Sammy Davis

October 20, 2009 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Entertainment , Richard Nixon   Singer and performer Sammy Davis Jr. famously embraced RN at a youth rally at Marine Memorial Stadium. The structure, located in Key Biscayne, largely neglected by city officials, is at the center of a preservation effort. The Associated Press is reporting that the World Monument’s Fund is working to save the dilapidated 6,566 seat Miami Marine Stadium (shut down since 1992 after Hurricane Andrew) in Key Biscayne, Florida because of “its historical and architectural significance:” The marine stadium is unique because of its cantilevered, fold-plate roof and its construction of ... Read Full Story

Earning the title of 'World's Greatest Entertainer' is no small feat, even in the 1950s. Sammy Davis, Jr., an unmistakable talent who would break down many walls for African-Americans in the entertainment world, earned and kept that title for nearly 30 years. As a singer, dancer and actor, Davis was the quintessential showman. Even without the success of The Rat Pack in the 1960s, Davis' solo shows drew in thousands of fans, eager to see him tap-dance his way through a song before breaking out into a comedy routine. Sammy Davis, Jr. was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem, New York City. Davis would ... Read Full Story

Earning the title of 'World's Greatest Entertainer' is no small feat, even in the 1950s. Sammy Davis, Jr., an unmistakable talent who would break down many walls for African-Americans in the entertainment world, earned and kept that title for nearly 30 years. As a singer, dancer and actor, Davis was the quintessential showman. Even without the success of The Rat Pack in the 1960s, Davis' solo shows drew in thousands of fans, eager to see him tap-dance his way through a song before breaking out into a comedy routine. Sammy Davis, Jr. was born December 8, 1925 in Harlem, New York City. Davis would ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / In the News / Altovise Joanne Gore Davis 65-Wife of Sammy Davis Jr. Has Died March 15, 2009 …Altovise died Saturday, March 24Th, 2009 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She had been admitted two days earlier after suffering a stroke. She died from complications from her stroke. She was a dancer and actress from Brooklyn, New York, met Sammy Davis Jr. on the set of the musical “Golden Boy” in London in 1967. The couple were both working in Golden Boy and married three years later. They were married for over 20 years and had an ... Read Full Story

by Deputy Diva Altovise Davis passed earlier this week after suffering a stroke. Davis was surrounded at the Los Angeles hospital by friends and family, including her son, Manny Davis. Trained as an actor and dancer, Altovise Davis met the legendary showman in the mid-1960s, when they were both appearing in Broadway musicals , he in the lead of “Golden Boy” and she in the chorus line of “High Spirits.” She successfully auditioned for a London stage production of “Golden Boy,” and after its run she joined his as a dancer. They married at a Philadelphia courthouse in May 1970 and were together 20 ... Read Full Story