| LC control no. | n 80040663 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 |
| Variant(s) | Davis, Sammy, 1925-1990 Muggins, Shorty, 1925-1990 Davis, Samuel, 1925-1990 |
| Biography/History note | Sammy Davis, Jr. (1925-1990) was an American actor, singer, and entertainer. |
| Birth date | 1925-12-08 |
| Death date | 1990-05-16 |
| Place of birth | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Dancers Actors Comedians Motion picture producers and directors |
| Found in | Gershwin, G. Porgy and Bess [SR] 1959. Jet, June 4, 1990: cover (Sammy Davis, Jr., world's greatest entertainer; 1925-1990) Guinness encyclopedia of popular music, 1992 (Davis, Sammy, Jnr.; b. Dec 8, 1925, Harlem, NY; d. May 16, 1990, Los Angeles, Calif.; entertainer) Elliot, R. Got a great big shovel [SR] 1949: label (Shorty Muggins) Answers.com WWW site, June 14, 2012: under Laughin' at the blues (early Sammy Davis, Jr. billed himself as Shorty Muggins) Wikipedia, June 16, 2022: (Sammy Davis Jr.; Samuel George Davis Jr.; born December 8, 1925, died May 16, 1990; an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director ) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy%5FDavis%5FJr.> |
| Equivalent(s) | Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990 |
| Associated language | eng |
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