Sammy Davis Jr.'s Daughter Chronicles Entertainment Legend's Life In New Book 

On November 2, 2020 Tracy Davis passed at the age of 59. I’m glad she got a chance to write her book and do this interview. R.I.P. to her and her father. Peace

i don't know if his daughter knows this very poignant story about him coming to Baltimore 3 times during his run in Golden Boy, to cheer up my neighbors 12 year old daughter, who had lost an eye to a tumor. In my opinion, he saved her life, HE IS A PERSONAL HERO OF MINE.

Sammy was such a supremely talented man! Dancer, singer, actor, comic, impressionist, and gentleman!

I went to school with Jeff Davis and Tracy, at Zephyr Cove, in Tahoe. Mrs, Davis went on all of our class field trips. I had no clue Mrs,. Davis had been an actress until I became an adult. She dressed in a blouse and jeans, with a bandana on her head like all the mom's that came on these class trips. It's kind of neat to go on the internet and get a peak at what people look like as adults that you went to school with. And good job on the book Tracy.

I lived across the street in Tahoe across from Tracy, her brother's Mark and Jeff, and of course their mom, who still went by Mai Davis even though by then she was divorced. A great mom and very generous woman.

In 1972 or 71 the Sheriton Waikiki had its grand opening and I lived in Waikiki and was 16 yrs. old. I was checking the place out just walking through and rode an escalator up to the second level where the ballrooms were and Sammy Davis Jr. was performing. I had no ticket but slipped in sideways through the waitresses entrance and watched the master. His voice was and is the strongest most charismatic in the Industry. Wow is all I could say and of course George, his arranger was on piano. He actually sang 'Paint It Black ' by "two of my best friends, Mick Jagger and Mr.Keith Richards". That's the truth, how cool !

Thank you Tracy, Everytime I go to Vegas I think of your dad. Favorite song from him is The Candy man.

Rest in peace, Tracey.

Thank you so much for this! I have wondered what happened to Tracey - who I remember from decades ago. Sammy had written a book that I still have - it has fallen apart because I've re-read it, over and over - and it has been one of my cherished possessions. With all of the traveling that our family has done through the years, it has suffered from the jolts of moving. I adored Sammy and Mai together. It was PERSONAL for me to see them together. The courage that they displayed.....you don't even KNOW. God bless Tracey. She has turned into a remarkable woman. I am SO happy to hear about this book :)

Not a great interviewer . She could have asked Tracey a lot more interesting questions with almost 5 minutes. Sounds like a good book. Tracey did well on her end.

I met sammy in Los Angelis in 1983 on Radeo Dr. There were just a few people that approached him and ooooooh myyyyyyy...he was aloof, standoffish and very cruel. He told us to take a hike and let me say that we were not swarming him, if anything we were being very respectful of his privacy and he just dismissed us which I remember not being more than 5 people . He crushed the love and respect we had for him.

I enjoyed the documentary of Mrs. Alvera Davis, concerning her son. Now, seeing the daughter, is a real treat. Sammy Davis was an exceptional talent.

I love Sammy Davis jr Tracy thank you 🙏🏻 I can’t wait to read the book

RIP👑🏆⭐🌺🌼🌺 SAMMY DAVIS JR. 0H B0UY , I L0VE THE S0NG AWES0ME THE CANDYMAN ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎤 P.S. THANK Y0U TRACY DAVIS SHARRING Y0UR WONDERFUL J0URNEY WITH M0M AND DAD BY THE WAY , MR. B0JANGLES IS 0UT 0F THIS W0RLD !

I loved your dad. I know he was a good man. Honor your mom and dad to the end. God will bless you.

So proud of his Afro/Cuban/Spanish roots. I met him in person when I worked at Caesar’s Palace, with Frank Sinatra. His talent and voice were incredible. Seen the Rat Pack, they were funny, specially Dean was always drunk. Those were the great Las Vegas day. (Nancy)

lovely book, just read it, also read I did it my way. He was a talented guy may he RIP

He will always be one of my favorites.

Tracey`s mother was a beautiful young actress Mai Britt from Sweden, who made her name in the re-make movie The Blue Angel, a lady who did not deserve this kind of treatment.

Love this gal and loved her dad!!

It does not get better than this incredible man I never did see color in this man all I saw was Sammy truly the greatest entertainer in the world , Frank was the greatest singer Elvis and Michael also fantastic but Sammy had every inch of talent a person can have .

What a good daughter.

I remember all these entertainers and the May- Brit love store with Sammy Davis Jr. 💜🇺🇸🇩🇰🗽

I want to find this book and read it. !!!!!🤗👍🏼😁 What great Stories to be told by his daughter about this Iconic beautiful man !!! ♥️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️♥️♥️♥️♥️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️😀

Very nice and intelligent daughter. ,💜👍🎬📺

her mother...MAY BRITT!

A wonderful person Tracey Davis

I'd like to read the book! I watched an intetview with SDJ's mom...a lovely woman!

I heard Mai Britt was glad to quit acting because she was sick of being type casted as the femme fatal.

I’m getting this book 2021 I never knew

The greatest entertainer who ever lived

It took her 2 decades to write and publish the book because his estate was mired in legal entanglements for so long. Davis earned 50 million dollars during his 6 decade career but was such a bad businessman, he died penniless , owing the IRS 7 million in back payments. Tragic.

Sammy Davis Jr ,fue un datado Maximo por dios .El mejor Showman y aún lo es !! Cantaba con una voz extraordinaria , dominaba las melodías de diferentes estilos ,tocaba muchos instrumento,bailaba aún nivel maximo , actuaba en vivo , hacia imitaciones corporales y de voces , hacia humor, gran comediante !!! Era increíble !! Es y era admirado por los grandes artista , como por ejemplo , Michael Jackson , James brown,Fran Sinatra , etc.algunos de los pasos que Sammy hacia cuando bailaba tap, fueron usados por James brown y Michael . !!! Sammy logra su cometido y misión , entretener de la mejor forma a la gente en todo el mundo !!! Gracias Sammy Davis jr.🤗😘🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

He may have been talented but truly lacked love and respect of another fellow human

Dam cigarettes ,so glad we have gotten smarter.One huge talent.

😢

She recently passed away Sammy's daughter. R.I.P. WITH YOUR DAD GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL she passed away in Tennessee at the young age of 59 . 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

It’s June 2024, and although Tracy has passed, May Britt is alive and is 90 yrs old.

She passed away in 2020 I had no idea

Perseus,the hole,"12,000 Churches crack in the wall",everlasting Eternal Life,comfirmed it's the one.

Other than her hair, she looks like Davis. He was a talented man, but not good looking. Her mom was gorgeous

What brought me here was a Late Night Movie, The Young Lions, 1958, which included a very sultry May Brit (Tracy’s mom) as a German political wife. She did fantastic in this role, and I am quite sure she could have been a force in Hollywood had she not opted to devote herself to raising those three kids as normally as possible. It kinda irks me, all the accolades about Sammy. I mean, yes, of course, he was very talented. But it was May, who did the important work! Does anyone know what Tracy died of? Age 59 is very young….

Who is her mother? And when is the movie coming out about him ?? Tommy Davidson is suppose to portray him..

I see her father in her !!!

About the money 🤔🤔🤔🤔

She resembles Sammys mother

Meaning how the people around him knew he was ill and the looted his home is last wife took everything stole from him his friends and family took all his painting and when he died his wife took his glass eye sold it. Imagine you want to live the doctor said u have cancer we can take it out if your throat meaning you want be able to sing and if he can not sing meaning no money lose his home where was his family and friends to take that problem away

She Beauitful 😍😍

Mr Bojangles

She looks just like him...

how many people know where the name rat pack came from? summit

Sammy was a great entertainer. His private life was that of a monster. Open marriages and leaving his widow broke beyond belief.

Terrible Reporter Terrible way of speaking....👎

We're all mixed!

He should never have been in the rat pack, he was much better on his own without that lot....🌹

Sammy wan't an original member of the ratpack. It would seem. According to Stephen Bogart, the original members of the Holmby Hills Rat Pack were Frank Sinatra (pack master), Judy Garland (first vice-president), Sid Luft (cage master), Bogart (rat in charge of public relations), Swifty Lazar (recording secretary and treasurer), Nathaniel Benchley (historian), David Niven, Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, George Cukor, Cary Grant, Rex Harrison, and Jimmy Van Heusen. - Wikipedia

reporter has nice legs

Sorry, this is not the real Tracey Davis, daughter of Sammy Davis, Jr. The real Tracey was my next door neighboer for a few years in Simi Valley California, and my daughter Tara, who was about four years old at the time Sam (son) was born, use to pretend babysit for Tracey and Guy (her husband at the time). The Tracey I remember from thirty years ago was a very petite woman who (face) was a spitting image of her father Sammy Davis Jr. I doubt that I will get any response to this. My daughter, is still friends with Sam (the grandson) all these years later.

What Sammy Davis Jr, Mai Britt, their family and countless others had to endure was not that long ago and it was all due to racism. A lot of it was normalized, institutionalized and still exists today. But I love how this book brings back that sophisticated swinging time.

That’s not his daughter , he was FOOLED

she doesn't look mixed.

She was very nasty to Sammy’s wife Altovise.

Sammy's daughter is pretty plus she has beautiful hair most mixed guys/girls have the most beautiful hair in this universe.

I heard that Sammy regretted the that he had married a white woman.

gorgeousSammy Davis Jr fell hard for gorgeous Kim Novak at the time the Biggest Box Office Star in the world .

Interracial marriage is wrong and it's a shame her mother had to lose her career because she made a mistake. Sammy Davis, Jr had an ongoing affair for years with Lola Falana which is what caused her parents divorce. Interracial marriage does not work. And it's also worth mentioned Tracey died young, too. No cause of death has been released.

Shame on these Sick folk, We can't choose who to Love. But we can choose who too create babies with.

Sammy Davis Jr was a biracial guy of Jewish, native American and African American ancestry.

Who the f cares. I am for sure am not leaving any comments :-)

sam and mai were selfish not brave.

Another hybrid..not Swedish nor African - why can't people honor their heritage enough to keep the blood lines going.

Sammy Davis was really a female