
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Samuel George Davis Jr.
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