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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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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Dancer
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Film Actor
Jazz Musician
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New York City
New York
Samuel George Davis Jr.
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I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.
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Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.
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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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All I really had was my talent. Without that I wouldn't be welcome at the White House.
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On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Elvis eleven.
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