I was born in 1957 and in those days blacks didn't have any rights to much of anything, this I remember and we were segregated back then but this man was so gifted and I know he faced many many adversities but he had a much greater ambition and determination to allow any of it hold him down or dictate to him who he could be, where he was going and what he could achieve. God bless U Mr Sammy Davis Jr U opened the doors for many blacks to follow and U r so very much appreciated in love, gratitude and respect.
The true Queen yes his highly intelligent and talented , but white America use blacks to make money on their talents so I disagree on that phrase that Sammy open doors for blacks , as it’s always been just blacks from the start who sing 🎶 dance 💃 act , do all entertainment but whites run the businesses this is abuse
Overall, the most talented person in American show business that I've ever witnessed. Also he was a humanitarian and civil rights activist. A heroic person, in my book.
He paid the price for every black entertainer today. He took all the pain and discrimination for them. I appreciate my ancestors...those who came before us and laid down in order for us to stand in our power today. We're not where we should be...but we are not where we use to be because of GREATNESS LIKE SAMMY DAVIS JR
Thanks so much for the upload of parts 1 and 2. And for anybody out there, if you get a chance, read those 2 Sammy autobiographies, they are powerful. I think his daughter also wrote a sort of third installment from her perspective. But what a life. If you think about the baton passing from old showbiz to modern showbiz, race, religion, marriage, adoption, social/political issues, physical ability AND physical injury-so many things captured in one life.
To my knowledge, that "ring" you hear in the voice *is* slightly due to the recording equipment! Look up videos of people from now trying out old recording machinery, and it makes them sound "that way" that I believe that you mean, too.
The idea of the show was Edward R Murrow would stay in New York and visit the stars' homes live via satelite. The idea that satelites could bring live pictures from anywhere in the country/world was a brand new idea. It was part of the excitement of the show.
totally talented, and so very very young! I feel so sorry, for all the rubbish he had to put up with! but people, can be so cruel and narrow minded. he let that great talent shine out, and silenced the idiots.
young people now should understand that these charming and talented individuals would not have been able to check into any hotel room in Boston MA. [and in many other cities as well]
@@ecclairmayo4153 My heart broke for him when I read about how badly he was tormented during his army days by racist men in his barracks. But he got through that and was actually close to his drill sergeant who taught him how to read.
Sammy were on an Eddie Murphy Show, shortly before hes death. That was something very special, and just for once he led out his indignation, towards the stupidity of racism, that he experienced down through the years. Wish that somebody couldt upload that clip. Jee, what a man!
This "interviewing" gig was a punishment he had to endure for not "toeing the line" for Bill Paley. He was not meant to be a television host, he was a journalist, and exceptionally serious about informing the public.
All i cud do is smile at this b'cuz it just brought so much joy 2 my heart & love. 2 know God made him SO STRONG 2 represent his black culture. Just wonderful. 👏👏💖💖🙏🙏
There were no "satellites" in 1955. There WERE microwave relays that could beam pictures from one section of the country to another- that's how Murrow managed to sit in a comfortable studio in New York, while his "guests" were in their homes [or wherever they happened to be], interviewed live. What you didn't know was that the cameras were in those homes during most of the week, as the rooms were "blocked out", as well as the celebrities' "positions", right up to the Friday night broadcast.
jacquelineandron Yes he was the opposite of ugly! And had a lot of charm too. I always thought he was so good looking, and when I was a little girl my mom and granny used to cut eyes at me whenever I said so!
Sammy Davis Jr. was a saint. He had no equal. His degree of humility staggers me. Second only to his talent! He could fit the rat pack in his little toe!
Wow! He did the first episode of 'Cribs' in 1955:) The reason he loved firearms so much is because of his small size and all the racism and death threats he received. Makes perfect sence to me.
Interesting how cigarettes are featured in this. Hanging out there, but not visibly being smoked (at least for the bit I saw). You don't see that nowadays.
Sam's dad reminds me of Tupac Shakur...Sam was a handsome man...The car accident must've paled in comparison to Sam losing his left eye due to an accident...I've always admired Sammy as a performer, because he was so brilliant, and consistently so...Using modern references, he was kind of like the Michael Jackson of music, the Eddie Murphy of comedy and the Savion Glover of dancing...He was a triple threat..Sammy had a cigarette in hand on What's My Line? and on this show..Was he a chain-smoker?
I still think they, the cigarettes, are a staple of the times and can still be 'classy' in certain situations. Depends on who/where/when it is being smoked. There is no arguing that smoking is not healthy and will most likely lead to some sort of cancer. But we all die....like Frank said, "You better love living baby, because dying is a pain in the ass!" ---that's my mantra for living. To each his own though, my friend.
He has his family in his life, that's the problem with kids is they have no fathers, barely mothers and a 28 year old grandmother. Doesn't matter if your black, it's the lack of family that's the problem.
James Castro : He didn’t turn 30 until Dec.8, 1955. This was done Nov. 4, 1955. At least he has his dad and ‘uncle’ in the first part of the interview with him.
You would never know it by the way the interviewer kept calling him "boy" and referring to him in his first name. Then, Davis calls him "sir" in return. Sadly, those were the times..
When you hear about all these entertainers claiming they were ripped off, and you see them living in multimillion dollar homes with private jets, large collections of expensive cars and dripping with diamonds and gold, you got to wonder how they can sit there and claimed to be hard done by. Sammy has never once said this and has always been brutally honest about everything, he never tried to blame other people for his drug problem or anything and has always excepted his mistakes as his own fault. Fun fact, Sammy was earning 500 bucks a week in the Will Matheson trio when he was a teenager, that's equal to approx $8000 A week In today's money, by the time this was made he was earning 5 times that
Albert Tatlock Agree! He always remained humble and kind, made it through so many hardships and some mistakes of his own making and never blamed anyone else. He always expressed gratitude for what he did have and remained true to his friends and true to himself. I heard he was about broke at the end but never heard him complaining about it.
Capricious Horse : He had a tracheotomy, He couldn’t complain. All he could do at that point was ring a bell when he needed help, and make hand signals to say what he had to say..
How good looking was he as a young man? I noticed his dads bottom lip would curl inwards when he spoke...weird...and who else thought “wow how things have changed ...people smoking on tv in interviews...watch Johnny Carson had it all the time.
