On this day in 1925, Sammy Davis Jr., who succeeded as a dancer, singer and actor on stage and screen, was born in New York City.
On this day in 1925 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today December 8, 2024 Dec. 8, 1925 Sammy Davis Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington Sammy Davis Jr., who succeeded as a dancer, singer and actor on stage and screen, was born in New York City. Known as “Mr. Show Business,” he called himself “the only Black, Puerto Rican, one-eyed, Jewish entertainer in the world.
That same year he also delivered one of television’s most famous kisses, smooching Archie Bunker on the cheek during an “All in the Family” episode. He received an Emmy for his television performances, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Spingarn Medal from the NAACP. In 1987, Davis became a Kennedy Center Honors recipient, and he died of throat cancer three years later. This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.
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