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Talk about handicap - I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Age: 64 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 8
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
Actor
Artist
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Dancer
Entertainer
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
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New York City
New York
Samuel George Davis Jr.
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Jew
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