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INDEX
A
ABC, 56, 170
Adams, Edie, 164–165
Adams, Lee, 130
Alice in Wonderland, 179
All in the Family, 144, 146, 148
Allyson, June, 65
American Dance Honor, 187
Anna Lucasta, 68–69, 71, 149, 194
Apocotos, 156
Apollo (New York), 57
army service, 37, 39, 40, 42–46
Astaire, Fred, 124
B
Baldwin, James, 118–119
Ball, Lucille, 140–141, 177
Belafonte, Harry, 137, 162
Beniades, Ted, 131
Bennett, Lerone, 121
Bennett, Murphy, 32, 54, 125
Benny, Jack, 20
Berle, Milton, 66, 85, 108
Bey, Richard, 27
Biography: The Rat Pack, 26
Bishop, Joey, 26, 82, 88–89, 91
black face, 21
Blue Angel, The, 97, 102
Bock, Jerry, 71
Bogart, Humphrey, 82
Boyar, Burt, 34, 116, 118, 165
Boyar, Jane, 34
Braga, Sonia, 180–181
Bregman, Buddy, 113
Brigg-Wilkens, Hugo, 97
Britt, May (Wilkens), 34, 35, 60, 72, 74–75, 78, 93–97, 100–105, 106–115, 118, 122–123, 126, 134–135, 143, 149, 151–153, 179, 183
Brown, Peter, 108
Bunche, Ralph, 136
Burton, Richard, 83
Bush, George H. W., 177, 181
Butera, Sam, 113
C
Cagney, James, 27, 66
“Candy Man, The,” 130, 163
Cannonball Run II, 173, 174, 198
Cantor, Eddie, 56, 58, 61, 64, 69, 181
Capitol Records, 53–54
car crash, 60–61, 64–67
Card Sharks, 170
Caroline, Princess, 176–177
Carroll, Diahann, 142–143
Carroll, Earl, 102
Carson, Johnny, 136
Carter, Jack, 68
Cartwright, Ms., 36
Cash, Johnny, 149
Casino de Monte-Carlo, 174
Chandler, Jeff, 66
Charley (driver), 54, 61, 64
Charney, Phillip, 72
Ciro’s nightclub, 54, 65
Civil Rights Movement, 116, 118–119, 121
Clark, Julie, 184
Cleopatra, 122
Clift, Montgomery, 97
Clooney, George, 86
Coate, Roland, 123
Cocoanut Grove, 113
Cole, Nat King, 36, 54, 83, 165
Colgate Comedy Hour, The, 56
Collins, Joan, 102
Connor, William Neil, 95
Convicts 4, 94, 195
Cooper, Pat, 33
Copacabana (New York), 58, 82
Cosby, Bill, 14, 53, 156, 177, 181
Cosby Show, The, 170
Count Basie Band, 113
Cox, Edward, 146
Cox, Tricia Nixon, 146
Crosby, Bing, 113, 123
Curtis, Tony, 82, 108
D
Damon, Matt, 86
Dandridge, Dorothy, 149
Davis, Bette, 177
Davis, Jeff Nathaniel, 112, 113, 114, 133, 153
Davis, Manny, 163
Davis, Mark, 72, 111, 112, 115, 122, 133, 134, 153, 191
Davis, Sammy, Sr., 18, 20–22, 23, 27, 36, 40, 43, 46, 58, 106, 143, 144, 146
Daytime Emmy Award, 170
&
nbsp; de Haven, Gloria, 132
Dean, James, 83, 149, 165
Decca Records, 58, 113
Desperate Hours, The, 149
Dexter, Dave, Jr., 53
Dickinson, Angie, 86, 87
Dietrich, Marlene, 102
Dmytryk, Edward, 97
Dors, Diana, 108
Dorsey, Tommy, 33–34, 82
E
Easter Parade, 124
Eastwood, Clint, 17, 181
Ebony, 121, 189–190
Eckstine, Billy, 36–37
Edward R. Murrow Show, 69
Eisenhower, David, 146
Eisenhower, Julie Nixon, 146
El Rancho Hotel (Las Vegas), 36
Elizabeth, Queen, 117
Elkins, Hillard, 137
Ellington, Duke, 113
Emmy Award, 26, 130, 148, 157, 170, 181
F
Family Feud, 170
Farrow, Mia, 152
Father of the Bride, 109
Fitzgerald, Ella, 181
Fontayn, Margot, 153
“Fool the School,” 17
Forsyth, Bruce, 175
Fort Francis, 42
Frontier Casino (Las Vegas), 60, 61
G
Garland, Judy, 20, 124, 143
Garner, Guy, 14, 31–32, 109, 173, 177, 179, 183, 189
Garner, Sam Michael, 32, 50, 53, 183
Garnier, Charles, 174
Geary Society, 20–21
General Electric Theater, 149
Gibson, William, 130
Glickman, Will, 71
Glory, 53, 60–61
Golden Boy, 19, 113, 128–129, 130–133, 136, 143, 163
Goldwyn, Samuel, 149
Gone With the Wind, 125
Gordy, Berry, 163
Gore, Altovise, 60, 156, 159, 163, 170, 173, 183, 189
Goude, Ingrid, 97
Grace, Princess, 170
Grant, Cary, 170
Grant, Kathryn, 123
Greene, Milton, 150
Gregory, Natalie, 179
Gregson, Edwin “Eddie,” 94, 97, 100, 102, 103
Gregson, Edwin, Sr., 97
H
Hall, Arsenio, 53
Hames, Louise, 156
Hamilton, George, 123
Harrah, Bill, 72
Hawn, Goldie, 181
Heatherton, Joey, 164–165
Hefner, Hugh, 139
Heidi’s Song, 198
Here’s Lucy, 140–141
“Hey There,” 58, 64
Hines, Gregory, 181–182
History of the Jews, A (Johnson), 69, 71
Hollywood Palace, The, 142–143
Holofcener, Larry, 71
Hope, Bob, 181
Hopper, Hedda, 113–114
Horne, Lena, 36
Houston, Whitney, 181
Hull, Dr., 65–66
Hunters, The, 97, 100
Huntington Hartford Theater, 103
I
“I Don’t Care Who Knows,” 54
I Dream of Jeannie, 138
“I’ve Gotta Be Me,” 163
J
Jackson, Jesse, 163, 181, 190
Jackson, Lessie Lee, 14, 20, 31, 54, 78, 106, 115–116, 122, 133, 152–153, 170, 183, 189
Jackson, Michael, 181, 182
Jeffersons, The, 176
Jennings (solider), 43, 44–46
Johnny Cool, 93, 95, 195
Johnson, Paul, 69, 71
Jones, Quincy, 162, 181
Jones, Tom, 30
Judaism, 69, 71, 72, 103, 106–107
K
Kaye, Sammy, 136
Kelly, Jack, 108
Kennedy, Jackie, 165
Kennedy, Joe, 93
Kennedy, John F., 93, 103–104, 106, 109, 111, 177, 189
Kennedy, Robert, 165
Kennedy Center Honor, 20, 177–178
Kilgallen, Dorothy, 102, 109
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 116, 118–119, 121, 137, 165, 189
Kitt, Eartha, 68–69, 149
Kramer, William, 106–108
L
Langer, Carole, 26, 33
Lankenheath Air Base, 40–41
Laugh-In, 148, 149
Lawford, Peter, 26, 82, 87, 88–89, 91, 93, 108, 122
Leigh, Janet, 108
Lewis, Jerry, 29, 83, 139, 163, 165
Liberty Theatre, 21–22
Lotus Club (Washington, DC), 104
Lowe, Mundell, 113
M
MacLaine, Shirley, 86, 108, 174, 181
Mama (grandmother), 17, 20, 22, 58, 103, 106, 115, 143–144
Man Called Adam, A, 123, 196
Marsh, Sy, 163
Martin, Dean, 24, 26, 32, 76–77, 82, 86, 87, 88–89, 91, 93, 98–99, 108, 113, 126–127, 165, 174, 181
Martin, Dean Paul, 126–127
Mastin, Will, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 36, 40, 43, 46, 58, 65, 106, 165
Mastin Trio, 20–22, 23, 26, 32, 36, 56–57, 58, 59, 60, 67, 71
Mastin Troupe, 20
McGuire sisters, 184
McMahon, Ed, 123
McRae, Carmen, 113
Meet Me in Las Vegas, 193
“Memory in White,” 92
Metronome, 53
mezuzah, 61, 64, 69
Michigan Theatre (Detroit), 32–33
Mills Brothers, 36
Minnelli, Liza, 14, 20, 171, 172–173, 181, 184, 186, 187
Mocambo (Los Angeles), 102
Monroe, Marilyn, 100, 102, 150, 165
Moon Over Parador, 180–181
Mosley, Oswald, 94, 95
Motown, 163
Moulin Rouge (Las Vegas), 116
Movin’ with Nancy, 148
“Mr. Bojangles,” 27–31, 190
Mr. Wonderful, 56, 68, 71, 130
Murder, Inc., 102
Murphy, Eddie, 53, 181
N
NAACP, 69, 156, 159
Naked and the Dead, The, 100
NBC, 56, 58, 148, 170
Newley, Anthony, 139
Nightmare in the Sun, 196
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 30
Nixon, Richard, 145, 148, 177
Novak, Kim, 60
O
Ocean’s Eleven, 86, 87, 88, 91, 194
O’Connor, Carroll, 144, 146
Odets, Clifford, 130
O’Keith Center (Toronto), 125
Old Gold Show, 82
One Life to Live? 170
One More Time, 197
P
Paich, Marty, 113
Panorama Pacific, 97
Pepe, 194–195
Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr. (Boyar), 118, 165
Pierce, Chester, 133
Pigalle (London), 94
Playboy After Dark, 139
“Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone,” 54
Plymouth Theatre (Boston), 27
Poitier, Sidney, 149, 162
Ponti, Carlo, 97
Porgy and Bess, 70–71, 149, 194
Powell, Dick, 65
Presley, Elvis, 17
Proust, Marcel, 139
R
racism, 36–37, 40, 42, 82, 108–109, 133, 136, 139, 143–144
Rainier, Prince, 176
Raintree Country, 97
Rat Pack, 26, 34, 71, 72, 79, 85–86, 88–89, 93, 126–127
Reagan, Ronald, 58–59, 177
Reprise Records, 113, 163
Reynolds, Burt, 174
Rhodes, George, 42, 54, 139
Rhodes, Shirley, 50, 53, 54, 60–61, 78, 106, 125, 127, 183, 189
“Rhythm of Life,” 158
Riviera (New Jersey), 54
Roadhouse (Waterford, CT), 34
Robin and the Seven Hoods, 93, 98–99, 196
Robinson, Bill “Bojangles,” 27, 29, 30
Robinson, Edward, Jr., 108
Royal Albert Hall, 179, 181, 188
Royal Command Performance, 117
“Rufus Jones for President,” 26, 193
Ruhlmann, William, 54
Rush, Barbara, 108
Russell, Jack Golden, 86
S
Sacher, Luke, 26, 33
Salt and Pepper, 122, 197
Salter, James, 97
Sammy and Company, 58, 62–63
Sammy Davis, Jr. Show, The, 130
Sammy Stops the World, 198
Sanchez, Elvera (mother), 19, 20, 22, 100
Sands Hotel (Las Vegas), 26, 72, 85–86, 91
Sanford, Isabel, 176
Sanicola, Hank, 85
Satton Lon, 132
Save the Children, 197
Schulberg, Budd, 92
Seasoned Greetings, 193
Selznick, David O., 122, 123, 125
Sergeants 3, 90–91, 93, 126, 195
Seven Thieves, The, 102
Shultz, George Pratt, 178
Silber, Arthur, 54
Silva, Henry, 95
Sinatra, Frank, 14, 24, 26, 32–34, 43, 54, 55, 58, 66, 71, 76–77, 78, 82, 83, 85, 87, 88–89, 91, 93, 98–99, 100, 102, 103–104, 106, 109, 111, 113, 126–127, 152, 163, 164–165, 171, 172–173, 174, 181, 184, 189
Sinatra, Nancy, 148
Six Bridges to Cross, 71
sixtieth anniversary tribute, 179, 181–183
Some Came Running, 76–77
Spingarn Medal, 156, 159
Starring Sammy Davis, Jr., 71
Stein, Joseph, 71
Steinberg, David, 183, 189
Stevens, Morty, 54, 58, 127
Stewart, Joan, 103
Stone, Peter, 159
Stop the World—I Want to Get Off, 58
Strouse, Charles, 130
Sullivan, Ed, 56
“Summit, The,” 88, 91, 93
Sweet and Low, 193
Sweet Charity, 158–159, 197
Swinging World of Sammy Davis, Jr., 157
T
Tap, 173, 182, 185, 198
Tattletales, 173
Taylor, Elizabeth, 97
That’s Dancing! 186
Three Penny Opera, 92–93, 196
Toast of the Town, 56
Tobey, Kenneth, 131
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, 32, 34
Tormé, Mel, 113
Trenier, Claude, 26, 37, 159
Tyson, Cicely, 123
U
Ultimate Event, The, 173, 181
V
Venuta, Benay, 156
W
Walker, Jerry Jeff, 30
Washington, Denzel, 53, 60
Waters, Ethel, 26
“Way You Look Tonight, The,” 53, 54
Wayne, Paula, 131
Weiss, George David, 71
Welch, Charles, 131
West Side Story, 113
Wham of Sam, The, 113
“What Kind of Fool Am I?,” 113
What’s My Line? 71
White, Loray, 60
White House, 177
Why Me? (Davis), 85, 118
Wilkens, Margot, 97, 100
Wilkins, Roy, 118–119