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Sammy Davis, Jr. is born at Harlem hospital in New York City to Elvera Sanchez and Sammy Davis, Sr.
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He is sent to live with his father, a traveling entertainer and dancer. He never receives a formal education. He appears in the short film Rufus Jones for president at the age of seven.
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He is drafted to the Army during World War ll, eventually serving in an integrated entertainment Special Services unit.
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The Will Mastin Trio (Will Mastin, Sammy Davis, Sr. and Sammy Davis, jr.) opens for Frank Sinatra at the Capitol Theater in New York City.
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The Will Mastin Trio opens for Janis Paige at Ciro's; Sammy Davis, Jr. a knock-out performance and is embraced by the Hollywood elite.
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The Will Mastin Trio performs at the newly integrated Copacabana Club in New York City.
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The Will Mastin Trio performs on The Colgate Comedy Hour and Eddie Cantor wipes Sammy Davis, Jr. brow.
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He signs a record contract with Decca records.
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Sammy Davis, Jr. is in an car accident in San Bernardino, CA, and loses his left eye
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He releases his first album , "Starring Sammy Davis, Jr."
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He releases his second album, "Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings Just For Lovers."
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He makes his Broadway debut in Mr. Wonderful with Chita Rivera.
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Sammy Davis, Jr. marries Loray White in Los Angeles.
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He joins the Rat Pack
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Anna Lucasta, a film starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and Eartha Kitt, is released.
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Porgy and Bess, a film starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and Sidney Poitier, is released.
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Ocean's Eleven, a film starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and the Rat Pack
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He marries May Britt in Los Angeles
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Doctors find cancer in Sammy Davis, Jr. throat.
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Sammy Davis Jr. dies from throat cancer.
