Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USA SHOW (AF1F 232).

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USA SHOW (AF1F 232).

3/1972

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Summary: INT, Ted Rodgers singing on stage, George Rhodes and orchestra in bg. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. performing. He is joined by Diane Day who dances around him as he sings. INT, a Navy officer and a Marine officer present a plaque to Sammy Davis Jr. INT, Marines on stage dancing with the girls of the show. COMMENTS: Film quality is good. Camera was in a fixed position, one angle only. Good varying distance shots.

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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990

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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian who has been called "the greatest entertainer ever to grace a stage in these United States." At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, he returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) afte...