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. USO 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. USO SHOW (AF1F 232).

3/1972

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Summary: INT, Sammy Davis Jr. singing and dancing on stage, George Rhodes and orchestra accompany him. INT, girl at microphone introduces next performer. INT, Blinkey Williams moves around as she sings. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. singing, dancing and making jokes. COMMENTS: Camera was in a fixed position. Flash light from photographers in audience disrupts the scenes. Film quality adequate.

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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...