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Also Known As Samuel George Davis, Jr. • Mr. Entertainment
Born December 8, 1925 • New York City • New York
Died May 16, 1990 (aged 64) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2001) • Kennedy Center Honors (1987)
Role In March on Washington • Selma March

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Mr. Entertainment
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop stand in suits outside The Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, with a marquee listing their names behind them.
Sammy Davis, Jr. smiling and waving with a cigarette between his fingers, wearing a leather jacket with a shearling collar.
Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop in tuxedos perform together on stage as part of the Rat Pack, with audience members visible in the foreground.
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Black-and-white publicity still from Ocean's Eleven (1960) showing Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra seated in suits, looking at each other.
Sammy Davis Junior and Tony Bennett sit on stools holding microphones and singing together on a television studio stage, with stage lights and a curtain behind them.
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