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

2/1972-3/1972

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Summary: VS, Teddy Rodgers entertaining a large soldier audience accompanied by George Rhodes and his orchestra. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. performing his act. VS, chorus girls dancing as he sings. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. in a solo performance. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. playing the drums. COMMENTS: Good quality. Fixed camera position.

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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...