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On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Elvis eleven.
Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
Age: 64 †
Born: 1925
Born: December 8
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
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Samuel George Davis Jr.
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Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
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During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.
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Marilyn and I were rumored to be an item. We were friends. Nothing more. Marilyn was one of the sweetest creatures that ever lived.
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